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Newspaper Page TextWEATHER East Oregonian Page 2A REGIONAL CITIES Forecast SATURDAY TODAY Milder with a little rain Cloudy with a snow shower 46° 28° 37° 28° SUNDAY MONDAY A bit of snow and rain A little snow in the morning PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 42° 36° 43° 38° 43° 33° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 45° 29° 39° 28° PENDLETON TEMPERATURE LOW 38° 27° 39° 26° 62° (1917) -12° (1964) PRECIPITATION 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date 0.11" 1.73" 0.80" 9.54" 11.73" 12.27" Corvallis 49/36 HERMISTON through 3 p.m. yesterday Yesterday Normals Records LOW 35° 39° 61° (1937) 7:31 a.m. 4:12 p.m. 12:07 p.m. none Last New Jan 1 Jan 9 Caldwell 41/37 Astoria Baker City Bend Brookings Burns Enterprise Eugene Heppner Hermiston John Day Klamath Falls La Grande Meacham Medford Newport North Bend Ontario Pasco Pendleton Portland Redmond Salem Spokane Ukiah Vancouver Walla Walla Yakima Hi 50 40 43 50 38 41 50 45 45 46 40 43 40 49 49 52 42 44 46 48 44 49 38 41 47 48 38 Lo 38 30 23 39 26 29 37 27 29 31 24 31 27 36 39 39 37 28 28 37 24 37 27 26 37 32 21 Hi 48 38 36 48 34 35 47 38 39 40 34 38 35 42 48 51 43 38 37 45 37 47 35 35 44 39 36 Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Boardman Pendleton Lo 44 17 22 40 15 15 38 26 28 26 19 18 21 32 42 44 25 26 28 40 20 39 26 19 39 30 24 W sh sn sf c c sn c c c sf sn sn sn c sh c c c sf c sf c sf sf c sf c Hi 41 62 53 56 67 28 55 59 39 83 51 Lo 18 56 40 53 42 26 48 40 23 69 40 Sat. W s s s pc pc c pc pc pc s pc Hi 39 67 54 61 72 39 59 59 40 86 52 Lo 23 60 39 53 43 35 49 40 26 70 38 W c s sh pc pc sn pc s s s s REGIONAL FORECAST Coastal Oregon: Occasional rain today and tonight. A passing shower tomorrow, except dry in the south. Eastern and Central Oregon: A shower today, but occasional rain and drizzle in the upper Treasure Valley. Western Washington: Variable cloudiness today with spotty showers. Cloudy tonight with brief showers. Eastern Washington: Ice in central sections today; an icy mix for the Cascades. Snow in the north and mountains. Rain in the south. Cascades: Periods of snow today; rain mixed in early with little or no accumulation. Northern California: Rain today, except a bit of snow in the interior mountains. Today Saturday WSW 3-6 W 4-8 SW 3-6 WSW 3-6 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 0 0 0 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. Main St., Hermiston 541-567-6211 2I¿FHKRXUV0RQGD\WKURXJK)ULGD\DPWRSP &ORVHGPDMRUKROLGD\V www.eastoregonian.com To subscribe, call 1-800-522-0255 or go online to www.eastoregonian.com and click on ‘Subscribe’ (DVW2UHJRQLDQ(USPS 164-980)LVSXEOLVKHGGDLO\H[FHSW6XQGD\0RQGD\ DQG'HFE\WKH(20HGLD*URXS6(%\HUV$YH3HQGOHWRQ25 3HULRGLFDOVSRVWDJHSDLGDW3HQGOHWRQ25Postmaster:VHQGDGGUHVVFKDQJHVWR (DVW2UHJRQLDQ6(%\HUV$YH3HQGOHWRQ25 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015 Single copy price: 7XHVGD\WKURXJK)ULGD\6DWXUGD\ Corrections The East Oregonian works hard to be accurate and sincerely regrets any errors. If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. -10s -0s showers t-storms 0s 10s rain 20s ﬂurries 30s 40s snow ice 50s 60s cold front 70s 80s 90s 100s warm front stationary front 110s high low National Summary: Colder air will sweep from the Upper Midwest to the East Coast today. Lake-effect snow will extend to the central Appalachians. As showers linger in South Florida, rain and snow will affect the Northwest. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 87° in Vero Beach, Fla. Low -24° in West Yellowstone, Mont. NATIONAL CITIES Today Albuquerque Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Billings Birmingham Boise Boston Charleston, SC Charleston, WV Chicago Cleveland Dallas Denver Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Fargo Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Hi 45 49 50 46 32 51 42 51 66 39 32 36 55 47 34 56 0 12 81 59 35 66 42 55 51 72 Lo 23 33 35 27 29 30 38 34 34 26 18 25 38 28 25 31 -2 0 74 36 23 36 24 37 32 50 W s s c pc c s r r pc sf c sf s pc sf s pc pc sh s pc pc s s s s Sat. Hi 49 53 43 45 38 56 41 42 57 43 31 34 63 53 33 62 7 22 82 64 36 59 49 60 59 64 Lo 31 35 32 24 25 33 26 31 35 23 25 24 50 31 23 39 -4 17 72 50 25 37 42 39 36 47 Today W s s s s c s sn s s s s sf s s pc pc c pc pc s s s s pc s pc Louisville Memphis Miami Milwaukee Minneapolis Nashville New Orleans New York City Oklahoma City Omaha Philadelphia Phoenix Portland, ME Providence Raleigh Rapid City Reno Sacramento St. Louis Salt Lake City San Diego San Francisco Seattle Tucson Washington, DC Wichita Hi 41 48 86 31 21 45 60 50 50 36 47 70 48 51 57 27 49 58 43 42 69 58 48 71 48 47 Lo 30 34 65 18 10 29 42 34 32 19 33 44 26 32 29 13 33 45 26 29 51 48 36 41 31 27 W pc s t c pc pc s pc s s pc s c r pc pc c sh s c s r sh s pc s Sat. Hi 45 58 77 30 26 53 61 42 59 43 44 70 40 42 50 46 42 56 48 44 66 54 45 73 45 54 Lo 32 39 68 24 22 32 48 33 44 36 30 44 22 29 28 21 23 36 39 29 54 44 39 38 29 44 W s s pc s pc s s s s s s s s s s pc sf sh s pc pc pc c pc s s Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. ADVERTISING Advertising Director: Jennine Perkinson MSHUNLQVRQ#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP NEWS To submit news tips and press releases:FDOO ID[HPDLOQHZV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP Multimedia consultants 7HUUL%ULJJV WEULJJV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP -HDQQH-HZHWW MMHZHWW#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP .LP/D3ODQW NODSODQW#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP 'D\OH6WLQVRQ GVWLQVRQ#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP To submit community events, calendar items and Your EO News: HPDLOFRPPXQLW\#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRPRUFDOO7DPP\0DOJHVLQL LQ+HUPLVWRQDWRU5HQHH6WUXWKHUVLQ3HQGOHWRQDW ClassiÀed Advertising: FODVVL¿HGV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP Legal Advertising:$PDQGD-DFREV DMDFREV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP Real Estate Advertising: Jodi Snook MVQRRN#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP Copyright © 2015, EO Media Group to respect decisions made by law-abiding Oregonians and small business owners in the state. “Unfortunately, the outdated federal approach to marijuana as described in the response from the Postal Service undermines and threatens news publications that choose to accept adver- tising from legal marijuana businesses in Oregon and other states where voters also have freely decided to legalize marijuana.” The national policy FUHDWHV D SRWHQWLDO FRQÀLFW between the emerging mari- juana industry in Oregon and other states and the federal government. Oregon, Washington state, Alaska and Colorado have legalized marijuana for recreational use, but the federal govern- ment considers marijuana a Schedule I drug similar to heroin and methamphet- amine. The Postal Service maintains that federal law prohibits ads for Schedule I drugs and the use of the mail for “the commission of any act or acts constituting a felony.” The Postal Service’s policy puts newspapers and others that advertise mari- juana through the mail under a legal cloud. Matt Winters, the publisher of the Chinook Observer in Long Beach, Washington, said the QRWL¿FDWLRQ IURP WKH 3RVWDO Service in November was a surprise because recreational marijuana has been legal in Washington for three years and the publication has been running marijuana ads for months without complaints. EO Media Group will soon decide whether to continue to publish and mail newspapers with the ads. “We’re in touch with our legal counsel and we’re looking at our options,” said Steve Forrester, the president and CEO of EO Media Group. 0 The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num- ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. SUBSCRIPTION RATES /RFDOKRPHGHOLYHU\ 6DYLQJVRIIFRYHUSULFH (=3D\ SHUFHQW ZHHNV SHUFHQW ZHHNV SHUFHQW ZHHNV SHUFHQW (=3D\ RQH\HDUUDWHZLWKDPRQWKO\FUHGLWRUGHELWFDUGFKHFNFKDUJH Postal Service draws line on marijuana ads 0 0-2, Low 3-5, Moderate 6-7, High; 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme Didn’t receive your paper?&DOO EHIRUHQRRQ7XHVGD\WKURXJK)ULGD\ RUEHIRUHDP6DWXUGD\ for same-day redelivery — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — 0 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. Subscriber services: For home delivery, vacation stops or delivery concerns: 1-800-522-0255 The U.S. Postal Service has issued a national policy declaring it illegal to mail newspapers with marijuana advertising but instructing local postmasters to continue to accept the mail. The guidance, issued after the Postal Service in Portland raised questions in late November about marijuana ads in the Coast Weekend section of the Chinook Observer, places the legal burden on newspapers to decide whether to risk the mailings. Local postmasters are not authorized to determine whether the mailers are illegal or to reject the mail. The policy instructs postmas- ters to advise newspapers of WKHIHGHUDOODZWKDWFODVVL¿HV marijuana as an illegal drug and to report the mailers to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service for potential referral to federal law enforcement agencies. The national policy was outlined Tuesday in a letter from Thomas Marshall, the general counsel and H[HFXWLYH YLFH SUHVLGHQW of the Postal Service, to U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, who along with other Oregon lawmakers KDG VRXJKW FODUL¿FDWLRQ RQ behalf of EO Media Group, which publishes the Chinook Observer, East Oregonian and other newspapers. “Based on our review of the pertinent statutory provi- sions, we have concluded that advertisements for the sale of marijuana are non-mailable,” wrote Marshall, who advised Wyden that it would be up to Congress to change federal law and allow the ads. “We are working as a dele- JDWLRQWRTXLFNO\¿QGWKHEHVW option to address this agen- cy’s intransigence,” Wyden said in a statement today with U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici and U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer. “We want federal authorities W sh sh r r r sh sh r r c sn r r r sh r r sh r sh r sh r r sh r sn Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. WORLD CITIES (in mph) Klamath Falls 40/24 EO Media Group NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY Sat. WINDS Medford 49/36 0.06" 1.17" 0.85" 6.56" 6.74" 9.32" SUN AND MOON Dec 25 Bend 43/23 Burns 38/26 PRECIPITATION Dec 18 John Day 46/31 Ontario 42/37 31° 27° -8° (1964) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today First Full Albany 49/37 Eugene 50/37 TEMPERATURE HIGH 46° 35° Spokane Wenatchee 38/27 36/24 Tacoma Moses 47/32 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 35/26 39/30 47/36 47/33 38/21 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 46/36 48/32 Lewiston 43/29 Astoria 45/36 50/38 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 48/37 Pendleton 41/29 The Dalles 45/29 46/28 43/30 La Grande Salem 43/31 49/37 through 3 p.m. yesterday HIGH 44° 37° Seattle 48/36 ALMANAC Yesterday Normals Records 43° 36° Today TUESDAY Rain, mixed with snow early Friday, December 18, 2015 To submit engagements, weddings and anniversaries: HPDLOUVWUXWKHUV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRPRUYLVLWZZZHDVWRUHJRQLDQ FRPFRPPXQLW\DQQRXQFHPHQWV To submit a Letter to the Editor:PDLOWR0DQDJLQJ(GLWRU'DQLHO :DWWHQEXUJHU6(%\HUV$YH3HQGOHWRQ25RUHPDLO HGLWRU#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP To submit sports or outdoors information or tips: VSRUWV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP COMMERCIAL PRINTING Production Manager: 6WHYH.QREEH VNQREEH#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP 0RUHPRQH\WR¿JKWZLOG¿UHV EXWQRORQJWHUPEXGJHW¿[ By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Budget legislation headed toward approval by Congress includes an additional $610 million for the U.S. Forest Service to ¿JKW ZLOG¿UHV QH[W \HDU EXW QR ORQJ WHUP¿[WRKRZWKHDJHQF\\HDUDIWHU year, has had to borrow money from other programs to keep up with the HYHUJURZLQJFRVWRI¿JKWLQJ¿UHV The Forest Service spent a record ELOOLRQ ¿JKWLQJ ¿UHV WKLV \HDU )LUH¿JKWLQJ QRZ DFFRXQWV IRU PRUH than half of the agency’s budget, up from 16 percent 20 years ago. 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