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NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Thursday, January 28, 2016 OI¿FLaOs aSSOaud enIorFement aFtLon but taNe no FredLt responded to the illegal activity occurring in Harney County by outside extrem- ists,” Merkley said in a press UHOHDVH Merkley had also urged WKH)%,DQGWKH86'HSDUW- ment of Justice to “bring this incident to an end,” 0HUNOH\¶V VWDWH FRPPXQL- cations director Courtney Warner Crowell wrote in an HPDLO:HGQHVGD\ 6HQ 5RQ :\GHQ DOVR had pushed for federal ODZ HQIRUFHPHQW WR DFW ³6HQ :\GHQ UHSHDWHGO\ emphasized the need to end the standoff as swiftly and safely as possible in conver- VDWLRQV ZLWK 86 'HSDUW- PHQW RI -XVWLFH RI¿FLDOV most recently in a meeting ZLWK )%, 'LUHFWRU &RPH\ \HVWHUGD\´ :\GHQ¶V SUHVV secretary Keith Chu wrote LQDQHPDLO:HGQHVGD\ However, Wyden and *RY .DWH %URZQ ZKR SUHVVHG 3UHVLGHQW %DUDFN Obama and other federal RI¿FLDOV HDUOLHU WKLV PRQWK to take action to remove occupiers from the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, stopped short of drawing a By HILLARY BORRUD and PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau SALEM — Oregon SXEOLF RI¿FLDOV DUH FRPPHQGLQJ WKH )%, DQG other law enforcement for arresting protesters occupying a federal wildlife refuge in Harney County, but stopped short of crediting their pleas to the Obama administration IRU SURPSWLQJ 7XHVGD\¶V DFWLRQ Eight protesters were arrested by state and federal RI¿FLDOV7XHVGD\DIWHUQRRQ while a ninth was shot and NLOOHG 2I¿FLDOV DOVR VHDOHG off the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, denying remaining protesters free movement to and from the IDFLOLW\ In a statement Tuesday QLJKW 6HQ -HII 0HUNOH\ linked the actions of law enforcement to requests from people in Eastern 2UHJRQIRUWKH)%,WRPRYH DJDLQVWWKHDUPHGRFFXSLHUV ³,DPSOHDVHGWKDWWKH)%, has listened to the concerns of the local community and connection between their calls to action and the activ- LWLHVRIODZHQIRUFHPHQW “Oregonians expect their safety and the rule of law to be preserved, so I commend WKH)%,IRUPRYLQJWRDUUHVW the leaders of this illegal occupation,” Wyden said in DSUHVVUHOHDVH:HGQHVGD\ “It is deeply unfortunate that WKHVHPLOLWDQWV¶DFWLRQVKDYH UHVXOWHG LQ YLROHQFH 7KHUH was an immediate threat that the occupation in Harney County would spread to nearby communities as outsiders sought to use Eastern Oregon to advance WKHLUH[WUHPLVWDJHQGD´ %URZQ¶V VWDII GHFOLQHG to draw any connection EHWZHHQ WKH JRYHUQRU¶V letters and discussions with IHGHUDO RI¿FLDOV DQG 7XHV- GD\¶V HQIRUFHPHQW DFWLRQV 7KH JRYHUQRU¶V FRPPX- nications director, Kristen Grainger, wrote in an email WKDW %URZQ ³KDG QXPHURXV phone conversations with IHGHUDO RI¿FLDOV LQFOXGLQJ the White House, between January 8th and January 26th and those conversa- WLRQVDUHOLNHO\WRFRQWLQXH´ Collision course A pair of pronghorn battle it out Wednesday in a ield south of Fox, in Grant County. ,QVXI¿FLHQWPDULMXDQDODEVPD\ cause bottleneck in Oregon No labs are currently licensed by regulators GLUHFWRU While no existing laborato- ries have yet been licensed by Oregon has no shortage OLCC for marijuana testing, of people willing to grow a handful have expressed and sell marijuana under its LQWHUHVWLQREWDLQLQJFHUWL¿FD- regulatory system for the tion from the Oregon Health UHFHQWO\OHJDOL]HGFURS $XWKRULW\ 0DUNV VDLG %RWK However, the state is agencies must approve labs facing a dearth of labs that IRUWKHWUDFNLQJV\VWHP can test marijuana products ,QVXI¿FLHQW ODERUDWRULHV for the psychoactive chemical could prove to be a bottle- THC as well as prohibited QHFN LQ 2UHJRQ¶V PDULMXDQD pesticides and contaminants, regulatory system, at least DVUHTXLUHGE\ODZ LQLWLDOO\7KHV\VWHPZLOOEHLQ At this point, 228 growers, “good shape” if six or seven 96 retailers, 38 processors, facilities are licensed, but will 31 wholesalers and one face challenges with only one researcher have applied for RUWZRKHVDLG marijuana licenses with ³:H¶UH JRLQJ WR KDYH the Oregon Liquor Control HQRXJK HYHQWXDOO\ LW¶V MXVW Commission, which oversees how quickly they can do it,” the regulatory tracking system 0DUNVVDLG IRUWKHFURS Some laboratories that The number of laborato- provide testing for industrial ULHVWKDWKDYHDSSOLHG"=HUR companies may be able to Complications and HQUROO ZLWKRXW VLJQL¿FDQW expenses, rather than a lack changes, but smaller facil- of interest, have prevented ities that are already serve laboratories from enrolling in marijuana producers may the system so far, said Steve KDYHWRXQGHUWDNHVLJQL¿FDQW 0DUNV 2/&&¶V H[HFXWLYH XSJUDGHVKHVDLG Theresa Hogue/Oregon State University via AP In this Tuesday photo provided by Oregon State University, is the femur of a mam- moth found at an OSU construction site by a football ield in Corvallis. 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