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NATION/WORLD Saturday, March 26, 2016 East Oregonian Page 9A Poll: Most Americans see drugs as big problem Associated Press AP Photo/Steve Dykes Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders smiles as a bird lands on his podium when he addresses the crowd during a rally at the Moda Center in Portland Friday. A visit from Birdie Sanders KRISTENA HANSEN Associated Press PORTLAND — Bernie Sanders, KRSLQJWRWLJKWHQKLVJULSRQWKH3DFL¿F 1RUWKZHVW JRW D URXVLQJ ZHOFRPH IURP PRUH WKDQ SHRSOH DW D UDOO\LQSURJUHVVLYH3RUWODQGRQ)ULGD\ ²DQGDQXQH[SHFWHGYLVLWE\DOLWWOH bird. 7KH 9HUPRQW VHQDWRU FOLQFKHG GHOHJDWH ZLQV LQ ,GDKR DQG 8WDK WKLV week over Democratic front-runner +LOODU\ &OLQWRQ ² ZKR SUHYDLOHG in Arizona — and he took that PRPHQWXP WR 3RUWODQG $OWKRXJK 2UHJRQ¶V SULPDU\ LVQ¶W XQWLO 0D\ 17 and Gov. 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Tehben Dean, 28, said he gave XS RQ FDULQJ DERXW SROLWLFV DIWHU YROXQWHHULQJ IRU 2EDPD¶V campaign. But Sanders reignited his interest. “At the end of the day, he’s made a huge, huge difference in this country EHFDXVH SHRSOH DUH DFWXDOO\ SD\LQJ DWWHQWLRQ 7KH\¶UH DFWXDOO\ UHDOL]LQJ ‘Oh, I do have a voice if I choose to go out and vote,’ “ Dean said. NORTHWEST BRIEFLY Woman charged with running over, killing husband in Gresham PORTLAND (AP) — A woman has been indicted on murder and other charges in connection with the death of her husband, who she is accused of running over with a pickup truck outside a Gresham pub. KOIN-TV reports that WKHLQGLFWPHQW¿OHGDJDLQVW -HQQLIHU/RZHU\ZDV¿OHG 7KXUVGD\DQGLQFOXGHV charges of murder, DUI, UHFNOHVVGULYLQJDQGIHORQ\ hit and run. 3ROLFHVD\/RZHU\KDG been out drinking with her husband, Mark, when the FRXSOHVWDUWHG¿JKWLQJ They say she got into a truck, put it in reverse and then ran over the man, who died at the scene. Court documents say Lowery has denied being the driver of the truck. 6KHUHPDLQVKHOGLQ WKH0XOWQRPDK&RXQW\ Detention Center. Lowery’s attorney, Ted Martin, has not returned requests for comment. Oregon ends performance- based bonuses for teachers “That did change the ODQGVFDSHDELWLQWHUPV of what we set out to do,” said Lynn Evans, human resources director IRU5HGPRQG6FKRRO District. “In the CLASS PRGHOWKDWZDVWKHODVW FRPSRQHQWGLVWULFWVZRXOG GLVFXVVDQGFHUWDLQO\WKH PRVWFRQWURYHUVLDODQG FKDOOHQJLQJ´ Now that the grant money has run out, GLVWULFWVDUHQRORQJHU required to anchor pay with performance. &KDONERDUGDQGWKH HGXFDWLRQUHVHDUFK¿UP Education Northwest SXEOLVKHGDUHSRUWODVW month saying they found HYDOXDWLRQVFRUHVZHUHQ¶W the best motivation for teachers. “There are so many YDULDEOHVWKDWLPSDFW student performance on a high-stakes exam,” Bend-La Pine Deputy Superintendent Jay Mathisen said. “To start paying teachers for the VFRUHVRQDVLQJOHKLJK VWDNHVH[DPLVMXVWQRWD good use of money.” was target shooting. 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