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Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Independent party seeks
partners for national coalition
was central to the talks between the
two parties. “With the two parties
nominating historically unpopular
candidates, this is a conversation
that is long overdue. We believe
voters are ready for a change.”
Phil Fuehrer, chairman of the
Independent Party of Minnesota,
said independents have attempted to
form national third-party coalitions
in the past. IPM joined a coalition
in 1996 to nominate third party
presidential candidate Ross Perot
who created the Reform Party. IPM
cut ties with the Reform Party in
early 2000 when the Reform Party
nominated Pat Buchanan as its
presidential nominee because IPM
disagreed with the candidate’s social
conservative agenda, Fuehrer said.
Another attempt to form a national
third-party coalition in 2004 never
panned out, he said.
This presidential election has
shown that voters are interested in
non-traditional candidates such as
Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump,
Fuehrer said.
“I realized now is the time to
move forward with a national third-
party coalition and give it another
try,” he said.
In addition to nominating a third
party presidential candidate, the IPO
and IPM plan to use the coalition
to share best practices and improve
ballot access for third parties, Peralta
said.
The Independent Party of Oregon
had initially tried to opt out of partic-
ipating in the presidential primary.
But earlier this spring, the Oregon
Secretary of State’s Ofice informed
the party that because of its size, it is
required to offer a ballot line for the
presidential primary.
By PARIS ACHEN
Capital Bureau
The Independent Party of
Oregon and the Independence Party
of Minnesota have joined forces
to organize a national coalition to
nominate a third-party candidate for
president.
The parties plan to hold a national
conference in late summer to select
their nominee, said Sal Peralta,
secretary of the IPO.
A decision by the Oregon secre-
tary of state to require the IPO to
participate in the 2016 presidential
primary was the impetus for forming
the national coalition, Peralta said.
“I think there are a lot of folks
out there who are frustrated with
the candidates the two major parties
have produced this year, and a lot of
voters are frustrated and don’t feel
they’re represented,” Peralta said.
“It should be no surprise to anyone
that activists, donors and a lot of
people would like to see a change.
I think this really is the beginning of
the third party movement.”
The IPO and IPM have identiied
about 14 other centrist parties around
the nation they plan to invite to the
conference, which will be similar
to the Republican and Democratic
conventions. The conference is
likely to take place in late August
after the Republican National
Convention and before the deadline
for a iling a candidate in Oregon,
party leaders said. The deadline is
Aug. 30.
“The Democratic and Republican
parties are poised to nominate candi-
dates with the highest negative poll
ratings in history,” said Rob Harris,
a Washington County attorney who
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Reported cougar sighting near Pendleton
Tribal Police search a draw after a reported cougar sighting at 45946 Spring Creek Road on
Tuesday southeast of Pendleton. Cougars are common in Eastern Oregon. If you encounter one,
call the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
BRIEFLY
have the boys released from the
Walla Walla facility and be placed
on house arrest.
The 14-year-old’s lawyer, Bob
Moon, said the staff at the juvenile
jail described his client as pleasant,
happy and polite.
Prosecutor Christopher
Storz countered that those are
descriptions from staff members,
not mental health professionals,
and releasing the boys could put
the community in danger.
Boys plead not guilty
to La Grande High
School threat
LA GRANDE (AP) — Two
boys accused of planning mass
violence at La Grande High School
have pleaded not guilty.
The Observer newspaper
reports the boys who are 15 and
14 appeared by teleconference
Monday from a juvenile jail in
Walla Walla, Washington.
The teenagers were arrested last
month after oficers in the Eastern
Oregon community learned of a
“Columbine-type” threat. They’re
charged with criminal conspiracy
to commit murder.
Also Monday, a Union County
judge denied a defense request to
Coalition forms to ight
Owyhee monument
proposal
ONTARIO (AP) — A formal
group has been established to ight
a proposed national monument in
Eastern Oregon.
The Argus Observer newspaper
reports the Owyhee Basin
Stewardship Coalition is led
by ranchers who have grazing
allotments that would be included
in the 2.5 million-acre monument.
Coalition secretary Andy Bentz
said the plan is to tell their story to
government leaders and those who
may have inluence on government
leaders. Ranchers worry the
potential rules and regulations
could put them out of business.
A national monument
designation can come through an
act of Congress or at the direction
of the U.S. president.
Supporters of a monument
say the designation is crucial
to protecting the Owyhee
Canyonlands.
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REGIONAL CITIES
Forecast
THURSDAY
TODAY
Mostly sunny and
warm
Mostly sunny and
very warm
79° 49°
84° 50°
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
Mostly sunny and
remaining warm
A t-storm in spots
in the p.m.
SUNDAY
Not as warm with a
shower or two
PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
85° 56°
77° 54°
73° 50°
HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
82° 44°
88° 47°
PENDLETON
through 3 p.m. yesterday
TEMPERATURE
HIGH
LOW
69°
70°
93° (1924)
37°
45°
29° (1999)
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
Trace
0.17"
0.37"
4.57"
3.14"
5.52"
HERMISTON
through 3 p.m. yesterday
TEMPERATURE
HIGH
Yesterday
Normals
Records
LOW
73°
72°
96° (2013)
39°
45°
25° (1999)
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
Trace
0.59"
0.39"
3.57"
1.80"
4.41"
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today
Sunset tonight
Moonrise today
Moonset today
First
Full
May 13
May 21
5:28 a.m.
8:15 p.m.
10:22 a.m.
12:25 a.m.
Last
New
May 29
83° 59°
79° 48°
Seattle
80/49
ALMANAC
Yesterday
Normals
Records
89° 58°
June 4
Today
Spokane
Wenatchee
71/48
79/52
Tacoma
Moses
81/43
Lake
Pullman
Aberdeen Olympia
Yakima 78/47
69/45
69/45
81/40
82/48
Longview
Kennewick Walla Walla
81/42
78/53 Lewiston
82/44
Astoria
76/48
67/45
Portland
Enterprise
Hermiston
84/52
Pendleton 68/38
The Dalles 82/44
79/49
86/50
La Grande
Salem
73/42
85/49
Albany
Corvallis 84/47
86/47
John Day
76/48
Ontario
Eugene
Bend
75/42
84/47
77/44
Caldwell
Burns
73/45
71/34
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
67
72
77
68
71
68
84
78
82
76
76
73
71
87
67
71
75
82
79
84
79
85
71
72
82
78
82
Lo
45
35
44
51
34
38
47
47
44
48
38
42
42
52
47
49
42
46
49
52
39
49
48
37
50
53
48
W
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY
Thu.
Hi
66
80
80
65
80
75
84
83
88
83
80
80
78
90
65
69
85
88
84
85
83
85
77
79
82
82
86
Lo
47
37
47
49
38
44
48
48
47
52
42
44
40
55
48
50
48
48
50
54
42
51
50
42
51
53
50
Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
W
s
s
s
pc
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
s
WORLD CITIES
Today
Beijing
Hong Kong
Jerusalem
London
Mexico City
Moscow
Paris
Rome
Seoul
Sydney
Tokyo
Hi
82
86
73
68
77
75
68
73
71
71
74
Lo
61
78
57
56
59
47
54
58
52
55
63
W
pc
s
s
pc
pc
pc
t
pc
pc
s
r
Thu.
Hi
70
86
76
74
77
60
67
69
74
73
75
Lo
44
80
60
52
54
38
55
56
54
55
64
W
c
pc
s
pc
t
pc
t
pc
pc
s
s
WINDS
Medford
87/52
Klamath Falls
76/38
(in mph)
Today
Thursday
Boardman
Pendleton
VAR 3-6
SSE 4-8
WSW 6-12
WSW 6-12
UV INDEX TODAY
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
REGIONAL FORECAST
Coastal Oregon: Mostly sunny today.
Eastern and Central Oregon: Mostly sunny
today; pleasant. Mainly clear tonight. Mostly
sunny tomorrow.
Western Washington: Plenty of sunshine
today. Mainly clear tonight. Sunny much of
the time tomorrow.
Eastern Washington: Sunshine and patchy
clouds today.
Cascades: Warmer today with plenty of sun.
Clear to partly cloudy tonight.
Northern California: Mostly sunny today.
Mainly clear tonight.
1
4
7
6
4
1
8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m.
0-2, Low
3-5, Moderate 6-7, High;
8-10, Very High;
11+, Extreme
The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num-
ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection.
Forecasts and graphics provided by
AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016
-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: Severe thunderstorms will erupt from the middle Mississippi Valley
to central Texas today. Showers will dot the northern Plains. Areas of rain and thunder will
extend from the Ohio Valley to the mid-Atlantic.
Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states)
High 101° in Zapata, Texas
Low 22° in Saranac Lake, N.Y.
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
78
87
58
64
56
87
71
65
89
80
68
68
89
59
67
90
72
69
82
85
80
89
75
88
88
74
Lo
52
66
53
55
38
66
49
50
68
61
55
56
69
38
54
61
48
46
71
70
64
64
52
66
67
59
W
pc
pc
c
c
pc
pc
s
s
pc
pc
pc
sh
t
t
c
s
pc
c
pc
pc
pc
pc
t
s
pc
pc
Thur.
Hi
78
87
60
68
67
85
83
66
89
83
73
79
78
69
75
90
75
60
82
86
75
90
71
92
77
79
Lo
53
67
54
57
37
64
55
52
68
61
51
57
61
44
57
64
46
37
70
68
54
65
49
69
55
62
W
pc
t
pc
c
pc
t
s
s
t
t
pc
t
t
s
t
s
pc
c
pc
c
t
t
pc
s
t
pc
Today
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
82
88
85
58
63
85
86
71
85
65
66
94
67
72
84
57
76
87
84
63
71
71
80
92
66
77
Lo
69
69
73
49
50
66
70
54
61
49
54
71
42
48
63
35
47
55
66
43
61
53
49
63
58
53
W
t
t
pc
pc
r
t
pc
pc
t
r
c
s
s
s
t
c
s
s
t
s
pc
pc
s
s
c
pc
Thur.
Hi
81
80
86
70
63
85
86
72
77
69
72
100
68
70
81
66
84
91
75
74
73
70
77
98
69
76
Lo
59
59
72
49
44
58
72
56
52
44
57
73
46
50
66
38
54
56
54
52
62
52
53
66
60
51
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain,
sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.
W
t
t
pc
pc
pc
t
pc
pc
sh
pc
pc
s
s
s
c
s
s
s
pc
s
pc
pc
s
s
c
pc