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Dozens killed in bombing linked to IS
More than 100 wounded in attack at Istanbul airport
By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY,
SUZAN FRASER
and DOMINIQUE SOGUEL
Associated Press
ISTANBUL — A suicide attack
at Istanbul’s busy Ataturk Airport
fl eeing the latest of several bombings
to strike Turkey in recent months.
The attacks have increased in scale
and frequency, scaring off tourists
and hurting the Turkish economy,
which relies heavily on tourism.
Turkish Prime Minister Binali
Tuesday killed dozens and wounded
more than 140 as Turkish offi cials
blamed the carnage at the interna-
tional terminal on three suspected
Islamic State group militants.
Hundreds of frightened passen-
gers streamed out of the airport,
Yildirim said 36 were dead as
well as the three suicide bombers.
Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said
147 were wounded. Another senior
government offi cial told The Associ-
ated Press the death toll could climb
much higher.
The senior offi cial, who spoke on
condition of anonymity in line with
government protocol, at fi rst said
EOU looks to Hermiston as it works to increase enrollment
close to 50 people had already died,
but later said that the fi gure was
expected to rise to close to 50.
Yildirim said three suicide
bombers were responsible for the
attack and all initial indications
suggest the Islamic State group was
behind it.
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HERMISTON
Bracing
for ‘the
big one’
Luncheon discusses
Cascadia earthquake
By JADE MCDOWELL
East Oregonian
Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Hermiston senior Bruna Cucolo, left, gets help fi lling out a college application to Eastern Oregon University from EOU admissions
counselor Gina Galavizin at Hermiston High School in 2014.
Sowing seeds in Umatilla County
By JADE MCDOWELL
East Oregonian
Eastern Oregon Univer-
sity has struggled to fi nd its
footing over the past decade,
but President Tom Insko said
the university now has their
feet beneath them and is
heading in the right direction.
“I like where Eastern is
positioned,” he said. “We
have a lot of work ahead of
us, but that’s OK.”
Two years ago, people
weren’t so optimistic. The
institution was struggling
fi nancially and morale was
low after staff layoffs and the
decision to cut several majors.
Enrollment was trending
downward and the university
was on its sixth president in
14 years.
Today, some of those
problems seem to be easing,
starting with turnover in the
president’s offi ce. Insko, who
just completed his fi rst school
year as EOU’s president, has
promised he is in it for the
long haul after leaving his job
as regional manager for Boise
Cascade. He does not see
his alma mater as a stepping
stone to a larger institution.
The university has begun
adding new programs of
study again, and Insko said
the school’s fund balance is
Eastern Oregon University enrollment
Total enrollment
Umatilla County enrollment
4,300
4,200
4,100
4,000
3,900
3,800
3,700
3,600
3,500
3,400
400
350
300
When “the big one” hits
Oregon, Hermiston residents
will be facing weeks without
electricity followed by a wave
of up to 100,000 refugees from
the west side of the state.
“The implications are
pretty tremendous for us,”
Eastern Oregon Telecom CEO
Joe Franell told Hermiston
Chamber
of
Commerce
members at Tuesday’s Busi-
ness to Business luncheon.
He said Oregon State
University predicts there is a
40 percent chance of a magni-
tude-9 Cascadia earthquake
hitting Oregon in the next 50
years, which means the time to
prepare is now.
“Would you buy a lottery
ticket if you had a 40 percent
chance of winning?” he asked.
“I would. So if there’s a 40
percent chance of us losing, I
think we should prepare.”
Franell is chair of the
Oregon Broadband Advisory
Council, and said the forecast
is pretty grim. The Cascadia
earthquake is predicted to
last four to six minutes —
decimating coastal cities,
sending 80 percent of bridges
in Portland tumbling into the
river and breaking windows in
Eastern Oregon. An estimated
1,700 offi ce buildings would
be “pancaked.”
The state predicts that on
the coast it would take three
to six months to restore elec-
tricity and one to three years
to restore running water and
sewer systems. In the valley, it
would be one to three months
without electricity and up to
a year without running water.
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PENDLETON
So long Kwong’s
Restaurant closing
after 38 years
By ANTONIO SIERRA
East Oregonian
After nearly 40 years in busi-
ness, one of Pendleton’s oldest
restaurants will close July 24.
Michael Kwong and his
family have owned and operated
Kwong’s Cafe for 38 years,
serving Chinese food from the
small 1003 S.W. Dorion Ave.
restaurant.
While running the business
has been a family affair from
the start, Michael Kwong has
seen an increase in responsibility
recently. Since his father’s stroke
two years ago, he has taken on
much of the prep work and all
the cooking duties.
With his mother’s impending
retirement, Kwong decided to
close the café rather than try to
continue to meet the demands of
a restaurant by himself.
“It doesn’t really leave much
room for anything else,” he said.
While he won’t miss the long
hours in the kitchen, he will miss
the camaraderie he built with
customers and the staff.
Waitress
Rachel
Price
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Staff photo by E.J. Harris
Rachel Price, right, serves orders to, from bottom left, Vickie Johnson, and
Julie and Mike Jones on Tuesday at Kwong’s Cafe in Pendleton.