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NATION/WORLD Wednesday, July 13, 2016 Obama pays tribute to Dallas of¿cers sKot in racial attack Associated Press DALLAS — President Barack Obama urged Americans rattled by a week of violence and protests to ¿nd ³open Kearts´ and new empatKy 7uesday in a speecK tKat seesawed between Konoring police of¿cers for tKeir bravery and decrying racial preMudice tKat can affect tKeir work Obama spoke near ¿ve empty cKairs for tKe wKite police of¿cers killed last week by a black man seeking vengeance for police killings BeKind Kim, underscoring Kis message of unity Dallas police of¿cers, a racially diverse cKurcK cKoir and local of¿cials wKo ranged from black Police &Kief David Brown to former President *eorge W BusK, a Dallas resident Obama sougKt to reassure tKe nation tKat Ke understands tKe impact of tKe unsettling events of tKe past week — including tKe killing of two black men by wKite police of¿cers as well as tKe Dallas attacks Disturbing videos of tKe events Kave ³left us wounded and angry and Kurt,´ Ke said ³,t is as if tKe deepest fault lines of our democracy Kave suddenly been e[posed, perKaps even widened´ 8ndaunted, tKe president urged Americans to cast aside sucK doubt and replace it witK faitK in tKe nation¶s institutions and progress ³Dallas, ,¶m Kere to say we must reMect sucK despair ,¶m Kere to insist tKat we are not as divided as we seem And , know tKat because , know America , know Kow far we¶ve come against impossible odds,´ Ke said 7Ke president spoke steps away from tKe cKairs left empty for tKe ¿ve men killed last 7Kursday wKile protecting Kundreds of people protesting tKe killings of black men in Louisiana and 0innesota 7Ke Army veteran killed by police after tKe Dallas attack said Ke was motivated by revenge ³7Ke soul of our city was Many in law enforcement feel frayed relationship with Obama DALLAS AP — After eacK fatal sKooting of a black man by an of¿cer, President Barack Obama Kas swiftly spoken out against bad policing, giving voice to tKe generations of African-Americans wKo Kave found tKemselves at tKe wrong end of a baton, a snarling dog or a gun As mucK as tKose words Kave comforted blacks, tKey Kave rankled many of tKe nation¶s men and women in blue Some Kave described tKe remarks as an insult, an all-too-Tuick condemnation before all tKe facts are in and a failure to acknowledge tKe tKousands of cops wKo do a good job and routinely risk tKeir lives ³,t would just be nice for Kim to say µ+ey, , support wKat you¶re doing,¶´ said Scott +ugKes, cKief of police in +amilton 7ownsKip, a suburb of &incinnati, OKio ³7Ke president doesn¶t defend tKe police ,t¶s very one-sided´ pierced,´ 0ayor 0ike 5awl- ings said, as Ke welcomed tKe president and a line of public of¿cials, including BusK, wKo attended witK Kis wife, Laura, Vice President Joe Biden and Kis wife, Jill, and Brown 7Ke group on stage capped tKe ceremony by Kolding Kands and swaying to tKe ³Battle +ymn of tKe 5epublic´ — a symbol in sigKt and song of tKe service¶s unity tKeme ³7oo often we Mudge otKer groups by tKeir worst e[am- ples, wKile Mudging ourselves by our best intentions,´ BusK said ³And tKis Kas strained our bonds of understanding and common purpose´ BusK and otKer speakers paid tribute to tKe fallen of¿cers — Brent 7Kompson, a 43-year-old newlywed; Patrick Zamarripa, 32, a 1avy veteran wKo served in ,raT; 0icKael .rol, 40, an atKlete and basketball lover; 0icKael SmitK, , a former Army 5anger and fatKer of two, and Lorne AKrens, wKose wife is a police detec- tive 1o one e[pressed Kis appreciation for tKe men more memorably tKan Brown, wKo Kas emerged as tKe steady and cKarismatic face of tKe Dallas police 7Ke cKief spent part of Kis time reciting Stevie Wonder¶s ³,¶ll Be Loving <ou Always´ to e[press Kis affection for Kis of¿cers )or Obama, tKe moment Sanders ¿nally endorses Clinton PO57S0O87+, 1+ AP — WitK Kugs and KandsKakes, Bernie Sanders endorsed +illary &linton for president on 7uesday and empKatically told Kis supporters tKeir ³political revolution´ must now turn to electing Kis Democratic former rival Sanders bestowed Kis long-awaited support before a boisterous 1ew +amp- sKire crowd, declaring Ke wanted to make it ³as clear as possible as to wKy , am endorsing +illary &linton´ +e congratulated Ker for securing enougK delegates to win tKe Democratic nomination and vowed to do everytKing Ke could to Kelp Ker defeat 5epublican candidate Donald 7rump ³7Kis campaign is not really about +illary &linton, or Donald 7rump or Bernie Sanders, or any otKer candidate wKo sougKt tKe presidency 7Kis campaign is about tKe needs of tKe Amer- ican people and addressing tKe very serious crises tKat we face,´ Sanders said +e added ³And tKere is no doubt in my mind tKat, as we Kead into 1ovember, +illary &linton is far and away tKe best candidate to do tKat´ As Sanders delivered tKe endorsement just two weeks sKy of tKe Democratic National Convention in PKiladelpKia, Clinton offered a Kuge smile, embracing Kim as tKey raised tKeir arms in unity 7Ke former secretary of state said tKe ¿nal four montKs of tKe campaign would be ³mucK more enjoyable´ working along- side Sanders and ecKoed Ker campaign slogan, ³We are stronger togetKer´ During mucK of Ker remarks, Clinton embraced many of Sanders¶ causes, vowing to oppose trade deals like tKe 7rans-Paci¿c PartnersKip, ¿gKt to raise tKe federal minimum wage — adopting Sanders¶ tone, sKe called it a ³starvation wage´ — and overKaul tKe campaign ¿nance system ³7Kese aren¶t just my ¿gKts 7Kese are Bernie¶s ¿gKts 7Kese are America¶s ¿gKts,´ Clinton said Sanders Kas vowed to continue on until tKe convention and even tKougK Ke endorsed Clinton Ke is still an active candidate, Kis campaign said after tKe joint appearance Spokesman 0icKael Briggs said Sanders still supports Kolding a roll call vote at tKe convention to determine tKe nomination Democrats Kave coalesced around Clinton¶s candidacy since sKe defeated Sanders in primaries last montK in California and ¿ve otKer states, Kelped along by endorsements from President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and otKers ,n a KigK-pro¿le rally last montK, Clinton was embraced by 0assacKusetts Sen Eli]abetK Warren, a liberal stalwart popular witK Sanders¶ followers Sanders Kas spent tKe past montK seeking to inÀuence tKe party¶s platform for tKe PKiladelpKia convention and promote electoral reforms including allowing indepen- dents to participate in future primaries +e called tKe platform ³tKe most progres- sive´ in Kistory and Kailed steps to create a 1 an Kour minimum wage, prevent Wall Street malfeasance and address climate cKange 7Ke event at a PortsmoutK KigK scKool sougKt to project Democratic unity before 5epublicans formally nomi- nate 7rump ne[t week in Cleveland but some Sanders¶ supporters in tKe crowd did not appear to be ready to move on 5ecent polls Kave sKown tKat many Sanders voters plan to back Clinton but Kave reservations about Ker Konesty A new GenForward poll of adults ages 18 to 30 found tKat Clinton was struggling to make inroads among young Americans wKo overwKelm- ingly supported Sanders was a cKance to try to defuse wKat some Kave described as a national powder keg of emotions over race, justice, gun violence and policing 7Ke president positioned Kimself as botK an ally of law enforcement and a sympa- tKi]er of tKe Black Lives 0atter movement ,t¶s a posture neitKer side Kas completely accepted Law enforcement of¿cials Kave sKarply critici]ed Obama and some of Kis policies, including a decision to stem tKe Àow of military-grade eTuipment to local departments One prominent voice, William JoKnson, e[ecutive director tKe 1ational Association of Police Organi]ations, accused Obama of waging a ³war on cops´ Some protesters, mean- wKile, Tuestioned wKy Obama rusKed Kome from Europe to attend tKe service in Dallas before meeting witK tKe communities grieving tKeir dead in 0innesota and Louisiana ,n a gesture aimed at tKe answering tKat, as Obama Àew to Dallas Ke telepKoned tKe families of Alton Sterling and PKilando &astile, tKe men killed in confrontations in Baton 5ouge and suburban St Paul 7Ke WKite +ouse said Obama worked late into tKe nigKt on Kis speecK, consulting Scripture for inspiration East Oregonian Page 9A ROXBURY: Denies rumors of anytKing sinister, nefarious involving Kis departure Continued from 1A Bieren, a 14-year-old boy from Umatilla wKo Kad gone swimming witK Kis friends at a popular swimming Kole on tKe Umatilla 5iver Spring runoff Kad made tKe river more unpredictable and Bieren was unresponsive after being pulled from tKe water by Kis friends 5o[bury was tKe ¿rst responder to get to Bieren wKo Ke said Kad been like a son to Kim and Kad spent a lot of time at 5o[bury¶s Kome because Bieren was friends witK Kis son ³7Kat was about tKe worst day of my adult life,´ 5o[bury said, ³, sKould Kave Tuit tKen, but ,¶m not a Tuitter´ 7Ke anniversary of tKe tragedy was around 0emorial Day and by August ³tKe dam Kad broke and tKe water was trickling out,´ 5o[bury recounts ³Now , could see tKat , Kadn¶t put tKis away, it was still a problem and , couldn¶t ignore it anymore´ 5o[bury broke down crying at a Umatilla 5ural Fire Board meeting in September Fire board member and Umatilla CKief of Police Darla +u[el suggested 5o[bury take some time off SKe also referred Kim to tKe On-Site Academy in 0assacKusetts wKere Ke spent ¿ve days decompressing from a career in public service 5o[bury used Kis accrued sick and vacation pay to take tKe time off +is sudden departure from active duty is wKat Ke said got tKe rumor mill going 5o[bury said tKe ¿re board couldn¶t give speci¿cs about Kis medical leave because of privacy concerns, and tKere was notKing else to say e[cept ³no comment´ 7Kere was no furtKer e[planation to tKe volunteer ¿re¿gKters eitKer 5o[bury is adamant in response to rumors surrounding Kis departure ³7Kere was notKing sinister, notKing nefar- ious,´ Ke said At tKe December 201 ¿re board meeting, tKe board discussed 5o[bury coming off medical leave 7Ke former cKief said it was Kis suggestion tKat if Ke came back, Ke not respond to any calls 7Ke board and 5o[bury ultimately decided tKat was unrealistic — Ke wouldn¶t be able to ignore calls for Kelp wKile sitting at a desk in tKe ¿re station ,n 0arcK, tKe ¿re board named Steven Potts as interim cKief and 5o[bury used tKe remainder of Kis accrued time off before of¿cially retiring 7Ke Umatilla 0orrow 5adio and Data District owes its e[istence in part to CKief 5o[bury¶s efforts +e, witK tKe support of otKers, Kelped draft a bill tKat was passed in tKe Oregon Legislature in 200 allowing for tKe creation of tKe radio district ,n 2010, local voters passed a measure to use ta[ money to fund tKe district 7Ke radio system is now used by every city agency in Umatilla and Morrow counties, e[cluding Milton-Freewater At 1, 5o[bury is not sure wKat is ne[t for Kim But Ke is proud of tKe work Ke did for tKe Umatilla 5ural Fire Department ³, just want my legacy to be tKat , did tKe best job tKat , could and did it for as long as , possibly could,´ 5o[bury said, ³,¶m O. witK my legacy being, µ+e did Kis job¶´ 7Ke former ¿re cKief encourages otKer ¿rst responders to learn from Kis e[periences and to take care of tKemselves +e is not sure wKat tKat looks like for eacK person, but Ke suggests asking for Kelp and talking to people A retirement party for 5o[bury will be July 16 at tKe Umatilla 4uality ,nn at pm PENDLETON: Public favorite was tKe cinema site Continued from 1A WKile tKe block would be able to ¿t tKe ¿re station, room for mucK beyond tKat could be an issue Ciraulo said tKere¶s no room for training and tKe public parking lot across tKe street migKt need to be utili]ed Out of tKe 3 people wKo attended tKe series of public meetings on ¿re station loca- tions, Ciraulo said tKe overwKelming favorite was tKe Pendleton Cinema site Several councilors didn¶t like tKe tKougKt of property tKat could be used for economic development taken off tKe market for tKe ¿re station ³Wiping out a city block of somewKat premium real estate is not good stewardsKip,´ councilor Paul CKalmers said 7Ke council seemed to prefer tKe second- best recommendation, tKe old St AntKony site 7Ke property would offer more room for training and prevent part of an unused prop- erty from falling into bligKt But between land acTuisition and site development, it would cost about $1 million to ready tKe property for a ¿re station, a point of concern for City Manager 5obb Corbett Ciraulo said members of tKe public tended to oppose tKe St AntKony site because it was too far out from downtown and because of anger over tKe Kospital¶s refusal to donate tKe property 7Ke ¿re cKief was uneasy over tKe diver- gent opinions of tKe council and tKe public ³7Kat scares me a little bit, frankly,´ Ciraulo said ³7Ke last tKing , want to do is agitate tKe public wKen ,¶m going to ask tKem for a vote´ 5egardless of tKe council¶s ¿nal decision — no action was taken during tKe worksKop — Ciraulo suggested tKe council commission new designs for botK sites Corbett said tKe council could consider commissioning tKe designs at its July 1 meeting wKile also allowing tKe public to comment on tKe ¿nalists 7Ke otKer sites tKat were initially consid- ered were eliminated for various reasons Ciraulo said Ke received particular backlasK for tKe idea to locate a new ¿re station at 7il 7aylor Park