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Blumenauer offers
alternative to farm bill
address problems across the
country.
“The farm bill is the most
PORTLAND — Oregon important health bill,” he
Congressman Earl Blume- said. “It’s the most important
nauer isn’t on the House ag environmental bill. It’s an
committee, but like many opportunity to link rural
in the Portland district he and small town Oregon
represents, he’s keenly inter- with population centers.
ested in food and farming It’s economic development.
Anyone here eat?
and has some ideas
Drink water?
about how it should
“The punchline
be supported in the
is that nobody
next farm bill.
understands
the
B l u m e n a u e r,
farm bill,” Blume-
familiar
in
nauer continued.
Congress
for
“The complexity, I
his bow ties and
think, in some cases
bicycle lapel pins,
is purposeful.”
has spent the past
Organics,
two years asking Blumenauer
conservation work,
what the farm bill
would look like if it were fruit and vegetable “specialty
written for Oregon. That is, crops” and small farms have
providing budget and policy been funded piecemeal,
support for small and organic thrown financial “crumbs”
farms, local food systems, in previous farm bills, he
conservation
programs, said. “We want to have a
sustainable ag practices and comprehensive farm bill that
for growing fruit and vege- we offer up to have a point
tables instead of providing of departure, to change the
subsidies for “cotton grown conversation.”
Blumenauer’s Portland
in the desert,” as he put it
during an Aug. 1 appearance audience included Alexis
Taylor, the Oregon Depart-
in Portland.
He believes the farm ment of Agriculture director,
bill, up for reauthorization and representatives from
in 2018, gives “too much to groups such as Oregon
the wrong people to grow Tilth, which certifies organic
the wrong food in the wrong operations, the Oregon
places.” He said USDA Food Bank, the Oregon
spending for the type of agri- Winegrowers Association
culture practiced in Oregon, and Grand Central Cafe and
with 220 commodities and Burgerville, local chains that
emerging regional food prominently feature region-
hubs, amounts to a “rounding ally produced food on their
error” in the department’s menus.
While
generally
$140 billion annual budget.
Blumenauer wants to supportive of Blumenauer’s
change that. He’s drafted the ideas on the farm bill, some
Food and Farm Act, essen- in the audience questioned
tially an alternative farm bill, how the reforms will fare in
and plans to introduce it this an embattled Trump admin-
fall. He also released a report istration.
Blumenauer
acknowl-
https://blumenauer.house.
gov/growing-opportunities edged the administration
that summarizes his findings has “not displayed a lot of
from two years of talking to legislative dexterity” and
farmers, ranchers, consumers said changes will have to be
carried through Congress by
and other stakeholders.
In a presentation at Zenger a broad coalition.
“It’s hard with this admin-
Farm in East Portland,
Blumenauer said a farm bill istration to know where to
revised to reflect Oregon’s start,” he said. Supporters
style of agriculture would should concentrate on “What
find favor in many other we are for and why we are
farming states, including for it,” he said.
“We need to build a
California and Washington.
He said the broad range coalition, build the case, and
of USDA’s activities mean not be distracted by the next
a revised farm bill would Dumpster fire.”
By ERIC MORTENSON
EO Media Group
AP Photo/Don Ryan
A bicyclists heads through downtown past the Salmon Street Springs fountain in Portland on Wednesday.
Furnace-like heat blasts the Northwest
Associated Press
Brown declares
state of emergency
due to wildfires
PORTLAND — Fore-
casts for triple-digit heat
have caused a minor panic
across the Pacific Northwest,
a region famous for cool
weather where many people
do not have air conditioning
to help them endure the rare
furnace-like blast.
In normally temperate
Oregon and Washington,
families generally get by
on warm days by simply
drawing
shades
and
running fans. But a searing
high-pressure system is
expected to make Portland
and Seattle hotter than
Phoenix, at least for a couple
of days.
Many
concerned
communities have opened
cooling centers and warned
residents to stay hydrated,
avoid strenuous activity
and keep their dogs out of
parked vehicles.
The National Weather
Service slightly dialed back
its forecast for Portland to
match or break its record
high of 107 degrees. Mete-
orologist David Bishop
said the city is now looking
at 104 or 105 degrees on
Wednesday and Thursday.
“With little to no cloud
cover at night, the higher
temperatures kind of hang
around a little bit,” Bishop
said. That creates a cycle in
which “the next day is going
to be a little bit warmer
because we’re already
starting off warmer than the
previous day.”
The
latest
forecast
AP Photo/Elaine Thompson
Davi Sobotta holds up her hands as she tries out the
last, large tabletop fan available at a Home Depot
hardware store ahead of an expected heat wave Tues-
day in Seattle.
for Seattle also showed
predicted highs easing a bit
from earlier predictions.
The weather service said the
high for Wednesday would
be 91 degrees and 94 on
Thursday.
The Northwest is better
known for its fall, winter
and spring rainy seasons.
Even July and August are
relatively mild months. But
the powerful high-pressure
system arrived just at the
height of summer.
Portland’s light-rail trains
are operating at slower
speeds amid concern that
the heat will cause tracks
to expand and risk a derail-
ment. In exchange for the
slow service, fare inspectors
are not checking riders for
tickets.
Hun Taing uses the
train to get to her job in
downtown Portland, but
she switched to an air-con-
ditioned car because of the
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REGIONAL CITIES
Forecast
TODAY
FRIDAY
Very hot with
plenty of sunshine
Very hot with
plenty of sun
101° 69°
101° 66°
SATURDAY
Partly sunny and
hot
SUNDAY
Hot with some sun
PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
97° 63°
99° 64°
100° 66°
HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
106° 68°
105° 69°
PENDLETON
through 3 p.m. yesterday
TEMPERATURE
HIGH
LOW
98°
90°
107° (1898)
60°
60°
40° (1897)
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
0.00"
0.00"
0.02"
11.30"
7.27"
7.97"
HERMISTON
through 3 p.m. yesterday
TEMPERATURE
Yesterday
Normals
Records
HIGH
LOW
99°
90°
104° (1965)
57°
59°
44° (1987)
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
0.00"
0.00"
0.01"
6.59"
4.94"
5.93"
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today
Sunset tonight
Moonrise today
Moonset today
Full
Last
Aug 7
Aug 14
103° 64°
104° 66°
Seattle
97/65
ALMANAC
Yesterday
Normals
Records
102° 67°
New
5:41 a.m.
8:21 p.m.
5:27 p.m.
2:13 a.m.
First
Aug 21
Aug 29
Today
MONDAY
Hot with times of
sun and clouds
Spokane
Wenatchee
98/68
100/71
Tacoma
Moses
97/58
Lake
Pullman
Aberdeen Olympia
Yakima 102/66
98/59
90/59
100/57
104/67
Longview
Kennewick Walla Walla
102/60
102/74 Lewiston
104/67
Astoria
103/68
84/57
Portland
Enterprise
Hermiston
107/69
Pendleton 95/57
The Dalles 105/69
101/69
106/71
La Grande
Salem
98/58
109/63
Albany
Corvallis 107/59
106/57
John Day
100/63
Ontario
Eugene
Bend
102/65
106/56
100/63
Caldwell
Burns
101/63
97/51
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
84
95
100
66
97
95
106
99
105
100
99
98
96
111
73
71
102
104
101
107
101
109
98
95
105
102
104
Lo
57
48
63
54
51
57
56
70
69
63
58
58
55
72
53
55
65
64
69
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NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY
Fri.
Hi
72
95
98
65
97
94
95
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106
98
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94
104
63
68
101
105
101
97
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105
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WORLD CITIES
Today
Beijing
Hong Kong
Jerusalem
London
Mexico City
Moscow
Paris
Rome
Seoul
Sydney
Tokyo
Hi
95
88
86
70
77
76
83
97
94
64
83
Lo
75
83
67
57
58
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71
78
51
76
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Fri.
Hi
96
91
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Lo
76
84
66
55
58
61
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51
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WINDS
Medford
111/72
(in mph)
Klamath Falls
99/58
Boardman
Pendleton
REGIONAL FORECAST
Coastal Oregon: Mostly sunny today;
very warm across the north. Partly cloudy
tonight.
Eastern and Central Oregon: Hot today
with plenty of sunshine; extreme heat can
be dangerous. Clear tonight.
Western Washington: Blazing sunshine to-
day. Clear tonight. Mostly sunny tomorrow.
Eastern Washington: Brilliant sunshine
today. Clear tonight. Sizzling sunshine
tomorrow.
Cascades: Very hot today with scorching
sunshine. Clear tonight. Partly sunny and
hot tomorrow.
Northern California: Mostly sunny today;
very hot in central parts. Partly cloudy
tonight.
Today
Friday
NNE 4-8
NNW 4-8
WNW 4-8
W 6-12
UV INDEX TODAY
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
1
in the more than a century,
according to the weather
service.
The Pacific Northwest’s
largest city opened about 30
cooling centers in air-condi-
tioned libraries and senior
centers. Seattle officials
also encouraged people to
use more than two dozen
wading pools and spray
parks.
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SALEM (AP) —
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown
has declared a state of
emergency in response
to
wildfire
activity
throughout the state.
Brown said in a news
release Wednesday that
the emergency declaration
will ensure that state
agencies have the needed
resources to minimize the
impact of wildfires.
According to the
release, hot, dry, windy
conditions with more
thunderstorms in the
forecast around the state
have resulted in multiple
red flag warnings, putting
Oregon in a critical fire
danger situation.
The declaration enables
the Oregon National Guard
to mobilize resources
on an as-needed basis to
assist the Department of
Forestry and the Oregon
State Fire Marshal’s
Office with firefighting.
4
7
7
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. ©2017
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-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 weather will affect the Central states today, while storms dot
the Southwest, Northeast and Ohio Valley. Flooding downpours will riddle the Deep South
as extreme heat bakes the Northwest.
Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states)
High 108° in Needles, Calif.
Low 34° in Leadville, Colo.
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
92
85
82
89
79
84
100
82
83
88
82
85
91
71
84
92
66
71
89
89
83
84
82
97
88
90
Lo
66
70
72
70
56
70
67
67
71
66
60
69
75
55
67
71
55
50
75
75
66
73
55
80
71
72
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Fri.
Hi
85
86
82
87
88
85
99
81
84
83
68
83
92
89
79
94
70
77
90
92
71
86
77
98
85
88
Lo
63
71
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68
58
72
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82
66
70
Today
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Hi
Louisville
87
Memphis
89
Miami
93
Milwaukee
78
Minneapolis
64
Nashville
89
New Orleans
82
New York City
86
Oklahoma City
91
Omaha
78
Philadelphia
89
Phoenix
103
Portland, ME
80
Providence
82
Raleigh
92
Rapid City
74
Reno
102
Sacramento
96
St. Louis
91
Salt Lake City
99
San Diego
82
San Francisco
76
Seattle
97
Tucson
96
Washington, DC 92
Wichita
91
Lo
72
73
82
59
54
70
73
72
67
54
73
84
65
66
70
49
68
68
63
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Fri.
Hi
81
89
93
68
77
88
86
84
83
79
89
105
77
79
90
82
100
102
79
97
81
76
94
96
89
81
Lo
62
66
82
58
60
64
74
72
67
61
70
85
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60
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64
Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain,
sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.
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