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WEATHER East Oregonian Page 2A REGIONAL CITIES Forecast SATURDAY TODAY Partly sunny and cool Partly sunny 64° 43° 67° 42° SUNDAY MONDAY Thickening clouds Today TUESDAY Pleasant with partial sunshine Partly sunny and nice PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 69° 45° 72° 53° 74° 50° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 71° 44° 69° 45° PENDLETON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE HIGH LOW 59° 75° 94° (1897) 43° 48° 27° (1895) 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" 0.91" 0.35" 12.28" 7.83" 8.73" HERMISTON through 3 p.m. yesterday LOW 63° 77° 95° (1939) Last 6:42 a.m. 6:53 p.m. 9:11 a.m. 8:28 p.m. New Oct 12 Oct 19 Caldwell 58/43 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 65 57 57 65 54 53 66 61 69 57 57 57 55 67 60 64 59 67 64 67 58 69 59 54 68 63 67 Lo 47 30 35 51 28 33 42 42 45 36 32 35 33 42 45 48 41 42 43 49 32 45 40 32 47 44 42 W pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY Sat. Hi 66 61 63 69 59 58 70 65 71 61 63 62 60 72 62 66 64 70 67 69 64 71 61 59 70 66 70 Lo 50 31 37 52 30 32 45 42 44 36 34 35 33 44 48 49 42 42 42 51 34 48 42 32 50 45 42 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W c pc pc s pc pc pc pc pc pc s pc pc s pc s s pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc pc WORLD CITIES Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Hi 82 88 83 64 75 55 65 73 78 83 78 Lo 53 82 65 52 59 38 45 54 62 61 67 W s sh s pc pc s pc s s pc r Sat. Hi 83 90 79 66 74 58 68 74 80 90 76 Lo 63 82 62 53 58 40 48 56 59 70 68 W pc pc s pc pc c pc pc s s c WINDS Medford 67/42 0.00" 0.36" 0.28" 7.01" 5.44" 6.40" SUN AND MOON Oct 5 Bend 57/35 Burns 54/28 PRECIPITATION Sep 27 John Day 57/36 Ontario 59/41 42° 46° 30° (1932) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today First Full Albany 69/44 Eugene 66/42 TEMPERATURE Yesterday Normals Records 78° 51° Spokane Wenatchee 59/40 64/45 Tacoma Moses 68/44 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 68/43 57/37 64/49 68/44 67/42 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 69/46 63/44 Lewiston 69/43 Astoria 62/41 65/47 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 67/49 Pendleton 53/33 The Dalles 69/45 64/43 71/47 La Grande Salem 57/35 69/45 Corvallis 68/42 HIGH 76° 54° Seattle 67/50 ALMANAC Yesterday Normals Records 73° 49° Friday, September 22, 2017 (in mph) Boardman Pendleton Klamath Falls 57/32 Today Saturday NNW 4-8 NW 6-12 SW 4-8 W 4-8 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. REGIONAL FORECAST Coastal Oregon: Partly sunny today. Clear tonight. Eastern Washington: Intervals of clouds and sunshine today. Partly cloudy tonight. Eastern and Central Oregon: Cool today with clouds and sun; a shower in spots in the upper Treasure Valley. Western Washington: Clouds and sun today. Partly cloudy tonight, except turning cloudy at the coast. Cascades: Intervals of clouds and sunshine today; a couple of showers, except dry in the south. Northern California: Sunshine today. Mainly clear tonight. Sunny tomorrow. 1 2 4 3 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 Didn’t receive your paper? Call 1-800-522-0255 before noon Tuesday through Friday or before 10 a.m. Saturday for same-day redelivery 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. 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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 84 86 80 86 45 90 54 64 88 87 94 88 94 84 90 91 50 79 87 91 92 86 90 77 92 76 Lo 60 69 66 60 35 69 40 59 69 60 70 63 74 50 66 68 38 52 74 72 68 72 69 58 71 60 W pc pc pc pc r pc pc sh t s s s pc pc s pc sh t s pc s pc s s s s Sat. 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ADVERTISING Advertising Director: Marissa Williams 541-278-2669 • addirector@eastoregonian.com Advertising Services: Laura Jensen 541-966-0806 • ljensen@eastoregonian.com Multimedia Consultants: • Kimberly Macias 541-278-2683 • kmacias@eastoregonian.com • Jeanne Jewett 541-564-4531 • jjewett@eastoregonian.com • Dayle Stinson 541-278-2670 • dstinson@eastoregonian.com • Angela Treadwell 541-966-0827 • atreadwell@eastoregonian.com • Audra Workman 541-564-4538 • aworkman@eastoregonian.com Classified & Legal Advertising 1-800-962-2819 or 541-278-2678 classifieds@eastoregonian.com or legals@eastoregonian.com NEWS • To submit news tips and press releases: • call 541-966-0818 • fax 541-276-8314 • email news@eastoregonian.com • To submit community events, calendar items and Your EO News: email community@eastoregonian.com or call Tammy Malgesini at 541-564-4539 or Renee Struthers at 541-966-0818. • To submit engagements, weddings and anniversaries: email rstruthers@eastoregonian.com or visit www.eastoregonian. com/community/announcements • To submit a Letter to the Editor: mail to Managing Editor Daniel Wattenburger, 211 S.E. Byers Ave. Pendleton, OR 97801 or email editor@eastoregonian.com. • To submit sports or outdoors information or tips: 541-966-0838 • sports@eastoregonian.com COMMERCIAL PRINTING Production Manager: Mike Jensen 541-215-0824 • mjensen@eastoregonian.com Copyright © 2017, EO Media Group Gubernatorial candidates raise $2.4 million Ballot title approved for health care funding referendum By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM — An election to choose Oregon’s next governor is more than a year away and the primary is eight months down the road, but the main Democratic and Republican candi- dates’ fundraising is already going full steam, with a total of almost $2.4 million raised so far. Gov. Kate Brown, a Democrat, is shrugging off the $500,000 donation Nike co-founder Phil Knight gave in August to her Republican rival, Knute Buehler, a member of the Oregon House of Representatives. “Just to give you an example of the fund-raising efforts we do: In my 2016 campaign, we received 20,000 contributions from folks across the United States,” Brown said Tuesday when The Associated Press asked her about Knight’s donation and her own fund-raising efforts. “I think it’s really important that many voices be heard, and that one megaphone doesn’t drown out all the other voices.” When the billionaire Knight’s donation was announced, Buehler, an orthopedic surgeon from Bend, said in a statement that he was “thrilled.” “Phil Knight looks beyond narrow political labels — and so do I,” added Buehler, a moderate who has pushed for access to birth control and who voted in favor of an anti-coal bill that doubled the state’s renewable energy requirements. Brown’s campaign has reported raising $1,250,146 cash contributions since Jan. 1, according to figures compiled by the Oregon Secretary of State. More than 10,000 contributions have been made since Jan. 1, said Brown campaign consultant Thomas Wheatley. Though the Buehler campaign’s By CLAIRE WITHYCOMBE Capital Bureau Anna Reed/Statesman-Journal via AP, File AP Photo/Don Ryan, File In this May 1 file photo, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown speaks during a May Day rally at the state Capitol in Salem. In this 2012, file photo, Knute Bue- hler, a Republican candidate for Oregon governor, speaks during a news conference in Portland. fund-raising dates back to only Aug. 3, when he announced his candidacy, the contributions it has reported already amount to $1,132,726, the Secretary of State’s office’s data show. The campaign has received 2,887 contributions since Aug. 3, said Rebecca Tweed, Buehler’s campaign manager. Brown finds herself in the rare situation of having to run for governor twice in two years. She shifted over from being Oregon’s secretary of state to governor on Feb. 18, 2015, when John Kitzhaber resigned amid an influence-peddling inquiry. She then had to run in the 2016 primary and election to fill the remaining two years of Kitzhaber’s term, handily beating Bud Pierce, the Republican nominee who is a Salem oncologist. Now she has to do it all over again. But both Buehler and Brown might be experiencing a bit of deja vu. They ran against each other for secretary of state in 2012. Brown won, with 863,656 votes to Buehler’s 727,607. Oregon Public Broadcasting said on Aug. 3 that one of the big ques- tions to keep in mind during the early stages of the gubernatorial race is: “Can Buehler revive the Republican money machine?” So far, the answer seems to be yes. Having a deep campaign chest, though, doesn’t always translate into victory. Republican gubernatorial candi- dates Ron Saxton in 2006 and Chris Dudley in 2010 both out-raised their Democratic rivals, Oregon Public Broadcasting noted. And both lost. BRIEFLY Salem considers ban on daytime sidewalk sitting SALEM (AP) — Officials in Salem, Oregon are considering an ordinance that would outlaw sitting or lying on city sidewalks during the day. With certain exceptions, the proposed ordinance would give police the option to cite and remove violators from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., the Statesman Journal reported on Wednesday. The proposal also bans people from camping and sitting in chairs on sidewalks except during events and for businesses with outdoor seating. Salem Police Deputy Chief Skip Miller said the department tries to connect people with the resources that could help them, but police also have to deal with business and safety concerns. Kimberly McCullough, policy director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon, said an ordinance like this violates people’s rights, and it doesn’t curtail home- lessness. She said resources should be directed at solving the root of the problem like the lack of affordable housing. Portland approved a similar ordi- nance that was struck down in court in 2009. Judge Stephen Bushong issued the ruling that cited the ordinance as clashing with state law. Salem City Manager Steve Powers said the ordinance was carefully drafted by the city attorney’s office. “Might it be challenged? Sure,” Powers said. “I do know that I wouldn’t be bringing this forward if I knew it was legally flawed.” Authorities: Dog saves man from house fire SALEM (AP) — Authorities say a Silverton man escaped his burning home after his dog alerted him to the flames. The Statesman-Journal reports crews responded to a fire report Thursday morning northeast of Salem in Silverton. The Silverton Fire District says crews arrived and saw fire shooting out of the home’s door and windows and that nearby trees were on fire. Silverton fire officials said the home did not have working smoke alarms, but the owner’s dog roused him. The man and the dog were able to safely escape. Officials say the home was a total loss. SALEM — Although a legislative committee approved a ballot title and explanatory statement for a potential referendum on health care funding Wednesday, it’s likely not the last battle in the continuing war of words over the issue. A trio of Republican lawmakers hope to get sections of the state’s health care funding legislation — which uses assorted revenues to help pay for the state’s Medicaid program, called the Oregon Health Plan — on the ballot in a special election in January. They say they are chal- lenging assessments on hospitals, insurers and coor- dinated care organizations, the regional networks of providers serving patients on the Oregon Health Plan. The petitioners include Republican State Reps. Julie Parrish, of Tualatin/West Linn; Cedric Hayden, of Roseburg; and Sal Esquivel, of Medford. If they are successful in gathering nearly 59,000 signatures by Oct. 5, voters will have a chance to weigh in on Jan. 23. Parrish declined to say how many signatures the petitioners had gathered as of Wednesday, saying only that there were “lots.” But legal issues are percolating over the ballot title language and the text of the referendum petition itself. The ballot title is a statement summarizing the initiative and its impacts printed on the petition. Legal challenges to the ballot title go directly to the Oregon Supreme Court. Parrish said she plans to file a legal challenge to the ballot title and explanatory statement that the committee Corrections The East Oregonian works hard to be accurate and sincerely regrets any errors. If you notice a mis- take in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. approved in a 5-to-1 vote Wednesday afternoon. The petitioners also contest an Aug. 31 legal opinion in which legislative counsel found that a “no” vote would merely delay the implementa- tion of, not do away with, a .7 percent assessment on certain hospitals. “That’s a separate litigation question outside of the ballot title,” Parrish said. At issue at the committee’s meeting Wednesday, though, were the official descriptions that voters will see in January if the measure qualifies for the ballot. Social services groups and unions have said the ballot title language that lawmakers approved doesn’t go far enough in explaining the impacts of striking down the funding package, specifically how many low-income Oregonians would be effected. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Dennis Richardson, who oversees the state’s elections, in written testimony criticized the language of the draft caption, calling it “unreason- ably long and confusing.” He adding that the language describing the funding package should include the word “tax.” However, Johnson told lawmakers Wednesday that since the legislation refers to each funding mechanism as an “assessment,” the use of that term, rather than “tax,” in the ballot materials is appropriate. M-F DRIVE - IN FM/AM RADIO SOUND GATES OPEN AT 7:00 P.M. 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