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NATION Wednesday, March 28, 2018 2 officers in black man’s fatal shooting won’t be charged BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s attorney general ruled out criminal charges Tuesday against two white Baton Rouge police officers in the shooting of a black man whose death led to widespread protests nearly two years ago. Attorney General Jeff Landry’s decision came nearly 11 months after the Justice Department ruled out federal criminal charges in Alton Sterling’s July 2016 death. Officer Blane Salamoni shot and killed Sterling during a struggle outside a convenience store where the 37-year-old black man was selling homemade CDs. Officer Howie Lake II helped wrestle Sterling to the ground, but Lake didn’t fire his gun. Two cellphone videos of the shooting quickly spread on social media, prompting large protests. Landry made the announcement of no charges at a news conference after meeting with family members of Sterling. They angrily denounced the decision. Quinyetta McMillon, the mother of one of Sterling’s children, Cameron, said the officers killed Sterling “in cold blood.” The officers’ body cameras and a store surveillance camera also recorded the encounter. Those will be released Friday. 541-963-5231 East Oregonian Kansas mulls making schools liable for not arming staff TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas schools that refuse to allow teachers to carry guns could be held legally responsible in the event of a tragedy under a proposal drafted after last month’s mass shooting at a Florida high school. Opponents of the measure, which got its first hearing Tuesday in front of the House Insurance Committee, expressed concern it could effectively mandate arming teachers rather than allowing it, as several states have done. “It would certainly open the door for that 541-371-3700 541-969-0013 conversation,” said Democratic Rep. Brett Parker, an Overland Park school teacher. “The further we go down this rabbit hole, the more chance there is for even more obnoxious legislation moving forward.” Even if that provision is stripped, as some advocates suggested during the hearing, the bill would prohibit insurers from denying coverage to a school because it lets its teachers or staff members carry weapons in the classroom. At least nine other states have provisions in place giving teachers the option of carrying guns in schools, but the Kansas plan seems to go further than most other laws in place or under consideration. 541-567-0139 Annual Membership Dinner Saturday, April 21, 2018 5 - 7 p.m. • Temporary Staffing Services • Recruiting • Human Resource Management • Risk Management • Payroll Administration • Worker’s Comp Insurance GIVE BACK TO YOUR COMMUNITY! Hermiston Community Center For more details visit: www.UmatillaElectric.com 1055 S. Hwy 395, Ste 333 • Hermiston, OR (541) 567-9670 • Fax (541) 567-4427 Free for UEC Members and Guest. 251NE Eldridge Drive, Boardman, OR (541) 481-2666 • Fax (541) 481-2239 Join us for dinner, entertainment, prizes and a look at last year’s accomplishments. WWW.BARRETTBUSINESS.COM Complete Collection Service HOME • COMMERCIAL 24 HOUR EMERGENCY Mid Columbia Producers, Inc. 345 N. 1st Place, Hermiston, OR 97838 541-28 9-5015 • www.mcpcoop.com Licensed • Bonded No Collection • No Fee 541-567-3781 • 1-800-238-1223 905 Diagonal • Hermiston www.osokleen.com Tim Mabry President 461 E. Main Hermiston, OR 97838 (541) 289-9107 www.creditsinc.com KEEP IT LOCAL! AFFORDABLE FAMILY EYEWEAR ELMER’S IRRIGATION, INC. 6LQFH :%HHEH$YH+HUPLVWRQ25 Our new office is located at 1055 S. Hwy 395, Ste 111 Cornerstone Plaza 541-567-6151 “Proudly serving & investing in the future of our communities” Hwy 395 • Hermiston 541-567-5572 CAROLLEEN LOVELL Certified Public Accountant, LLC 541-567-1780 www.carolleenlovell.com 635 SE 4th St. • PO Box 747 Hermiston, OR 97838 541-567-6562 182 E. Main • Hermiston Complete Collection Service Licensed • Bonded No Collection • No Fee Tim Mabry President 461 E. Main Hermiston, OR 97838 (541)289-9107 www.creditsinc.com Page 7A Hermiston’s Best Value in all Eyewear 541-567-3790 • 541-567-3791 fax 1045 N. 1st • Hermiston, OR ~MARCIA LAMBERT~ www.affordablefamilyeyewear.com Call to add your business to Keep it Local: • Jeanne Jewett at 541-564-4531 • Audra Workman at 541-564-4538