WEATHER
East Oregonian
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REGIONAL CITIES
Forecast
WEDNESDAY
TODAY
THURSDAY
Partly sunny and
very warm
Not as warm with a
stray t-storm
86° 59°
76° 56°
FRIDAY
Clearing and
spotty showers
More clouds than
sun
PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
70° 52°
75° 54°
HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
82° 58°
91° 62°
PENDLETON
through 3 p.m. yesterday
TEMPERATURE
HIGH
LOW
86°
71°
97° (1934)
48°
46°
31° (1916)
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"
0.58"
0.53"
6.00"
8.60"
5.64"
HERMISTON
through 3 p.m. yesterday
LOW
89°
73°
97° (1939)
0.00"
0.86"
0.53"
4.91"
6.07"
4.52"
SUN AND MOON
May 21
Bend
81/51
Burns
75/44
Full
5:24 a.m.
8:19 p.m.
6:00 a.m.
8:44 p.m.
Last
May 29
June 6
Caldwell
80/53
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
Lo
53
51
51
48
44
49
52
57
62
53
49
53
51
56
52
54
53
57
59
57
48
54
56
51
55
62
62
W
s
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
t
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
pc
s
pc
pc
pc
pc
s
pc
pc
Hi
58
69
68
56
66
67
63
73
82
67
60
70
68
67
57
59
77
84
76
70
72
67
80
66
66
77
88
Lo
52
49
44
48
46
50
49
52
58
50
44
51
48
53
50
52
54
58
56
55
43
51
54
47
53
58
57
W
c
pc
t
c
c
pc
c
t
pc
t
pc
t
pc
c
c
c
pc
c
t
c
t
c
pc
t
c
pc
pc
WORLD CITIES
Today
Beijing
Hong Kong
Jerusalem
London
Mexico City
Moscow
Paris
Rome
Seoul
Sydney
Tokyo
(in mph)
Boardman
Pendleton
Klamath Falls
75/49
Hi
87
89
76
73
81
73
75
63
82
68
77
Lo
69
80
56
51
56
54
53
54
66
55
65
W
c
pc
s
s
pc
sh
pc
t
c
c
s
Wed.
Hi
87
89
83
61
81
74
73
68
74
64
77
Lo
68
80
64
44
55
55
47
56
64
51
67
W
c
pc
pc
pc
pc
c
t
pc
t
pc
pc
REGIONAL FORECAST
Coastal Oregon: Partly sunny today.
Eastern Washington: Partly sunny today.
Clear tonight.
Eastern and Central Oregon: Partial sun-
shine today with a thunderstorm in spots,
but dry across the north.
Western Washington: Sunshine and patchy
clouds today.
Cascades: Very warm today with times of
clouds and sun; a shower or thunderstorm
in spots.
Northern California: A t-storm in spots in
the interior mountains today; clouds, then
sun at the coast. Some sun in central parts.
Today
Wednesday
NW 3-6
NNW 4-8
SW 7-14
WSW 7-14
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Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
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75
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84
91
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80
79
80
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83
90
86
78
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87
91
NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY
Wed.
WINDS
Medford
80/56
PRECIPITATION
May 15
John Day
78/53
Ontario
83/53
48°
46°
30° (1964)
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
New
First
Albany
72/53
Eugene
71/52
TEMPERATURE
Yesterday
Normals
Records
80° 57°
Spokane
Wenatchee
84/56
88/62
Tacoma
Moses
76/53
Lake
Pullman
Aberdeen Olympia
Yakima 90/57
81/53
62/53
75/52
91/62
Longview
Kennewick Walla Walla
73/54
87/62 Lewiston
92/61
Astoria
86/60
61/53
Portland
Enterprise
Hermiston
78/57
Pendleton 77/49
The Dalles 91/62
86/59
89/62
La Grande
Salem
80/53
74/54
Corvallis
70/52
HIGH
76° 54°
Seattle
78/55
ALMANAC
Yesterday
Normals
Records
81° 58°
Today
SATURDAY
Mostly cloudy,
showers around
74° 55°
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
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Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.
-10s
-0s
0s
showers t-storms
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: Drenching showers and gusty storms will target the southeast cor-
ner of the nation today. Expect locally severe storms to rim the heat from Texas to New
England. Storms will dot the mountains of the West.
Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states)
High 98° in Presidio, Texas
Low 23° in Angel Fire, N.M.
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
85
79
77
92
77
88
77
76
81
88
69
74
87
70
74
94
57
80
83
93
84
84
79
90
93
70
Lo
55
67
64
67
51
66
54
53
71
63
51
55
70
48
51
64
35
58
71
68
64
68
63
68
66
54
Wed.
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t
pc
t
t
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t
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pc
pc
c
s
c
s
sh
pc
t
t
pc
s
s
pc
Hi
86
80
67
76
82
84
76
56
83
83
78
74
92
79
77
96
58
88
84
95
81
83
83
93
88
70
Lo
56
66
58
64
54
66
54
50
71
63
56
53
70
54
55
67
38
59
73
69
63
70
62
66
66
55
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t
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t
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t
pc
c
t
t
pc
c
pc
t
pc
s
c
s
pc
s
t
t
t
s
t
pc
Today
Louisville
Memphis
Miami
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Nashville
New Orleans
New York City
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Portland, ME
Providence
Raleigh
Rapid City
Reno
Sacramento
St. Louis
Salt Lake City
San Diego
San Francisco
Seattle
Tucson
Washington, DC
Wichita
Hi
91
93
84
63
77
92
95
85
84
80
88
95
69
78
85
74
70
74
86
73
68
65
78
94
91
81
Lo
69
70
75
47
57
69
73
62
63
58
64
71
47
56
67
51
50
51
66
53
59
55
55
62
69
64
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s
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t
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sh
c
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pc
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Wed.
Hi
85
87
85
71
85
87
94
65
85
85
71
99
55
63
84
83
66
69
83
80
67
65
69
97
78
82
Lo
69
68
76
52
64
67
72
57
64
61
58
71
45
52
65
54
48
49
67
55
58
54
53
64
68
62
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pc
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c
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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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Oregon mulling relaunching
state insurance exchange
Oregon Gov.
Kate Brown (D)
Greg
Wooldridge (R)
Sam
Carpenter (R)
Knute
Buehler (R)
Republicans hope to make
gains in Oregon primary
By TOM JAMES
Associated Press
SALEM — Oregon vot-
ers will choose candidates
Tuesday to compete in the
state’s general election, a pri-
mary contest that sees Dem-
ocrats striving to consolidate
power and Republicans hop-
ing to make gains.
Democrats in particular
have high hopes this year,
being only one seat away
from a three-fifths major-
ity in both the state House
and Senate. Along with
being required to raise taxes,
the broader margin would
give Democrats an advan-
tage pursuing carbon lim-
its, which they have called a
priority.
Close races are antici-
pated especially in a num-
ber of legislative districts,
including key seats in the
state Senate.
Both Republicans and
Democrats are watching the
outcome of the gubernatorial
primary as a bellwether for
conservative Oregonians.
As the first statewide reg-
ular election since the 2017
inauguration of U.S. Presi-
dent Donald Trump, the pri-
mary is also widely seen as
a referendum on which can-
didates are appealing to GOP
voters.
At least one statewide can-
didate, GOP gubernatorial
contender Sam Carpenter,
has fully embraced Trump’s
approach, even adopting a
“make Oregon great again”
campaign slogan.
Asked if a Trump-style
campaign might find traction
in Oregon, Melissa Garner, a
registered Republican, said:
“In Oregon? Idaho would be
fine,” referring to the state’s
more conservative neighbor.
As a Republican in the
deep-blue state, Garner said
she has limited expectations
for her party at the ballot
box — part of the reason she
hasn’t followed the primary
races closely so far.
The race for the Repub-
lican nomination for gover-
nor has especially seen can-
didates divide themselves
along lines of support for
Trump.
While Carpenter has
embraced Trump’s rheto-
ric and policies, State Rep.
Knute Buehler, widely fig-
ured to be the leading Repub-
lican candidate, has repeat-
edly distanced himself from
the president.
Greg Wooldridge, a for-
mer Navy pilot from Port-
land who came in second in
a recent Republican straw
poll, has sought something
of a middle ground, distanc-
ing himself from Trump’s
attacks on prominent veter-
ans but saying he’s open to
some of his ideas.
The three also differ on
policy, with Buehler giving
mixed support to abortion
and Wooldridge taking an
opposite stance. Both Car-
penter and Wooldridge have
opposed a pair of gun-re-
lated initiatives. Carpenter
went the furthest of the three
candidates, saying he’d be in
favor of repealing limits on
domestic abusers and stalk-
ers owning guns.
At least two state Senate
races are also pivotal: the 3rd
and 15th districts. Both were
last won by only hundreds of
votes, and who ends up on
the ballot could give either
party a crucial edge in the
general election.
Republicans won the 3rd
Senate District in 2016, but
by only 395 votes, or less
than a percentage point, and
with Republican Sen. Alan
DeBoer retiring, no incum-
bent will be on the ticket.
Flood waters threaten old dam near Leavenworth
SPOKANE (AP) — Ris-
ing flood waters are threat-
ening a nearly century-old
dam near the town of Leav-
enworth, Washington, and
downstream residents are
being told to be prepared to
evacuate.
The Eightmile Lake Dam
was built in the 1920s out of
earth, rock and mortar. It is
located in the Alpine Lakes
Wilderness of the Cascade
Range. Snow melt from Can-
ada in recent days has inun-
dated waterways in eastern
Washington, causing flood-
ing in many areas.
High water is already
causing some minor damage
to the earthen portion of the
dam. About 50 homes are in
jeopardy downstream of the
dam.
Meanwhile, Gov. Jay Ins-
lee this weekend proclaimed
a state of emergency for
multiple eastern Washing-
ton counties impacted by
flooding.
Currently, there is flood-
ing in Ferry, Okanogan and
Pend Oreille counties.
BEND (AP) — Rising
fees have Oregon health
officials mulling whether
to relaunch the state’s
own health care insurance
exchange even after its pre-
vious health coverage web-
site failed.
Oregon has a state-based
marketplace but currently
uses the HealthCare.gov
software platform on its
site. The Centers for Medi-
care & Medicaid Services,
or CMS, allowed states to
use the software for free in
the first two open enroll-
ment sessions but started
charging a fee of 1.5 per-
cent of premiums for the
2017 open enrollment
period. CMS then raised
the fees to 2 percent for
2018 and will charge states
3 percent for 2019, The
Bend Bulletin reported.
“The
question
is
whether there is some alter-
native that would actually
be cheaper, or at least com-
petitive in price, that might
also give Oregon flexibil-
ity,” Jesse O’Brien said,
policy director for the Ore-
gon State Public Inter-
est Research Group and a
member of the exchange’s
Marketplace
Advisory
Committee.
“Having no control over
the system, it’s already
clear over the past few
years that it’s not the opti-
mal situation.”
Oregon exchange offi-
cials said health plans paid
an estimated $16 million
in fees for the 2018 open
enrollment period, and
expect to pay somewhere
between $25 million and
$30 million for 2019.
CMS officials did not
respond to a request from
The Bulletin for an expla-
nation of the price hikes.
State officials are won-
dering if Oregon is get-
ting its money’s worth in
using the federal exchange,
or whether acquiring its
own technology might be
cheaper.
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