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surfaced. If Mueller is unable
to find any impeachable offense
by the Trump administration,
and the president is exonerat-
ed, would the protesters accept
Mueller’s findings?
“Based on the respect that ev-
eryone has given to Mueller, I
would accept that, if that was the
case,” Allen said.
But to make that conclusion,
the report has to be released, un-
hindered. While it is unknown
when this journey will ulti-
mately end, it is known that the
endgame is beginning: CNN re-
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Because of his comments,
fears have arisen that he will
work to undermine the inves-
tigation. Whitaker has not yet
stated how he will handle the
probe since becoming acting
attorney general, though he has
stated he will not recuse himself
because of the previous com-
ments he made.
Regardless, the possibility
he may derail the investigation
is what is sparking the current
spate of nationwide protests,
which have been planned for
months in the event of Sessions’
dismissal.
“It was almost a year ago when
we saw millions of people sign-
ing up on MoveOn.org,” said
Paula Zieglasch, who organized
Thursday’s event.
MoveOn, a political activism
platform, began organizing the
rallies earlier in the year, with
the suggestion that if the Muel-
ler investigation was ever put in
danger, protests would begin at
5 p.m. the day after Sessions was
let go.
“This was really the line in
the sand for me,” said Zieglasch,
who used to work for the Fed-
eral Emergency Management
Agency. “I work for the law — I
believe in the law — and I feel
it was threatened. So, I drew
the line. They called me and
asked me to be the host. I did
my emailing to the 75 that had
signed up, and we got a pretty
good turnout and we’re here to
fight the fight.”
The Thursday night march on
Highway 101 was peaceful, with
protestors waving signs and
chanting support of Mueller.
Dozens of cars honked in ap-
proval of the protest, while one
person shouted out their win-
dow, “Protect Trump.”
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Additional training on Nar-
can has continued, with a train-
ing session between the depart-
ments held this week.
While funding sources for
further purchases of Narcan for
the police department are yet to
be determined, the October in-
cident has proven the decision
to equip officers with doses was
a good one.
Bailey believes that having the
drug with him saved the over-
dosed individual’s life.
“We’ve only been carrying
Narcan for a month or so, as it is
relatively new to the police de-
partment, and it’s the first time
I’ve ever used it,” he said. “But
it’s another tool that we can use
ported this week that Mueller’s
team has begun writing its final
report.
Whatever the outcome of the
Mueller investigation is, those
who came to protest Thursday
night are ready and willing to
make their voices heard until the
matter is resolved.
“I’m just really pleased that
people will step up, show up,
practice their first amendment
right, and speak up when we
need to do it,” protestor Nora
Kent said. “This is what democ-
racy looks like.”
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The Florence march linked with MoveOn.
org to be part of a national protest attempt-
ing to protect Mueller’s investigation.
The protestors did not shout
anti-Republican slogans, nor
were they aggressive toward
Trump himself. This protest was
meant for a different audience.
“This is about getting Con-
gress to protect Mueller,” Allen
said. “I know that’s been a hard
road for them, but maybe now
they will act with that with these
900 protests across the country.”
In April, the U.S. Senate cre-
ated a nonpartisan bill titled the
Special Counsel Independence
and Integrity Act, which would
have codified into law the exist-
ing Justice Department regula-
tion that says a special counsel
may be fired only by the attorney
general, and only for good cause.
The bill would call for a 10-day
window within which the special
counsel, if they felt the investi-
gation was terminated without
cause, could petition a panel of
judges about the termination.
The bill would ensure that the
special counsel’s staff and mate-
rials would be preserved until a
decision was met.
The bill never made it to the
Senate floor for a vote, with many
Republican senators questioning
its efficacy. At the time, Republi-
cans had not seen Trump make
any concrete moves to end the
investigation, and some senators
questioned the constitutionality
of the bill.
However, now that there is a
possibility of the investigation
being impeded, the bill is show-
ing signs of bipartisan traction
again.
“Jerry Moran, who was my
senator in Kansas, has come out
and told Trump that he should
not do this,” said Frank Smith, a
Florence protestor who moved
to the area three years ago. “I’ve
spoken to him a lot. If he’s there,
I can’t imagine that people like
Corker and Flake aren’t going to
say something.”
that is in our tool bag, and we
can help more people, and that
is the important thing — help-
ing to save people.”
The last few years have seen
a marked increase in opioid re-
lated deaths across the country
and in Lane County, according
to the police chief.
“Opioid overdoses have be-
come an emerging issue across
the country. The opioid fentanyl
is a strong synthetic pain killer
and it is the main cause. This a
prescription drug that has be-
come one of the most abused
substances ever,” Turner said.
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opioid deaths last year and, in
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there have been 38 opioid over-
doses that were saved by the ad-
ministration of Narcan.”
Narcan is also now without a
prescription in 46 states, includ-
ing Oregon.
According to the National In-
stitute on Drug abuse, 115 peo-
ple die each day from an opioid
overdose.
The Centers for Disease Con-
trol and Prevention estimates
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den” of prescription opioid mis-
use alone in the United States is
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ductivity, addiction treatment,
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Two days ago, Moran did ex-
press support in protecting the
investigation, and Republican
Jeff Flake stated that he would
introduce the bill to the Senate
floor.
While local protesters stated
the march was about Mueller,
it was clear there was little love
lost for the president, with some
signs reading “Impeach Trump.”
Regarding impeachment, Al-
len said, “Down the road, when
our new House is in order, may-
be then we can answer that ques-
tion.”
While the Mueller investi-
gation has been able to pro-
duce multiple indictments for
Russian nationals attempting
to disrupt the election and has
been able to indict some Trump
campaign officials for lying to
authorities, thus far no hard
evidence of actual collusion or
coordination between Russia
and the Trump campaign has
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