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Oil train safety again
a topic of discussion
State and local
governments
in Oregon
Federal
relief bill
provides
$4.3 billion
By HILLaRy BORRud
The Oregonian
Oregon cities and counties and the
state government are set to receive a
combined $4.3 billion from the $1.9 tril-
lion aid package Congress passed earlier
this month.
The largest chunk, $2.6 billion, will
go to the state to spend on Oregon’s re-
sponse to the pandemic or other uses.
Budget analysts are working to pin down
the level of flexibility the state has to
spend the funds.
Oregon will also receive $155 mil-
lion for the state government to spend
on capital projects, and county, city and
other local governments are slated to
receive a total of $1.5 billion, according
to information from U.S. Senate Demo-
crats.
That is on top of the $1.1 billion the
federal relief law will send to Oregon
schools.
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a train with tank cars rolls along near Revere avenue and the Parkway in Bend on Tuesday.
City environmental committee to study the issue and provide recommendations
By BREnna VISSER
The Bulletin
F
ears that an oil train traveling through Bend could explode
near homes and businesses has come to the forefront again for
the City Council, which has encouraged development by the
railroad tracks along U.S. Highway 97.
Earlier this month, council members Melanie Kebler and Gena Good-
man-Campbell raised safety issues around oil train derailments, and with council
support, sent the issue to the city’s environmental committee to study.
“If we are trying to create a denser, more complete neighborhood...it’s import-
ant we look at safety concerns, and that includes safety concerns of what is being
transported right next to it on the railroad,” Kebler said Thursday.
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a tank car labeled with liquified petroleum gas rests on the
tracks near nW Irving avenue as traffic passes by on the Park-
way in Bend.
Spending options
As for how the state government
could spend its share, a spokesperson
for Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said the
options include paying for the govern-
ment’s response to the pandemic and
providing premium pay to essential
workers.
“Offsetting lost revenues to provide es-
sential government services” is another
option, Hank Stern wrote in an email, as
is paying for water, sewer and broadband
infrastructure.
Oregon’s tax revenues have contin-
ued to exceed economists’ expectations
during the pandemic and ensuing re-
cession, so much so that they are on
track to trigger the state’s one-of-a-
kind “kicker” tax rebate, which would
send some of the windfall back to tax-
payers as credits when they file taxes
in 2022.
Economists and state budget analysts
have predicted a more challenging fiscal
picture for the 2021-23 biennium, which
begins July 1.
Lawmakers must pass that budget by
the end of June.
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COVID-19 | Education in Central Oregon
Educator’s curriculum expands to at-home learning
By JaCKSOn HOGan
The Bulletin
Melody Horner’s daughter,
a second grader at Silver Rail
Elementary School, was strug-
gling with distance learning at
home in the fall of 2020. And
Horner’s 5-year-old son, who
had difficulty controlling his
emotions, was stuck on a wait-
list to see a counselor.
To help with the stress,
Horner reached out to her
daughter’s former kindergar-
ten teacher, Lindsey Kealey, for
advice. Kealey did more than
give her tips: She gave Horner
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books and materials from her
PAWsitive Choices curricu-
lum.
PAWsitive Choices — de-
signed to help kids process
emotions in a healthy way and
teach them problem-solving
techniques — was helpful,
Horner said.
“My son actually will come
to me and tell me, ‘It’s just a
feeling, but I’m feeling this,’
versus being so mad and hav-
ing a breakdown,” she said. “I
have been so impressed and
grateful for Lindsey.”
And even though Horner’s
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daughter returned to in-per-
son school in January, she still
plans to use PAWsitive Choices
in her home.
“I will use the curriculum
until my kids are grown,” she
said.
Kealey’s PAWsitive
Choices program began as
one teacher in 2018 at Silver
Rail Elementary, teaching
kids about problem-solving,
emotions and self-awareness
through simple, colorful, ani-
mal-themed illustrations and
worksheets.
Now, as of March, the pro-
gram has expanded greatly.
Thirteen elementary schools
in Bend-La Pine Schools use it,
as well as five publicly funded
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“My son actually will come
to me and tell me, ‘It’s just
a feeling, but I’m feeling
this,’ versus being so mad
and having a breakdown. I
have been so impressed and
grateful for Lindsey.”
— Melody Horner, speaking
about her daughter’s former
kindergarten teacher, Lindsey
Kealey
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a few classrooms in Redmond,
Madras and Klamath Falls.
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book included in the PaWsitive Choices curriculum.
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