A6 The BulleTin • SaTurday, June 12, 2021
Hitachi
DEAR ABBY
Continued from A5
Write to Dear Abby online at dearabby.com
or by mail at P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069
Dear Abby: I am a 30-year-
old married woman. My job
requires a lot of domestic
travel, which I love. My par-
ents continue to ask that I
“check in” whenever I fly, and
often text or call asking me
where I am, even though I
provide them my schedule.
I feel this indicates a lack
of confidence that I can take
care of myself. They frame
it as “they love me” or “they
care,” but, to me, it feels like a
constant putdown. I know it
doesn’t take long to respond,
but every time I do, I feel like
a child. It’s not as though they
are in a position to help me
if something did go awry. I
would be forced to handle it
myself, regardless.
I have tried reasoning with
them, but it hasn’t worked.
Can you help me explain to
them what a normal adult-
child relationship looks like,
so we can stop arguing?
It’s not clear that anyone is
planning to build new factories
in Oregon during the current
building boom, but the state
could benefit anyway from a
revival in domestic chip pro-
duction because of its concen-
tration of operations like Hita-
chi’s, which play a support role
in the industry.
Hitachi said its existing Hill-
sboro facility has been collab-
orating with the company’s
U.S. customers on chip man-
ufacturing technology. The
company said the new facility
will “consolidate and expand
its technology development
capabilities” in expectation of
further semiconductor tech-
nology development in the U.S.
Electronics manufacturing
is among Oregon’s largest in-
dustries. The sector exported
nearly $11 billion in products
last year, nearly half the state’s
total exports.
Chipmaker Intel is Oregon’s
largest corporate employer,
with 21,000 working in its fac-
tories and offices in Washing-
ton County.
Hitachi is an Intel supplier,
and its new facility is just a lit-
tle northwest of Intel’s Ronler
Acres campus, the chipmaker’s
main research site.
Business Oregon, the state’s
economic development agency,
said Hitachi won’t receive any
state incentives.
Hitachi’s new facility is in
a Hillsboro enterprise zone,
though, which could exempt it
from local property taxes. The
value of the company’s savings
will depend on how much it
spends on the building and
equipment inside.
— Capable Adult in Pennsylvania
Dear Capable Adult: Your
parents appear to be having
trouble letting go of their pa-
rental role.
If you are providing them
with your schedule and itin-
erary, you are doing enough.
One way to win an “argu-
ment” is simply not to argue.
If you do not wish to check
in, don’t do it.
YOUR HOROSCOPE
Groundwater
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By Georgia Nicols
Stars show the kind of day you’ll have
DYNAMIC | POSITIVE | AVERAGE | SO-SO | DIFFICULT
MOON ALERT: There are no restrictions to shopping or important deci-
sions today. The Moon is in Cancer.
“This is an example of how
this tool can help us see areas
where the existing boundar-
ies of groundwater restricted
areas may have been appro-
priate when they were created
but don’t necessarily reflect
the current conditions,” he
said.
The agency’s study does have
a “data availability bias,” in that
it focuses on areas where irri-
gation is the most prevalent,
Iverson said.
The map will be incremen-
tally improved as OWRD in-
corporates more data in the fu-
ture, Iverson said.
Oregon Water Resources Department
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 2021: You are
optimistic, friendly, sociable and free-spirited! Nevertheless, you are also
realistic, reliable and hardworking, but you do need variety in your life. At this
time, you want to be free from the constraints you’ve been living with, be-
cause you want to explore your own wants and ideas. You might face a major
change this year. You want more freedom.
Health care
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Continued from A5
You might impulsively buy something beautiful for where you live
today. Or you might spontaneously entertain people at home. One thing is
certain: Something pleasant and unexpected will impact your home and
family life. (This could include great real-estate news!) Tonight: Entertain!
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Expect a lovely surprise today. For example, you might meet
someone new who is delightful, or you might hear wonderful news. You
also might be pleased with your surroundings for some reason. Another
possibility is that someone will tell you how much they care for you. Tonight:
Stay flexible.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
Keep your pockets open, because you can make money today ...
out of the blue! Trust your moneymaking ideas. Look for ways to boost your
income. Admittedly, you also will spontaneously buy something unusual and
exciting, perhaps high-tech stuff or modern art. Tonight: Keep your receipts.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
This is a lovely day! Fair Venus is in your sign dancing with unpre-
dictable Uranus, which means anything can happen. You will attract new
friends and want to party or have an exciting time. Freedom, adventure
and a chance to push the boundaries of your daily routine are where it’s at.
Tonight: Enjoy!
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
This is a restless day for you. But it’s a happy restless! You feel a sense
of eagerness today because you know that something exciting is waiting for
you in the future. And, of course, you’re right. Next year promises wonderful
travel opportunities! Tonight: Take a rest.
Until now, employers were
required to report a hospital-
ization only if it came within
24 hours of a workplace ex-
posure. Now all work-related
COVID-19 hospitalizations
must be reported.
The day after he took of-
fice, President Joe Biden issued
an executive order calling on
OSHA to “take swift action to
reduce the risk that workers
may contract COVID-19 in the
workplace.”
The rule has been criticized
for coming late — about which
Labor Department officials
said on a press call that such
standards typically take years,
not months, to formulate. It
has also been derided for fail-
ing to enact requirements on
employers outside of health
care.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Expect to meet new friends today or to unexpectedly run into old
friends. If you are involved in a club, group or organization, something unex-
pected might happen in this group. It could be exciting news, or it might be a
change of direction for the group. Tonight: Be friendly.
Big Tech
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
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Something unexpected will make you look really good in the eyes
of bosses, parents, teachers and VIPs today. It could be a promotion, some
kudos or accolades, or a special announcement. Tonight: Take a bow.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
A sudden opportunity to travel might drop in your lap today. (Excit-
ing!) Others might hear unexpected news that is favorable regarding pub-
lishing, the media or something to do with medicine or the law. Good news
about a course or higher studies could be a bonus. Tonight: Make plans!
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Keep your pockets open today, because gifts, goodies and favors
will come your way! We’re talking cold hard cash! Ka-ching! Or you might
increase your wealth indirectly through your partner or a third party. Mean-
while, romance might be unexpectedly promising! Tonight: Anything can
happen.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
This is a fabulous day to socialize! Enjoy schmoozing with partners,
close friends and members of the general public. In fact, something unex-
pected might happen. Count on hearing something surprising that you did
not know. Tonight: Stay tuned in.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Expect a pleasant surprise related to your work today. A new
co-worker in your midst might be an interesting change. Some of you might
hear surprising, pleasant news about your health. Yet others will be surprised
about something related to a pet. Tonight: Fun times!
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Love at first sight will occur
for some of you today. Unexpected
news about a social outing, possibly
even a vacation, will delight you.
Parents should be vigilant about their
kids, because things are unpredictable
related to children. Tonight: Party!
The proposed legislation
also would make it more diffi-
cult for the giant tech compa-
nies to snap up competitors in
mergers, which they have com-
pleted by scores in recent years.
A tech industry group, the
Computer & Communications
Industry Association, said Fri-
day the legislation has the aim
“of regulating a selected group
of American digital service
providers.”
“These proposed regulations
represent a shift from the mar-
ket-oriented principles that
have characterized U.S. eco-
nomic policy,” the group said.
“They would have a severe
impact on U.S. economic lead-
ership, and decrease consum-
ers’ ability to enjoy free digital
services.”
OBITUARY
Bruce Ashback
October 14, 1951 - June
04, 2021
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Where: Bend Golf and Country Club
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Time: 12 noon - 2pm (lunch will be provided)
Please join our family as we celebrate all the diff erent
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“OSHA’s failure to issue a
COVID-specific standard in
other high-risk industries, like
meat and poultry processing,
corrections, homeless shel-
ters and retail establishments
is disappointing,” according to
a statement from David Mi-
chaels, a former OSHA admin-
istrator and professor with the
George Washington University
School of Public Health.
The new rule also cites
67,000 worker complaints
during the pandemic, with
“more complaints about
healthcare settings than any
other industry.” The rule
would protect workers from
retaliation for staying home
when sick with COVID-19,
alerting their employer about
a COVID-19 hazard or exer-
cising their rights under the
emergency rule.
Through March 7, about
half of health care work-
ers said they had received
at least their first dose of a
COVID-19 vaccine, accord-
ing to a KFF-Washington Post
poll. About one-third of those
polled said they were unsure if
they would get a vaccine. The
issue has been controversial,
especially in Houston, where
workers at one hospital staged
a protest over their employer’s
vaccine mandate.
The new rules exempt some
office-based health care work-
places where all staff members
are vaccinated and measures
are taken to screen people with
potential illness. The rule sum-
mary estimates the measures
will prevent 776 deaths and
295,000 infections.
The new rule also says it will
“enable OSHA to issue more
meaningful penalties for will-
ful or egregious violations, thus
facilitating better enforcement
and more effective deterrence
against employers who inten-
tionally disregard … employee
safety.”
Kristin Carbone said the
measure came too late for her
mother, Barbara Birchenough,
65, a New Jersey hospital nurse
who’d asked family members
to gather gardening gloves and
trash bags to serve as makeshift
personal protective equipment
before she fell ill and later died
on April 15, 2020. Still, she
said, it’s a necessary step.
“If there is a silver lining,”
she said, “I’m glad that out of
this tragedy come positives for
the people that are left behind.