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A14 The BulleTin • Tuesday, decemBer 21, 2021 NATIONAL BRIEFING Jan. 6 panel seeks interview, records from congressman service members participated in the riot at the U.S. Capitol, triggering a broad department review. According to the Pentagon, fewer than 100 military members are known to have been involved in sub- stantiated cases of extremist activity in the past year. But they warn that the number may grow given recent spikes in domestic violent extremism, partic- ularly among veterans. Officials said the new policy doesn’t largely change what is prohibited but is more of an effort to make sure troops are clear on what they can and can’t do, while still protecting their First Amendment right to free speech. And for the first time, it is far more specific about social media. The new policy lays out in detail the banned activities, which range from advocating terrorism or sup- porting the overthrow of the govern- ment to fundraising or rallying on behalf of an extremist group or “lik- ing” or reposting extremist views on social media. The rules also specify that commanders must determine two things in order for someone to be held accountable: that the action was an extremist activity, as defined in the rules, and that the service member “actively participated” in that prohib- ited activity. Previous policies banned extremist activities but didn’t go into such great detail, and also did not specify the two-step process to determine some- one accountable. St. Charles Recovery Continued from A1 Continued from A1 St. Charles is the largest employer and the sole hospital system in Cen- tral Oregon. In an unusual move, it asked both the judge and a fed- eral agency to intervene against the union’s planned strike. Those appeals failed, and the union fired back in court, arguing St. Charles’ legal counsel intentionally didn’t tell the judge about key legal precedents, which strongly limit the court’s power to influence labor con- flicts. McShane ordered attorney Mark Hutcheson and law firm Davis Wright Tremaine to pay more than $40,000 in legal costs for the union. Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals organizers have long accused the health system of bullying and union-busting tactics. “This victory proves that our ex- periences with St. Charles’ leader- ship were legitimate and that bad behavior by employers will no lon- ger be tolerated,” union President Jodi Barschow said in a press re- lease. St. Charles spokesperson Lisa Goodman said in an email the judge’s order is “directed solely against out- side counsel, not St. Charles Health System.” Hutcheson did not respond to emailed requests for comment. He is a “veteran labor and employment law attorney who helps employers in His wife and daughters work every day, keeping tabs on the financials and operations. Ramsay himself is on go-kart duty on busy days. “Our whole family is chipping in, for sure,” he said. “It’s all hands on deck.” While it would be nice to have a few more employees in the building, Ramsay is handling the crowds as he did when he started the business in the 1990s. “We are doing a lot of the things we used to do when we were getting the business up and running and we have circled back to those times again,” said Ramsay. “Certainly there is a lesson to be learned to not get too comfortable, and when things change, don’t panic.” The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection re- quested an interview and documents from Republican Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania on Monday, marking the first time the committee pub- licly sought to sit down with a sitting member of Congress. The latest request launches a new phase for the lawmakers on the committee, who have so far resisted reaching out to one of their own as they investigate the insurrection by President Donald Trump’s supporters and his efforts to overturn the elec- tion. Perry and other congressional Republicans met with Trump ahead of the attack and strategized about how they could block the results at the Jan. 6 electoral count. In a letter to Perry, Missis- sippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, the Democratic chair- man of the panel, said the panel had received evidence Perry from multiple wit- nesses, including then-acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen and then-acting Deputy At- torney General Richard Donoghue, that Perry had “an important role” in efforts to install Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark as acting attor- ney general. The letter requests an interview with Perry, who pushed the Justice Department to overturn the election and met with Trump ahead of the violent attack, according to investi- gators. A request for comment left with Perry’s office was not immediately re- turned. Pentagon issues rules to stop extremism within the ranks Warning that extremism in the ranks is increasing, Pentagon officials issued detailed new rules Monday prohibiting service members from actively engaging in extremist activi- ties. The new guidelines come nearly a year after some current and former Officer Continued from A1 dean Guernsey/The Bulletin file Medical technicians walked off the job at St. Charles Bend on the morning of March 4. a wide variety of industries manage their labor costs,” according to his firm’s website. In court records, Hutcheson wrote that he accepts “full respon- sibility for the fact that we did not initially address the jurisdictional questions,” arguing that under a tight deadline, “we focused on per- ceived harm instead of jurisdictional issues.” The March walkout of medi- cal technicians was the first worker strike at the Bend hospital in more than 40 years. In past cases that did “This victory proves that our experiences with St. Charles’ leadership were legitimate and that bad behavior by employers will no longer be tolerated.” — Jodi Barschow, union president not result in a strike, workers have al- leged violations of labor laws to state agencies and to the courts, in some cases winning large settlements. If a person successfully completes diversion, no DUII conviction will be entered on her or his criminal record. Copeland’s diversion requirements include attending a victim impact panel, paying a $450 fine, participat- ing in a substance abuse evaluation and serving 12 months of supervised probation. An ignition-interlock de- vice was installed on her car in Octo- ber, according to court records. Copeland was hired in 2000 by Redmond Police after completing training at the state police academy. She was the department’s officer of the year in 2016. In February, she filed a lawsuit against the city of Redmond alleging one of her supervisors, Lt. Eric Beck- with, had engaged in a sexist, bullying and unprofessional behavior toward her since 2016. She’s seeking $250,000 — Bulletin wire reports e Reporter: 541-617-7818, mkohn@bendbulletin.com in damages . Copeland’s attorney, Dan Thenell, has brought several other law- suits against Redmond Police. Two months ago, a judge agreed to con- solidate Copeland’s lawsuit with that of former Redmond Sgt. Ryan Fraker, another Thenell client, for discovery purposes. Copeland is also the subject of a pending federal civil rights lawsuit. In January 2020, the department was sued by the father of a 14-year-old boy arrested by Copeland and a fellow officer, who used a stun gun repeat- edly during the encounter. The city has responded to the law- suit by asserting the officers acted rea- sonably and are therefore entitled to qualified immunity. Last week, attorneys in the federal lawsuit jointly requested additional time for discovery. e Reporter: 541-383-0325, gandrews@bendbulletin.com
