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A special good day to Herald subscribers Tom and Karen Rudolph of Baker City.
Oregon, 5A WASHINGTONLegislation that would have ended the National Security Agency's bulk data collection program stalled in the Senate last week, falling two votes shortofthe 60 neededto advance. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., a proponent of reining in what he views as the NSA's overly broad surveillance powers, was undeterred by the setback. He was disappointed that senators were unable to debate the bill's merits, but pledged to return to the issue.
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Baker City Police cordoned off an area along Eighth Street between Washington Avenue and Broadway Street this morning and were waiting for a man who barricaded himself inside a small building to come out. Police Chief Wyn Lohner said the man, who led officer Mike Lary on a short chase before eluding him on slick roads early this morning, has been holed up inside the building since about 1 a.m. today. The man, who was driving a white pickup truck, was seen pulling other vehicles overtothe side oftheroad, Lohner said. Police had receivedearlierreportsof a white pickup involved in similar activity.
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Elder care program planned for Dec. 11 A free community program about"Seven Signs That Leaving An ElderAt Home Might Not Be A Good Idea" will be presented at1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, at Community Connection, 2810 Cedar St. The talk will focus on clues that indicate transitioning from home to an assisted living option is worth a consideration. Topics include signs to look for that indicate an elder shouldn't be left alone, a warning sign checklist that an elder needs more care, Baker County Assisted Living Options, and criteria for evaluating a facility. This is presented by the Baker County Long Term Care Coordination Team, which presents an elder-focused program on the secondThursday of each month.
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Oversize truck on Highway 86 delayed to Dec. 1 The trip of an oversize truck hauling a transformer on Highway 86 from Baker City to the Idaho border that will cause traffic delays of up to 20minutes has been postponed to Dec. 1. The load is expected to take about half a day as it travels around 10 mph. The load will begin its journey about 7 p.m. on Dec. 1 near the intersection of10th and Broadway streets in Baker City, then travel north on 10th Street to Hughes Lane, east on Hughes Lane to Cedar Street, then north to Highway 86.
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Large wildfires have become more common in the past few decades in Northeastern Oregon, a trend due in part to forests being overcrowded and ravaged by insects and disease.
The remaining acreage only needs time — many decades, generallythe urgent needfor forest A new study by the US. Forest and possibly prescribed fire to return Service and The Nature Conservancy restoration and supports to a healthier condition with larger concluded that at the current rate of treesthat arelesssusceptibletofi res, the current emphasis by the forest restoration,itwould takemore insects and diseases. 'This study demonstrates the than half a century to treat every acre Forest Service, The Nature of ailing national forest in a region urgentneed forforestrestoration and Conservancy and other that includes Northeastern Oregon. supports the current emphasis by the ficantly The study was published in Forest partners to signi Forest Service, The Nature Conserincrease the pace ..." Ecologyand Management. vancy and other partners to significantlyincreasethepaceand scaleof Its authors include ecologists from — Mark Stem, forest program The Nature Conservancy and the forestrestoration in the dry forests Forest Service's Pacific Northwest reThe authors contend that about 40 of Oregonand Washington through ongoing and enhanced coordination gion, which includes national forests percentoftheforested acresin the in Oregon and Washington. study area — about 11.8 million acres across governments, agencies and The report covers more than 20 — need help. landowners," said Mark Stern, forest million acres of federal, state and They write that most of that area program director for The Nature — about 9.5 million acres — would private forestseastoftheCascades Conservancyin Oregon and one of the study's co-authors. in both Oregon and Washington, and benefit fmm having trees cut and rethe drier forests of the Siskiyous in moved fmm overcrowded forests, and fmm lighting prescribed fires. Southwestern Oregon. See Forests/Bge 8A By Jayson Jacoby
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A small number of satellite TV subscribers in Oregon who arein dangeroflosingaccess to networkchannels at the end oftheyearhavean advocate in Congress. Namely, Rep. GregWalden, R-Ore. He is working to make sure network stations — ABC, NBC and the like — will be available to these customers through 2019. LastweekWalden's bill unanimouslypassed the US. House of Representatives. The Satellite Television ~o n a nd Iocalism Act Reauthorization iSTELARl would ensure that satellite subsnibm inremote areas would notlose access to local pmgramnung. "Ifwe do not act to extend these pmvisions by the end of this Congress, 1.5 million subscribers to satellite television, includingmanyin Oregonwill nothave access to broadcast networkpmgramnrurgcome New Year's Day,"Walden said duringdebate on the bill. See TVBill/Rge 2A
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