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Merkley discusses LNG, mosquitoes BY EMILY THORNTON The World
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Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison for leaking a trove of classified information to WikiLeaks.
NORTH BEND – Opposing groups donning different colors were as heated as opinions involving the Jordan Cove Energy Project on Tuesday evening. About a dozen folks wearing neon yellow T-shirts with “I support Jordan Cove,” and a few donning black T’s with anti-LNG signs were among about 60 people at a town hall. The Jordan Cove Project was just one of the concerns voiced at U.S Sen. Jeff Merkley’s, D-Ore., appearance at the North Bend
Library. Bandon’s recent mosquito outbreak and the economy were also discussed. Merkley said he supported building a liquid natural gas pipeline and export facility. “It’s a huge factor for the economic development of the region,” he said. There weren’t many anti-LNG representatives because they were in Coquille dealing with land use issues related to Jordan Cove, said J.C. Williams, an anti-LNG resident. “There is a huge amount of opposition here,” Williams said. “The problem is people have to
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work.” Williams and Kathy Dodds, another anti-LNG activist, were concerned at the growing number of politicians and businesses supporting Jordan Cove. “It’s a lobbying effort now,” Williams said. Williams and Dodds were a minority in the crowd of proponents for the LNG plant. Another group, Boost Southwest Oregon, was also present. The grassroots organization of about 35 local businesses joined together in support of the LNG project. Marc Wall and Todd Goergen, local business owners, said the increased number of
jobs would be permanent. Goergen also said the energy would provide other business opportunities. Merkley said owners of land affected by the pipeline should be “generously compensated.” Another topic Merkley addressed was the mosquito outbreak in Bandon. He said a drainage system should be constructed rather than using pesticides. “I’m going to do all I can to improve the channels to help the community,” Merkley said. Reporter Emily Thornton can be reached at 541-269-1222,ext.249 or at emily.thornton@theworldlink.com or on Twitter: @EmilyK_Thornton.
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BY DAVID DISHEAU AND PAULINE JELINEK The Associated Press FORT MEADE, Md. — Army Pfc. Bradley Manning was sentenced Wednesday to 35 years in prison for giving hundreds of thousands of secret military and diplomatic documents to WikiLeaks in one of the nation’s biggest leak cases since the Pentagon Papers more than a generation ago. Flanked by his lawyers, Manning, 25, stood at attention and appeared not to react when military judge Col. Denise Lind announced the punishment without explanation during a brief hearing. Among the spectators, there was a gasp, and one woman put her hands up, covering her face. “I’m shocked. I did not think she would do that,” said Manning supporter Jim Holland, of San Diego. “Thirty-five years, my Lord.” The former intelligence analyst was found guilty last month of 20 crimes, including six violations of the Espionage Act, as part of the Obama administration’s unprecedented crackdown on media leaks. But the judge acquitted him of the most serious charge, aiding the enemy, an offense that could have meant life in prison without parole. Manning could have gotten 90 years behind bars. Prosecutors asked for at least 60 years as a warning to other soldiers, while Manning’s lawyer suggestSEE MANNING | A8
By Alysha Beck, The World
Aayush Singh, 7, crawls into the wheel of Bone Crusher, one of two monster trucks parked outside of Steve’s ATV Rentals along U.S. Highway 101 in Hauser on Tuesday. Aayush and his brother Rishabh, 5, stopped with their mom to check out the trucks. The owners spent a couple of nights at the KOA Campground in Hauser. The trucks were scheduled to leave for California on Wednesday.
Checking out our China connection BY TIM NOVOTNY The World
BANDON — There is a treasure at the bottom of the sea, only partially buried, and it can be right off the Oregon coast. Fiber optic cables may not have the romantic allure of Spanish doubloons, but they do offer a variety of riches. Nick Edwards, with the Bandon Submarine Cable Council, is currently aboard a 465-foot cable response ship. The Wave Venture is surveying the AT&T U.S.-China cables that start off on the beach close to Whiskey Run, just south of Cape Arago. The council, a non-profit that
funds fishing related projects that benefit the fishing industry, sent two fishermen representatives to monitor the survey. A tow boat from Knutson picked up the pair in Charleston last week and transported them to the Wave Venture. Edwards says the cable is buried out to 1,850 meters and 1,000 fathoms of depth. “Once we achieve this depth, the cable is exposed on the seabed floor with a lightweight armor and goes all the way to China.” They have been close enough to the coast at times that he has been able to send email and text dispatches, including some photos from the deck of the Wave Venture.
On Tuesday, he wrote, the weather forced a break in their work. “(We) suspended operations because of the NW winds and heavy seas. We have about 24 hours of operations to finish the survey. The chief cable engineer is going to amperage-test multiple cables Tomorrow (Wednesday) in the testing room aboard the ship.” The ship is a particularly busy one these days. Part of the Global Marine Systems fleet, with main offices in both the United Kingdom and Singapore, Wave Venture is now based out of Victoria, British Columbia. According to the company website, globalmarinesystems.com,
the vessel “was converted in 1999 as a cable lay and multi-purpose offshore vessel. (It) has been designed and constructed to a very high standard and has the ability to perform a variety of offshore and subsea operations.” In 2012, the vessel’s mission became further clarified when Global Marine Systems was awarded the maintenance contract for the North America Zone. According to a press release announcing the contract, Wave Venture was said to be dedicated to maintaining the telecommunications cables within this geography. SEE CHINA | A8
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One of the informational signs at the Ni-les’tun Unit of the Bandon Marsh tells of the restoration project done on the tidal marsh area beyond a couple of years ago. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has suspended a study for the expansion of the marsh.
BANDON — It happened in 2007 in the Coos Bay area of Englewood: People couldn’t leave their homes, walk their pets or tend to their gardens. They had to dash madly from their homes to their cars. It was described by some as a plague. Now it’s happening in Bandon. Homeowners adjacent to the Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge are inundated and unable to carry on normal activities. According to some residents, there have been trips to the local emergency room by people allergic to the bites. However, the Coos County Health Department has yet
to issue any kind of health warning. The mosquitoes have caused campers to leave Bullards Beach State Park and golfers to run for cover at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort. That all has to change, and soon, according to the Bandon City Council. The council held a special meeting Monday afternoon, attended by more than 50 angry residents demanding something be done. City Manager Matt Winkel had already drafted a strongly worded resolution asking for immediate action by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, but the council allowed the crowd to vent. Roger Straus, who lives across from the Bandon Marsh, told
A third house has burned near The Dalles and the flames are now within a quartermile of the city’s water pumping station.
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councilors their resolution needed to be stronger and that the city should take immediate action. “Why has the city not cited the refuge?” Straus asked, referring to the city’s municipal code on nuisances that could affect public health. “Based on my reading, the city is empowered to cite the marsh and it’s clear as to what will happen: The respondent is required to do something.” Bandon Dunes Golf Resort General Manager Hank Hickox said his staff tried using a natural product but resorted to insecticide last weekend. Thomas Jefferson, a resort superintendent, said they SEE MOSQUITOES | A8
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