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U.S. Forest Service burning through money fighting fires BY JEFF BARNARD The Associated Press GRANTS PASS — Running out of money to fight wildfires at the peak of the season, the U.S. Forest Service is diverting $600 million from timber, recreation and other areas to fill the gap. The nation’s top wildfire-fighting agency was down to $50 million after spending $967 million so far this year, Forest Service spokesman Larry Chambers said Wednesday in an email. Chambers says the $50 million the Forest Service has left is typically
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Feds running out of wildfire money enough to pay for just a few days of fighting fires when the nation is at its top wildfire preparedness level, which went into effect Tuesday. There are 51 large uncontained fires burning across the nation, making it tough to meet demands for fire crews and equipment. Forest Service Chief Thomas Tidwell sent a letter Aug. 16 to regional foresters
and other top officials telling them to come up with the cuts by Friday. “I recognize that this direction will have significant effects on the public whom we serve and on our many valuable partners, as well as agency operations, target accomplishments and performance,” he wrote. “I regret that we have to take this action and fully understand that it only increases costs and reduces efficiency.” It was the sixth time the Forest Service has had to divert funds since 2002,
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Amnesty opposition is lacking BY ERICA WERNER The Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — It was the kickoff of a “Stop Amnesty Tour” organized by the Tea Party Patriots and other groups. But the crowd was so sparse that immigrant advocates were soon gleefully circulating photos of the featured speaker, Republican Rep. Steve King of Iowa, standing alone on an empty stage. The rally at a public park in Richmond, Va., earlier this month, along with the subsequent cancellation or postponement of several similar events, points to an emerging reality during Congress’ five-week summer recess: Opposition to overhauling immigration laws appears notably muted, almost tame. Meanwhile, advocates who support comprehensive overhaul legislation are claiming they’ve changed at least a handful of minds among House Republicans. During Congress’ last attempt to remake the immigration system, in 2007, public backlash helped kill the bill as angry calls overwhelmed the Senate switchboard. This summer, other issues, notably President Barack Obama’s health care law, seem to be topping the list of voters’ concerns. Constituents opposed to citizenship for immigrants in this country illegally are loudly voicing their views at Republican House members’ town hall meetings this month. But advocates of immigration legislation that offers a path to citizenship are having some success getting their supporters to show up, too, even in heavily Republican districts. “In a sort of immediate sense, Obamacare is what the party has decided they want to make a big deal of in these town halls, so that’s frankly siphoning off a lot of outrage because the people ticked off about Obamacare are the same people ticked off about amnesty,” said Mark Krikorian, executive
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Kermit Gaston receives $20 from a driver while standing on the corner of Johnson Avenue and S. First Street in Coos Bay Tuesday afternoon. Gaston is raising money for a mission trip to Kenya with the Restoration Worship Center in Bandon.The group hopes to raise at least $1,600 more for the trip to Kenya next month.
Pastor is on a mission BY EMILY THORNTON The World
COOS BAY — He should have died two years ago. Instead, he’s raising money to go on a mission trip to Africa next month. Kermit Gaston was diagnosed with stage four prostate 1 cancer 3 ⁄2 years ago. Doctors gave him two to five years to live. “The only thing that kept me alive was my faith and a lot of prayers,” Gaston said. He said surviving cancer makes him different from other
people who go Re s to ra t i o n on mission Want to help? Worship Centrips because To donate to the Gastons’ trip, visit ter in Bandon he’s faced http://www.youcaring.com/missionsaid he’ll keep death. standing on the trip-fundraiser/mission-possibleThe other 74332. corner until thing that he’s raised the makes him difremainder of ferent are his unique fundraising what he and his wife, Lynn, and tactics, he said. He stands on the two others, need to go to Kenya corner of East Johnson Avenue for just more than three weeks. and U.S. Highway 101 with a sign He said they had $1,600 left to asking for donations. He raised raise of the $7,000 goal. $208 in three hours his first day. “The more we earn, the more He had $50 in one and a half we can do,” Gaston said. hours so far on his second day. The Gastons plan to take The volunteer pastor at maize, medicine, reading glass-
es and Matchbox cars into the villages on Sept. 23. They also will provide hydrocortisone and clothing. They built a church during their first trip there two years ago. Gaston is also a cook at Westwind Court Assistant Living in Bandon. He said he enjoyed giving back. “We take care of our local community,” Gaston 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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Egypt’s ousted leader Hosni Mubarak is released
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the unrest as the Arab nation is already roiled in a crisis over a military coup against Morsi. But the decision to place him under house arrest instead of letting him go free appeared designed to ease some of the criticism over releasing Mubarak and to ensure that he appears in court next week for a separate trial. Despite his release, the 85-yearold ousted leader still faces retrial
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on charges of complicity in the killing of protesters in the 2011 uprising against him, which could put him back behind bars. His court case resumes next week. He also is being investigated in at least two other corruption cases. State TV said a medically equipped helicopter transported Mubarak to the military hospital in the southern Maadi suburb. Footage on private TV stations
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CAIRO — Egypt’s ousted leader Hosni Mubarak was released from prison Thursday and transported to a military hospital in a Cairo suburb where he will be held under house arrest, according to state TV. Prime Minister Hazem elBeblawi had ordered that Mubarak be put under house arrest as part of
the emergency measures imposed this month after a wave of violence sparked by the ouster of Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi, who had succeeded Mubarak as Egypt’s first freely elected President. Thursday’s move followed a court decision ordering Mubarak’s release in relation to charges of receiving gifts from a state-owned newspaper. The release threatened to stoke
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showed the helicopter carrying Mubarak arrived at the pad outside the military hospital, on the banks of the Nile. He was immediately transported to an ambulance, heavily guarded, and moved across the street to the hospital. Mubarak was held for several weeks of his two years detention in the same hospital as he underwent SEE MUBARAK | A10
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