Bulletin Daily Paper 01/26/11

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Change is in the air

Prep basketball: Bend High takes on Summit

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A driving record turned lethal Madras woman’s relatively minor yet numerous offenses ...

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“Sustaining the American dream has never been about standing pat,” President Barack Obama said Tuesday night. “It has required each generation to sacrifice, and struggle, and meet the demands of a new age. Now it’s our turn.”

‘Our generation’s Sputnik moment’ By Anne E. Kornblut and Scott Wilson The Washington Post

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama sought to rouse the nation from complacency in his State of the Union address Tuesday, urging innovation and budget reforms that he said are vital to keep the United States a leader in an increasingly competitive world. “Sustaining the American dream has never been about standing pat,” Obama said. “It has required each generation to sacrifice, and struggle, and meet the demands of a new age. Now it’s our turn.” Obama repeatedly declared the imperative to “win the future,” comparing the current need for innovation to the space race against the Soviet Union in the 1950s and ’60s. Calling for more dedication to research and technology as he raised the specter of a rapidly growing China and India, Obama declared: “This is our generation’s Sputnik moment.” Coming less than three months after his party’s defeat in the midterm elections, Obama struck notes of optimism and conciliation in a speech that spanned 62 minutes and was interrupted at least 75 times for applause. The president spoke to a House chamber where traditionally segregated Republicans and Democrats mingled. See Union / A4

Inside • Analysis: A challenges to the nation — and the opposition, Page A4

Oregon’s delegates respond By Keith Chu The Bulletin

WASHINGTON — Oregon’s U.S. lawmakers gave good reviews to President Barack Obama’s calls to make the U.S. more competitive and streamline the tax code, but some members were more critical of his plans to trim the federal budget, they said Tuesday night. Generally, Oregon’s delegation split along party lines, with Democratic Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden praising the president’s priorities, while Rep. Greg Walden, R-Hood River, said Obama didn’t go far enough to stop the federal budget from leaking red ink. Walden said a five-year spending freeze was a good start, but still fell short of the spending cuts that Republicans have offered. See Oregon / A4

• July 19, 2007: Andrea Orozco is cited for violation of basic rule in Jefferson County. • Feb. 8, 2008: Charges on violation of basic rule are dropped after she completes a diversion program including traffic safety school. • Feb. 11, 2008: Three days after charges are dropped, she is cited for violation of basic rule in a safety corridor in Clackamas County. She is convicted of the charge. • April 15, 2009: Cited for failure to drive within lane in Jefferson County. She is convicted of the charge and her license is suspended. • Aug. 24, 2009: Cited for violation of basic rule, failure to use a seat belt and driving while license is suspended in Jefferson County. She is convicted on all charges. • Sept. 11, 2009: Cited for violation of the speed limit and failure to use a seat belt in Jefferson County. She is convicted on all charges. • May 28, 2010: Cited for violation of basic rule and driving while license is suspended in Crook County. She is convicted on all charges. • Oct. 2, 2010: Cited for driving while license is suspended and failure to carry proof of financial responsibility. She is convicted on all charges.

... culminate in tragedy • Nov. 21, 2010: With her license still suspended, Orozco allegedly runs a stop sign in Culver and hits a vehicle carrying nine people. All are injured, and one, Leonard Ross, is killed. (Orozco’s overturned Ford Explorer is pictured.) The Jefferson County DA says she faces no charges at this time but has not yet received any information from OSP. Courtesy Oregon State Police Source: Oregon Judicial Information Network

By Erik Hidle The Bulletin

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he Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office say it doesn’t expect to file criminal charges against 28-year-old Andrea Orozco, who allegedly caused the fatal crash on the night of Nov. 21, despite her extensive history of traffic violations. According to the Oregon Judicial Information Network, Orozco has been cited by police on eight occasions over the course of four years in Jefferson, Crook and Clackamas counties for offenses including speeding, failing to drive within her lane and failure to use a seat belt. She has been cited for driving with a suspended license four times.

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Her most recent conviction comes from driving with a suspended license and failing to carry proof of insurance on Oct. 2, 2010, just under two months before she allegedly caused the fatal crash. According to a news release from Nov. 21, Orozco was driving a Ford Expedition with eight passengers, six of whom were children ranging in age from 14 to 2, when she ran a stop sign and collided with a Toyota four-door near Culver. The Toyota was driven by Linda Ross, 61, of Metolius, with Leonard Franklin Ross, 71, in the passenger seat. Leonard Ross died from his injuries at St. Charles Redmond later that

night. Police said three of the passengers were thrown from the Ford in the collision and everyone in the crash was hospitalized. Leonard Ross was the only one to die of his injuries. Police also said they do not believe Orozco was intoxicated at the time of the crash. Oregon State Police have yet to charge Orozco with a crime or a violation from the November crash and no updates have been released from police regarding the investigation. Phone messages left for the Oregon State Police information officer were unreturned as of Tuesday night. See Crash / A4

In Britain’s House of Lords, a bill becomes a test of stamina

Corrections

By Sarah Lyall

In a story headlined “Hear ye! The Bard is coming to Bend,” which appeared Tuesday, Jan. 25, on Page A1, the dates of Shakespeare in the Park were incorrect. The event is Aug. 26 and 27. A map of Columbia Park that appeared Tuesday, Jan. 25, on Page A1 incorrectly labeled the Gilchrist footbridge. The Bulletin regrets the errors.

LONDON — It was nearly midnight on Day 12 of the most grueling debate in recent House of Lords memory, and not all the Lords present were, strictly speaking, awake. But the Right Honorable Lord Davies of Oldham was warming to the question of the hour: a proposal to change “may” to “should” on Page 10, Line 7 of the Parliamentary Voting System

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and Constituencies Bill. “If you have a criterion that says that you ‘may’ do something, that is not a positive criterion,” observed Lord Davies, a Labour peer who once worked as a schoolteacher. “It is the absence of a negative criterion. The phrase ‘may take into account’ means that, if you are minded to do so, if you really want to do so, we do not prevent you from doing so.” Give him points for enthusiasm,

at least. With the coalition government and the Labour opposition both refusing to compromise on a measure that has severely divided them, the debate had already ground on for 98 hours across several weeks. The peers are not the youngest group of people ever to populate a legislature, and after several all-nighters, some Lords were reaching the outer limits of coherence, patience and stamina. See Lords / A5

“These are old men and women who are pretty irritated at being here when normally they’d be tucked up in bed.” — Lord Hart, a Labour Party peer


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