Governor increases face covering rules From Staff and Wire reports
PORTLAND — In light of the continued spread of COVID-19 in Oregon — including a troubling rise in cases of community spread that cannot be traced and contained — Governor Kate Brown on Wednesday announced new statewide health and safety measures, including new requirements for face coverings and businesses, effective Friday, July 24. Unless the spread of COVID-19 begins to slow, the Governor made clear that additional restrictions would be necessary. “Oregon, we ventured out onto the ice together and that ice has
begun to crack. Before we fall through the ice, we need to take steps to protect ourselves and our community,” said Gov. Brown. “So it’s time for further actions to slow the spread of this disease. Keep in mind, this is not an on or off switch. This disease is something that, for the time being, we must live with. However, when we see numbers rise, we must respond in turn. We must dim the lights. We must scale back, limit our interactions, take more precautions.” Beginning July 24, the following new requirements will apply:
Face Coverings • Face coverings will be required for all Oregonians ages
5 and up in indoor public spaces and outdoors when six feet of distance cannot be maintained. The current restrictions call for anyone 12 and older wearing masks in those places. • Face coverings will be required even in cases of physical exertion indoors, and outdoors when six feet of distance cannot be maintained.
Businesses • The maximum indoor capacity limit is capped at 100 for all venues in Phase II counties and for restaurants and bars in Phase I or II counties. • Restaurants and bars will be required to stop serving customers at 10:00 P.M statewide.
Jobless claims up for first time since March
WASHINGTON (AP) — The viral pandemic’s resurgence caused the number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits to rise last week for the first time in nearly four months, evidence of the deepening economic pain the outbreak is causing. The increase in weekly jobless claims to 1.4 million served to underscore the outsize role the unemployment insurance system is playing among the nation’s safety net programs — just when a $600 weekly federal aid payment for the jobless is set to expire at the end of this week. All told, the Labor Department said Thursday that the total number of people receiving jobless benefits fell 1.1 million to 16.2 million. That was a hopeful sign that even as layoffs remain persistently high, some companies are still recalling workers. Last week’s pace of unemployment applications — the 18th straight time it’s topped 1 million — was up from 1.3 million the previous week. Before the pandemic, applications had never exceeded 700,000. An additional 975,000 applied last week for jobless aid under a separate program that has made self-employed and gig workers eligible for the first time. That figure isn’t adjusted for seasonal trends. The stubbornly high number of layoffs reflects a pandemic that is causing both confirmed infections and deaths to creep up nationally. Laboratories are buckling under a surge of coronavirus tests, creating processing delays that experts say are undercutting the pandemic response. With the U.S. tally of confirmed infections nearing 4 million and deaths topping 140,000, some workers are being kept off the job while awaiting test results. Analysts say the economy can’t improve until health authorities can control the spread of the virus, a need that is complicating the reopening of businesses and schools. Last week, applications for unemployment benefits declined last week in many states that have been hard hit by the virus, including Texas, Florida, Georgia and Arizona. Jobless claims rose in Louisiana, which is also suffering an outbreak, and in California and Tennessee. The resurgence of confirmed viral cases across the country has forced some businesses to close a second time or to impose tighter restrictions on customers in response to state mandates. Please see Jobless, Page A2
In conjunction with the mask expansion, Oregon’s Department of Education announced that school students will be required to wear face coverings during in-person instruction if they return to the classroom in the fall. The department will distribute 5 million face coverings to school districts for students and employees to wear to help with the new requirement. Brown said that state health and education officials are working together to draft “clear metrics” for school boards on reopening. The governor said the metrics will be released this week. “One thing is very clear, school in the fall will not look
like a normal year,” Brown said. The requirement for masks at lower ages is new. “These younger children can be infected by COVID-19. These younger children live with families,” Oregon State Health Authority Epidemiologist Dean Sidelinger said. Although Brown announced added safety measures, there is one mandate that is loosening. The state is starting to allow outdoor visits to residents at long-term care facilities where there are no COVID-19 cases. Sidelinger said many of the cases are sporadic or community spread.
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Mike Baumer, lead maintenance technician at South Coast ESD, uses the electrostatic sprayer to disinfect a conference room.
Schools create safety and cleaning plans JILLIAN WARD The World
SOUTH COAST — Schools are making plans to protect students and staff from the ongoing pandemic while also keeping buildings clean before starting the new school year. Though plans on how schools will start classes — either back in the classroom, all online, or a hybrid model — aren’t due to the state until Aug. 15, plans on how to keep people separate and safe are being established now. At South Coast Education Service District, the buildings are closed to the general public unless an appointment is made. For those few who visit, and for staff back at work, some of these safety plans are already being used. “We’re in the process of establishing cohorts and maintaining a stable cohort to slow the spread of the virus,” said Tenneal Wetherell, superintendent of South Coast ESD. “It’s similar to what school districts will do with
As a cohort enters a room, people will sign a log and sanitize their hands.
students.” A cohort is a small group of people allowed to be around each other, while maintaining six feet of distance. This small group will be screened for symptoms and asked where they have been in the last two weeks. Then their name will be added to the cohort list, making it easy to do contact tracing if someone tests positive
for the new coronavirus. “It’s similar to what school districts will do with students,” Wetherell said. “All students will be in a stable cohort and contact trace and log daily. Every district will have a different sized cohort, but the goal is to keep them as small as possible and to keep them from interacting with each other.”
er, and continued to take gas. Around Wheeler, the protest raged, with demonstrators lighting a large fire in the space between the fence and the Mark O. Hatfield Federal Courthouse and the pop-pop-pop of federal agents deploying tear gas and stun grenades into the crowd. It wasn’t immediately clear if the federal agents knew Wheeler was in the crowd when they used the tear gas. Earlier in the night, Wheeler was mostly jeered as he tried to rally demonstrators who have clashed nightly with federal agents but was briefly applauded
when he shouted “Black Lives Matter” and pumped his fist in the air. The mayor has opposed federal agents’ presence in Oregon’s largest city, but he has faced harsh criticism from many sides and his presence wasn’t welcomed by many, who yelled and swore at him. “I want to thank the thousands of you who have come out to oppose the Trump administration’s occupation of this city,” Wheeler told hundreds of people gathered downtown near the federal courthouse. “The reason this is important is it is not just happening in Portland ... we’re
In addition, every room has an occupancy rate or a number of people allowed inside. As people go from place to place throughout the day, they will enter stable cohorts. But “we work hard to not enter other cohorts and stay with our own,” Wetherell said. To lessen cohort exposure, doors have signs saying “Stop — you’re entering a stable cohort.” “We have developed mechanisms where we drop off and pick up items so you don’t have to enter a cohort,” Wetherell said, pointing to a box on the floor near a room. “Instead, we would call someone and say we’re dropping something or picking something up outside their door.” Wetherell said being able to use Zoom and email will also lessen cohort exposure. Room occupancy will be smaller than normal this year as well. Wetherell said occupancy is measured by 35 square feet minus all unusable space.
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Portland mayor tear gassed by federal agents
PORTLAND (AP) — The mayor of Portland, Oregon, was tear gassed by the U.S. government late Wednesday as he stood at a fence guarding a federal courthouse during another night of protest against the presence of federal agents sent by President Donald Trump to quell unrest in the city. Mayor Ted Wheeler, a Democrat, said it was the first time he’d been tear gassed and appeared slightly dazed and coughed as he put on a pair of goggles someone handed him and drank water. He didn’t leave his spot at the front, howev-
on the front line here in Portland.” Some Portland residents, including City Council members, have accused Wheeler of not reining in local police, who have used tear gas multiple times before federal agents arrived early this month in response to nearly two months of nightly protests since George Floyd was killed. Others, including business leaders, have condemned Wheeler for not bringing the situation under control before the agents showed up. Please see Portland, Page A2
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Oregon cases surge more than 25% for week The World PORTLAND — COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 271, the Oregon Health Authority reported Wednesday. Oregon Health Authority also reported 264 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, bringing the state total to 15,393. The state had more than a 25 percent increase for the week over the previous week, OHA said.
The new cases reported today are in the following counties: Baker (1), Benton (3), Clackamas (24), Clatsop (1), Coos (3), Crook (2), Curry (1), Deschutes (8), Douglas (2), Grant (1), Hood River (4), Jackson (11), Jefferson (6), Josephine (1), Klamath (6), Lane (6), Lincoln (2), Linn (6), Malheur (13), Marion (31), Morrow (3), Multnomah (51), Polk (4), Umatilla (24), Wasco (1), Washington (45), and Yamhill (4). Oregon’s 270th COVID-19
death is a 77-year-old man in Umatilla County who tested positive on July 9 and died on July 20, in his residence. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed. Oregon’s 271st COVID-19 death is an 82-year-old man in Umatilla County who tested positive on July 16 and died on July 21, at Good Shepherd Hospital in Hermiston. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed. OHA Releases Weekly Report
OHA released its Weekly Report today, noting that the recent COVID-19 resurgence continued during the week from July 13–19. Over that week, there were 2,409 new cases of COVID-19, a 26 percent increase from the previous week. The percentage of tests positive increased again to 6.6 percent from 6.2 percent. Meanwhile, large outbreaks have contributed a diminishing proportion of recent cases, and sporadic cases (cases not traced to another
Curry County has a new confirmed case The World
CURRY COUNTY — In the afternoon of July 21, Curry County Public Health received notification from Curry General Hospital of one new confirmed case of COVID-19, bringing the county’s total active cases to four, and
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“So if you are sitting at a desk, your small section is allowed,” she said. “If a desk is being used to place or store items, you have to take it out of your space. When you look at a school district, they will assess the entire classroom and take out tables or chairs that are storage … Then they will divide by 35 to see how many can be in that space.” She said for a classroom, occupancy could be anywhere from 15 to 17 people on average.
Cleaning between cohorts When a cohort leaves a room, all items will be
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Department of Homeland Security acting Secretary Chad Wolf said federal agents were not inflaming the situation in Portland. He told “CBS This Morning” on Thursday that the mayor was legitimizing criminality in the city. “What we know is before DHS law enforcement, civil law enforcement, officers arrived in Portland, the mayor is on record as saying that the city is on — has a certain level of violence,” Wolf said. “It was ongoing well for a month before we arrived.” Protesters in the crowd held signs aloft that read “Tear Gas Ted” in reference to the Portland Police Bureau’s use of the substance before federal agents arrived. When the mayor left the protest, around 12:40
recovered cases to seven, according to a press release from Curry County Public Health Public Health Administrator Sherrié Ward. The new case is the spouse of a confirmed case that was reported on Saturday, July 18, Ward stated. Both individuals have been home self–isolating and
have been instructed to continue to self-isolate and monitor symptoms. Curry County Public Health will reach out to anyone suspected of exposure to this case. “As a reminder it is important that we all follow the OHA and CDC guidelines and Governor’s directives
about social distancing, wearing facial coverings in public buildings and protecting yourselves by staying home to slow the spread and save lives,” stated Ward. Curry County Public Health will continue to keep the public informed with all the COVID-19 information.
cleaned. “That space has to be entirely cleaned between classes,” Wetherell said. “Each district will design their cleaning process plan, but it has to use appropriate cleanser, washing all touch points and disinfecting the area….” At South Coast ESD, since a lot of cleaning has to be done quickly between cohorts, maintenance staff will use an electrostatic sprayer. This is a portable device that disinfectant can be placed inside, where it becomes an ionized mist that is sprayed quickly in a room. “It takes 15 minutes to dry and then a new cohort comes in,” Wetherell said. “It isn’t required, but is an extra level of safety to make sure to clean all the places you don’t
expect people to touch.” And when a new cohort enters a room, people will sign their names to a log, use hand sanitizer, and select a pen from a “clean” pen jar. “Used” pens will be deposited in a different jar. “The goal is to do all the things we can to keep our staff and students safe,” she said. “…We hope to be in a typical environment, but this is what we have to deal with at this time. As we go through the grieving process of what normally happens during school time, (we) put that aside and think clearly through cleaning our environment to keep students and staff safe and concentrate on that rather than belaboring what we can’t have.” Wetherell is also working
with the state on a Social Emotional Learning Project with school districts and the University of Oregon to identify 50 staff members on the South Coast who can be trained in social emotional trauma informed practice. This training is expected to be completed before school starts in order to help students who might be traumatized by what has happened due to the pandemic. To concerned parents, Wetherell urged them to take a look at their school district’s protocols and how they feel about it. “If the protocols and processes feel like they can get behind it, that will help them make a choice on sending their children back or to educate online,” she said.
a.m., some protesters surrounded him and shouted angrily at him as he walked away. One person shouted, “You’ve got to be here every single night!” While taking questions Wednesday night — and before he was tear gassed — Wheeler was criticized for the actions of his own police department, not defunding the local police, national movement that seeks to redirect funds from policing to community needs like housing and education, and not having Portland police protect people from federal agents. The mayor said he wants to use the energy of the protests to make changes. Wheeler then addressed the much larger crowd from a raised balcony, saying “I am here tonight to stand with you.” Earlier Wednesday, the City Council banned police from cooperating with
federal agents or arresting reporters or legal observers. Wheeler’s tense nighttime appearance downtown came hours after attorneys for Oregon urged a judge to issue a restraining order against agents deployed to quell the protests. The arguments from the state and the U.S. government came in a lawsuit filed by Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, who accuses federal agents of arresting protesters without probable cause, whisking them away in unmarked cars and using excessive force. Federal authorities have disputed those allegations. The lawsuit is part of the growing pushback to Trump sending federal agents to Portland and announcing they would be going to Chicago and Albuquerque, New Mexico, to fight rising crime, a move that’s deepening the country’s political divide and potentially
setting up a constitutional crisis months ahead of the presidential election. Democratic mayors of 15 cities condemned the use of federal officers in a letter to the U.S. attorney general. The court hearing focused on the actions of more than 100 federal agents responding to protests outside the Mark O. Hatfield Federal Courthouse, which has been a target for the demonstrations. The motion for a temporary restraining order asks U.S. District Judge Michael Mosman to command agents from the Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Patrol, Federal Protective Service and U.S. Marshals Service to immediately stop detaining protesters without probable cause, identify themselves and their agency before arresting anyone, and explain why an arrest is taking place.
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Poll: Most Americans favor requiring masks LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three out of four Americans, including a majority of Republicans, favor requiring people to wear face coverings while outside their homes, a new poll finds, reflecting fresh alarm over spiking coronavirus cases and a growing embrace of government advice intended to safeguard public health. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research also finds that about two-thirds of Americans disapprove of how President Donald Trump is handling the outbreak, an unwelcome sign for the White House in an election year shaped by the nation’s battle with the pandemic. More than four months after government stay-at-home orders first swept across the U.S., the poll spotlights an America increasingly on edge about the virus. The federal government’s response is seen as falling short, and most Americans favor continued restrictions to stop the virus from spreading even if they might hamstring the economy. Support for requiring masks is overwhelming among Democrats, at 89%, but 58% of Republicans are in favor as well. The poll was conducted before
Trump, who for months was dismissive of masks, said this week that it’s patriotic to wear one. “Not wearing a mask, to me, poses a greater risk of spreading the COVID,” said Darius Blevins, a 33-year-old Republican-leaning independent from Christiansburg, Virginia, who works in bank operations. Blevins said he wears a mask in public because “it’s much more effective than not wearing the mask.” It’s an opinion echoed by data analyst James Shaw, an independent who tilts Democratic. “If you understand the facts, there is really no issue,” said Shaw, 56, of Noble, Illinois. “The data is crystal clear.” For months health officials have said several simple steps could save lives — washing hands frequently, staying away from crowds, especially while indoors, and pulling on a mask when heading out to the supermarket, the office or a restaurant. And despite heated rhetoric about masks in some corners, 95% of Democrats and 75% of Republicans said they’re wearing face coverings when leaving the house. Overall, 86% of Americans say they’re doing so, compared with 73% in May.
As the tally of coronavirus infections continues to climb, state and local governments have tried to find a balance between restrictions intended to limit the virus’ spread, such as closing bars and indoor dining at restaurants, and getting workers back on the job after many businesses were idled and millions of people were left jobless by the initial stay-athome orders. The U.S. has more than 3.9 million known cases of the coronavirus, with many more undetected, and more than 140,000 people have died of it this year. The U.S. leads the world in confirmed cases and deaths and ranks near the top on a per-capita basis. California, which earned plaudits from health officials for aggressive early action that included the first statewide stayat-home order, is among states seeing a surge. On Wednesday, California passed New York for the most confirmed cases with 409,000. About half of Americans now say they’re extremely or very worried about themselves or someone in their families being infected with the virus — about the same as in March, but a steep increase from June, when just 32% said they were that con-
cerned. Republicans were less likely to be anxious about the illness, but concern rose among members of both parties. There were other signs of continued unease. Support for limiting the size of gatherings ticked back up to 66%, after sliding for several months to a low of 59% in June. Eighty-five percent of Americans say they’re avoiding large groups. About half say they favor requiring people to stay in their homes except for essential trips. That number remained about steady since June. About half also favor requiring bars and restaurants to close. Nearly three-quarters of Americans said restrictions to slow the spread of the virus should override concerns about damaging the economy, but California retiree Kimberly Greenan said she favors relaxing rules and allowing people to get back to work. Greenan says she wears a mask on trips to the grocery store and at church, but not if she’s walking in a park, away from other people. “If people are vigilant, if they do what’s right, this economy could come back,” said Greenan, 67, a Republican and former accountant and teacher from San-
tee, in the San Diego suburbs. While tough steps were needed initially, “for the most part people are ready to get on with their lives,” she said. “I don’t think tying everyone down is the right move.” The poll finds that only 24% of Americans approve of the federal government’s response to the outbreak, with disapproval hitting 55%, ticking up 7 percentage points from May. The remainder did not have an opinion either way. Trump’s recent endorsement of masks came after he said in April that “I just don’t want to wear one.” The Republican president was not seen wearing a mask in public until July 11, months after the coronavirus took hold in the U.S. Trump has recently suggested the virus is under control, but he changed course Tuesday, saying it will “get worse before it gets better.” Democratic California Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Wednesday again called for a national mask requirement. “We need a mandate at the federal level that will uniformly require masks across the country,” she said in a statement. “This isn’t a political issue.”
White House drops payroll tax cut from virus aid bill WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has reluctantly dropped a bid to cut Social Security payroll taxes as Republicans unveil a $1 trillion COVID-19 rescue package on Thursday, ceding to opposition to the idea among top Senate allies. “It won’t be in the base bill,” said Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, speaking on CNBC about the payroll tax cut, killing the idea for now. The idea has been a major demand of President Donald Trump. “The president is very focused on getting money quickly to workers right now and the payroll tax takes time,” Mnuchin said at the Capitol. Only Sunday, Trump said in a Fox News interview that “I would consider not signing it if we
don’t have a payroll tax cut.” The legislation, set to be released Thursday morning by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., comes amid alarming developments on the virus crisis. McConnell’s package is an opening GOP bid in talks with top Capitol Hill Democrats in a negotiation that could be rockier than talks in March that produced a $2 trillion rescue package. GOP senators and Trump are at odds over priorities, and Democrats say it’s not nearly enough to stem the health crisis, reopen schools and extend aid to jobless Americans. The Republican leader is expected to deliver a speech shortly after the Senate opens, and then senators will begin rolling out their separate parts of
the package, according to a Republican granted anonymity to discuss the plans. Instead, Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows went to the Capitol for an unscheduled meeting with McConnell. Afterward, Mnuchin declared that the administration had reached a “fundamental agreement” with Senate Republicans. The must-have centerpiece of the for McConnell is a liability shield to protect businesses, schools, and others from coronavirus-related lawsuits. The package is not expected to provide any new money for cash-strapped states and cities, which are clamoring for funds, but Republicans propose giving $105 billion to help schools reopen and
Trump will deploy more federal agents under ‘law and order’ push WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced he will send federal agents to Chicago and Albuquerque, New Mexico, to help combat rising crime, expanding the administration’s intervention into local enforcement as he runs for reelection under a “law and order” mantle. Using the same alarmist language he has employed to describe illegal immigration, Trump painted Democrat-led cities as out of control and lashed out at the “radical left,” which he blamed for rising violence in some cities, even though criminal justice experts say it defies easy explanation. “In recent weeks there has been a radical movement to defund, dismantle and dissolve our police department,” Trump said Wednesday at a White House event, blaming the movement for “a shocking explosion of shootings, killings, murders and heinous crimes of violence.”
“This bloodshed must end,” he said. “This bloodshed will end.” The decision to dispatch federal agents to American cities is playing out at a hyperpoliticized moment when Trump is grasping for a new reelection strategy after the coronavirus upended the economy, dismantling what his campaign had seen as his ticket to a second term. With less than four months until Election Day, Trump has been warning that violence will worsen if his Democratic rival Joe Biden is elected in November and Democrats have a chance to make the police reforms they have endorsed after the killing of George Floyd and nationwide protests demanding racial justice. Crime began surging in some cities like Chicago, New York and Philadelphia when stay-at-home orders lifted. Criminal justice experts seeking answers have pointed to the unprecedent-
ed moment: a pandemic that has killed over 140,000 Americans, historic unemployment, a mass reckoning over race and police brutality, intense stress and even the weather. Compared with other years, crime in 2020 is down overall. The plan Trump announced Wednesday expands an existing program that sent hundreds of federal agents to Kansas City, Missouri, after a 4-year-old boy’s shooting death to help quell a record rise in violence. Sending federal agents to help localities is not uncommon; Attorney General William Barr announced a similar surge effort in December for seven cities with spiking violence. But this effort will include at least 100 Department of Homeland Security Investigations officers who generally conduct drug trafficking and child exploitation investigations, in addition to personnel under the Justice Department umbrella.
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to address this soon and my office is talking to neighboring states about this issue,” Brown said. Sidelinger said although hospitalizations are continuing to rise, it is not increasing at the same rate as new infections, in part because there are more cases among younger people who tend to experience milder symptoms of COVID-19. Nearly 40 percent of the state’s cases are people in their 20’s and 30’s. “Today, Oregon hospitals continue to have an adequate number of ICU
beds and ventilators to treat people with severe COVID-19 illness,” Sidelinger said. “But, we can’t ignore the looming danger – if left unchecked, we’re on a trajectory to overwhelm our health care system with cases in the future.” A recording of the Governor’s press conference, as well as a transcript of the governor’s remarks, can be found through the governor website at www. oregon.gov/gov. Updated guidance will be posted to coronavirus. oregon.gov.
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“Meaning the virus is circulating more than we hoped,” Sidelinger said. In addition, Brown said there has been an increase in cases connected to tourism. As a result she is considering restricting travel into Oregon when tourists are coming from state’s with high infection rates and requiring mandatory quarantine for people traveling from known COVID-19 hotspots. “I will be taking action
$15 billion for child care centers to create safe environments for youngsters during the pandemic. But the GOP measure forges an immediate agreement with Democrats on another round of $1,200 checks to most American adults. The $600 weekly unemployment benefit boost that is expiring Friday would be cut back, and Mnuchin said it would ultimately be redesigned to provide a typical worker 70% of his or her income. Republicans say continuing the $600 benefit as Democrats is a disincentive to work, but some Republicans are pressing for a temporary extension of the current benefit if the talks drag. “We cannot allow there to be a cliff in unemploy-
ment insurance given we’re still at about 11% unemployment,” said Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio. The bill is likely to be silent on the potential housing crisis as a federal eviction moratorium on millions of rental units expires in days. One key holdup in the talks was Trump’s push for a payroll tax cut, according to a Republican granted anonymity to discuss the private talks. Hardly any GOP senators support the idea. Instead, McConnell and some other Republicans prefer the direct $1,200 cash payments to Americans. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., said there will be another boost for small business lending in the Paycheck Protection Program. “It’s going to be
big,” he said. The bills will also include tax breaks for businesses to hire and retain workers and to help shops and workplaces retool with new safety protocols. A document circulating among lobbyists claims the package would increase the deduction for business meals to 100%, offering help to the restaurant industry The breakthrough on testing money was key after days of debate between Republicans and the White House. Republicans wanted $25 billion, but the Trump administration said the $9 billion in unspent funds from a previous aid deal was sufficient. The two sides settled on adding $16 billion to the unspent funds to reach $25 billion, senators said.
DEAR ABBYBy Abigail Van Buren New relationship founders on sharing of offensive video DEAR ABBY: A casual friend sent me a video of a comic doing a very lewd and vulgar routine. I was offended by it and forwarded it to my girlfriend to find out what she thought about it. She got very upset and told me I was being disrespectful to her by even passing it on to her. I should add that we met online and have been talking on the phone with each other for only a month during this shelter-in-place time. This incident nearly ended our new relationship. Was I wrong to send her the video? And what should I do now to save what I think is the most wonderful relationship I have ever had in my life? -- NO LAUGHING MATTER DEAR NO LAUGHING: Before sending the video, you should have warned your new girlfriend that it was vulgar and asked if she wanted to see it, which would have given her the opportunity to refuse. What you should do now is apologize for having offended her and tell her how much you value your relationship with her. Then cross your fingers that she still feels the same. DEAR ABBY: My wife had some health issues over the last four years and gained 40 pounds. She keeps saying she wants to lose the weight, but doesn’t do anything about it. Her blood pressure is high, so she needs to do it. When I try to bring it up, she gets mad and always mentions the health issues. But those issues are now totally behind her. What can I do or say to get her going again? -- FULL OF CONCERN IN NEW JERSEY DEAR FULL: Tell your wife you don’t mean to come across as a nag, but you are worried because of her blood pressure issue. She is far from the only person who procrastinates when faced with changing one’s lifestyle. Many folks are overindulging now because of the challenge of social isolation. Something that might benefit you both
would be to encourage her to get out and start walking with you on a regular basis. And drop the subject of weight for now. Take it up again once your lives begin to normalize and she may be less defensive. DEAR ABBY: My college-age daughter, “Dahlia,” refuses to take seriously the social distancing necessary to control the spread of COVID-19, even though her college, like many others, has closed. She says it’s all overblown, even though her father and I are older and she has a pregnant sister at home. Dahlia is young, and she thinks she’s invincible. I think my daughter is selfish for not caring about anyone else. What can I say to her? -- FOLLOWING THE RULES IN WEST VIRGINIA DEAR FOLLOWING: Many people still are having trouble accepting the fact that we are all at risk because of an invisible and silent “enemy,” COVID-19. Because you are unable to get through to Dahlia, assert yourself as the adult in the household and establish some rules to protect yourself, your husband, your pregnant daughter and your unborn grandchild. First among them: Dahlia must follow the government guidelines regarding social distancing, handwashing, etc. or find another place to live. ------------------------------Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www. DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. For an excellent guide to becoming a better conversationalist and a more sociable person, order “How to Be Popular.” Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $8 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby, Popularity Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.)
Thorns fall to Houston in NWSL semifinals SANDY, Utah (AP) — Rachel Daly scored on a header in the 69th minute and the Houston Dash advanced to the Challenge Cup title game with a 1-0 victory over the Portland Thorns on Wednesday. The fourth-seeded Dash, the highest remaining seed in the tournament, had never been to the playoffs in seven years in the National Women’s Soccer League. The Dash will take on the Chicago Red Stars, who won the late semifinal game 3-2 over Sky Blue, in the championship on Sunday. “It’s the best feeling in the world. This team is phenomenal, it’s just such a special team. We talked a lot about the identity of the team,” Daly said. “You know what? I think everywhere in the
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world is struggling right now with this pandemic and the city of Houston is going through a really tough time. And I think for us, it was for them.” Nichelle Prince broke away in a sprint toward Portland’s goal in the opening half Wednesday but she was caught by defender Emily Menges. Daly had the lone shot on goal for the Dash in the scoreless half. Prince had another great opportunity in the 62nd minute but Portland goalkeeper Britt Eckerstrom punched it away. Daly finally broke through with her rebound goal that bounced off Eckerstom’s back and into the net. It was Daly’s third goal of the tournament and ended a three-match shutout for the Dash. Houston had advanced to
the semifinals after a penalty shootout with the Utah Royals. Two other quarterfinal matches were also decided by penalties. “I thought we played really well collectively. And it’s nice to score a goal in open play and not have to rely on penalty shootouts,” Dash coach James Clarkson said. “So, very happy, but all the praise and everything goes to the players because they were magnificent.” Portland went into the tournament with an 11-2-3 advantage all-time against the Dash. “Obviously, today we didn’t play to our potential,” Portland defender Kelli Hubly said. “It definitely really stings and hurts.” Thorns coach Mark Parsons said the match was a “below-av-
erage performance” from his team, but he was pleased with the Thorns over the course of the tournament overall. “We have not only strengthened and raised the standard of our culture. We also took massive leaps in our style of play, in how we want to represent ourselves on the field, playing the game that is tough to play against -- an attacking team that wants to be on the front foot, that wants to control and create chances,” Parsons said. ”We were very clear that the outcome of the tournament wasn’t going to define success.” Portland advanced to the semifinals by knocking off top-seeded North Carolina, the two-time defending league champions, in the quarterfinals. But the Thorns, who won league titles in 2013
and 2017, were hampered by injuries throughout the Challenge Cup. Starting goalkeeper Adrianna Franch didn’t play because of a knee injury, and defender Becky Sauerbrunn hadn’t played since the opener because of a hip injury. The Thorns on Wednesday were also without midfielder Lindsey Horan, who was questionable going into the game with a hip injury. Portland was also down to the team’s third goalkeeper. Eckerstrom started the last two games after Bella Bixby suffered an ACL injury and headed home. As a result, goalkeeping coach Nadine Angerer, the former German national team goalkeeper and FIFA player of the year, was on Portland’s bench as a backup.
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Opening day, at last. A baseball season that was on the brink before it ever began because of the virus outbreak is set to start Thursday night when excitable Max Scherzer and the World Series champion Washington Nationals host prized ace Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees. When it does get underway — the DC forecast calls for thunderstorms, the latest rocky inning in this what-can-gowrong game — it’ll mark the most bizarre year in the history of Major League Baseball. A 60-game season, stars opting out. Ballparks without fans, players wearing masks. Piped-in sound effects, cardboard cutouts for spectators. Spray-painted ads on the mound, pitchers with personal rosin bags. And a rack of strange rules. DHs in the National League, well, OK. An automatic runner on second to start the 10th inning? C’mon, now. “Gosh, it’s going to be fun,” Cole said. “It’s going to have fake crowd noise, and going to be 2020 coronavirus baseball.” Plus, a poignant reminder of the world we live in. A Black Lives Matter stencil can be put on mounds throughout the majors during the opening weekend. And still there’s a team that doesn’t know where it’s going to play — barred from Toronto because of health concerns, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and the Blue Jays had hoped to roost in Pittsburgh or Baltimore or Buffalo or somewhere else. “This is 2020 baseball,” Scherzer said. To many fans, that will do. No other choice, really. Four months after the games were supposed to start, strange ball is better than no ball, right? We’ll see. Opening day brings a tasty doubleheader: a marquee pitching matchup in Washington, followed by the nightcap at Dodger Stadium when star outfielder Mookie Betts, fresh off a $365 million, 12-year contract, and his new Los Angeles teammates take on the San Francisco Giants. One player Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw won’t face: six-time All-Star, three-time champion and former MVP Buster Posey. The Giants catcher and his wife have adopted twin identical girls who were prematurely born, and he’s among about a dozen players who have chosen to sit out this year. Please see Baseball, Page B2
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Coquille’s Drew Wilson bumps the ball during a match against Toledo at Coquille High School last fall. The first day games can be played this year is currently set at Sept. 23.
OSAA remains committed to fall sports First games pushed back; no timeline set for start of football JOHN GUNTHER The World
The Oregon School Activities Association remains committed to a fall sports season, if it’s safe to do so, though the first games have been pushed back for most sports and there is no timeline for when football could start. The OSAA Executive Board wrapped up a three-day online meeting Wednesday and Executive Director Peter Weber sent out an update to the state’s schools outlining the board’s current plans. He added that the Executive Board will meet again the week of Aug. 3 and provide further sports and activities guid-
ance after that meeting. “The OSAA Executive Board remains committed to providing school sports and activities opportunities for students this fall provided it’s safe to do so and within the parameters set by the Governor’s Office, Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Department of Education,” Weber wrote, noting that OSAA and its 290-plus member schools are bound to work within those parameters. The newest update from OSAA came one day after Washington announced it won’t start sports until January and two days after California announced it will delay activities until December and split them into two seasons. Weber added that OSAA has received countless emails advocating the safe return of school sports and activities. “The OSAA Executive Board
and staff share the passion and desire expressed by this communication and have bene advocating with the Governor’s Office accordingly,” Weber wrote. “Just as schools will not look the same in the fall of 2020, it’s clear that school sports and activities will not either. It’s important to remember that any participation that can be done safely is a positive step forward for the physical health and mental well-being of students and their communities.” The current plan for OSAA is to keep the same start date of Aug. 17 for fall practice for cross country, volleyball and soccer, though the first day for contests has been pushed back to Sept. 23 (It was previously Aug. 27). “New guidance from the state requiring face coverings even when exercising indoors will require further consideration regarding guidance for indoor
activities,” Weber wrote. “These dates allow for local school control regarding fall practice schedules while enabling them to focus on their primary objective of reopening to students. “Decisions schools are making regarding their instructional models — on-site, hybrid or distance learning — are still being discussed locally.” Weber added that the new dates and each school’s ability to participate may be impacted by their instructional model as well as “any new health metrics set forth by the Governor’s Office and OHA.” OSAA will provide additional guidance for fall contest protocols, including multi-team events, spectator policies and regional scheduling in the coming weeks. Please see OSAA, Page B2
Pennsylvania: Blue Jays can’t play in Pittsburgh TORONTO (AP) — The state of Pennsylvania won’t allow the Toronto Blue Jays to play at PNC Park in Pittsburgh amid the coronavirus pandemic, health officials announced Wednesday, becoming the second jurisdiction to say no to the team as the baseball season begins this week. Canada already denied the Blue Jays’ request to play in Toronto because the regular-season schedule would require frequent travel back and forth from the United States, where COVID-19 cases are surging. The Blue Jays and Pirates
had been waiting to see if they got permission from Pennsylvania officials to proceed with the plan to have PNC Park fill in for the Rogers Centre as the Blue Jays’ home stadium. “In recent weeks, we have seen a significant increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in southwestern Pennsylvania,” Dr. Rachel Levine, the state’s secretary of health, said in a statement. “To add travelers to this region for any reason, including for professional sports events, risks residents, visitors and members of
both teams. We know that this virus does not discriminate, and can even make professional athletes very sick. We are committed to protecting the health and well-being of all Pennsylvanians.” A source familiar with the matter told The Associated Press the Blue Jays are now engaged in talks with the Baltimore Orioles about playing “home games” at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The official said the Orioles are trying to help Toronto however they can but says there are lots of logistics to be worked through yet in terms of feasibility. The
official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter, said the Blue Jays are working on other contingencies, too. Canada has flattened the epidemic curve. But the number of new confirmed cases of the coronavirus reported daily by Allegheny County — which includes Pittsburgh and 1.2 million residents — has increased tenfold in the last two weeks, compared with the two weeks in June before what officials there called an alarming spike in cases.
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SEATTLE (AP) — Kendall Graveman and Taijuan Walker were looking for an opportunity to prove similar injuries hadn’t completely derailed their careers. The Seattle Mariners were willing to take a chance on them. Signing a pair of motivated, lowcost starting pitchers fit with Seattle’s rebuilding plans and the Mariners will begin to find out what the two right-handers have when they open the season in Houston. Walker is set to throw Saturday in the second game of the season, while Graveman will throw in the series finale on Monday. Over the past two seasons, the two have thrown just 48 combined innings as their careers were sidetracked by elbow injuries and Tommy John surgery. The next two months is an audition for the future. “I’m very excited. I can’t hide it. I love this game. I have a passion for this game and I’m ready to pitch,” Graveman said. “I feel like I’m a big-league pitcher. I feel like I can get guys out still. I feel like I can help a team win. And it’s been kind of driving me nuts over the two years not to be able to play.”
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Football, cheerleading and dance were not included in the sports cleared to start practicing because all are considered full contact activities under the governor’s and OHA guidelines. The state has not set a definitive date for a review of the current prohibition for those activities. “Based on strategies provided by the OSAA Football Contingency Group, it is necessary that any football restrictions be lifted by September 28 in order to have a modified regular season this fall that would include some type
Walker and Graveman believed that when they signed with Seattle -- each on one-year prove-it deals -they would get somewhere between 20 and 30 starts to show the rest of the league they were healthy again. Instead, they’ll each be slated for around 10 starts during the shortened season. “It’ll be a small sample size, but there’s past that shows that I can pitch,” Graveman said. “And then this has proven that I’m healthy and that my stuff is sharp. I believe in my heart that my stuff is better now than it was before surgery. I believe I’m a better pitcher, a smarter pitcher.” For Walker, coming to Seattle is a return home. He came up through the Mariners’ minor-league system and between the 2015 and 2016 seasons made 54 starts with a 4.41 ERA, all before his 25th birthday. But his youth and his potential also made him a target and Walker became the centerpiece of a major trade after the 2016 season that sent him to Arizona. Walker had just one healthy season in Arizona in 2017, going 9-9 with a 3.49 ERA in 28 starts. He made just three starts the following season before suffering a partial ligament tear in his elbow and undergoing surgery. Last season, Walker returned in September for one start that lasted one inning.
of restructured postseason,” Weber wrote. As for cheerleading and dance, Weber said OSAA staff is seeking clarification from the state for possible modifications to those activities could be made to allow them to take place, such as modifications to choreography and stunting. The Executive Board also adopted two recommendations from the OSAA Sports Medicine Advisory Committee that will impact all sports, each surrounding student safety during the pandemic. First, teams will not be allowed to have multiple practice sessions on the same day in any sport
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That one inning was a reward for the work Walker put in rehabbing from the surgery. But he’s ready for more, and the delayed start to the season has allowed him more time to build strength and stamina in the arm. “Just being back out there and knowing I have 75 pitches, plus I can go long in the game and actually go and compete,” Walker said. “I threw the one inning last year and it was more just, I worked my butt off and we’ll basically give you one inning. But now it’s go time, real game, just go out there and pitch, and have fun with it.” Graveman hasn’t pitched since May 2018 when he was with Oakland. He had hopes of getting a September call-up last season with the Chicago Cubs after spending the year rehabbing from surgery, but the call never came. It will be almost two years to the day of his surgery when he takes the mound next Monday against the Astros. “He’s one of the guys that is probably more grateful than anybody else in this clubhouse because the game did get taken away from him from an injury standpoint, for a couple years,” Seattle manager Scott Servais said. “He’s been also one of the guys that’s really stood out in this camp.”
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If fall activities aren’t able to be held in the fall, the Executive Board is committed to working with its contingency groups to “exhaust all options for these activities, including shifting, condensing or stacking seasons, like our neighbors in Washington and California, with the fundamental objective of providing participation opportunities for students,” Weber wrote. “These changes may ultimately force schools into choosing which programs they will offer and students into choosing between activities, but the Board believes that a potentially difficult choice is better than no choice.”
Baseball From B1
“From a baseball standpoint, it was a tough decision for me,” Posey said. “From a family standpoint, making a decision to protect children, our children, it was relatively easy.” Dodgers pitcher David Price, Washington infielder Ryan Zimmerman and Atlanta outfielder Nick Markakis also are sitting out. Other players won’t be ready by the weekend — on Wednesday, the Royals announced Hunter Dozier (26 home runs, 10 triples) had tested positive for the virus and was being put on the injured list. For those are who healthy, it’s time to play. For how long, with the virus looming, we’ll find out soon enough. Something that will be firmed up by the first pitch: how many teams will make the playoffs. A decision is due by then after renewed talks about expanding the postseason field. Tossing out the first ball at Nationals Park to begin a schedule clobbered by COVID-19 will be Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease expert. “I used to play baseball as a young boy,” the 79-year-old Fauci told CNN. “I hope I don’t bounce it too much.” Don’t worry, Doc. Even before the first pitch, this season already has handled plenty of bad hops. “I think it will be emotional for fans that are huge fans of each team, but I think it will be emotional for sports fans, being able to see baseball return,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. Elsewhere around the bases this year:
SOCIAL JUSTICE MLB players traditionally haven’t been as outspoken as those in the NFL and NBA on social issues.
Until this year, former Oakland catcher Bruce Maxwell was the only baseball player to take a knee before the national anthem — he did that in 2017 and felt it cost him a future spot in the majors. New Giants manager Gabe Kapler and several of his players knelt during the national anthem before an exhibition game this week. A group of Reds did the same in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. “I wanted them to know that I wasn’t pleased with the way our country has handled police brutality and I told them I wanted to amplify their voices and I wanted to amplify the voice of the Black community and marginalized communities as well,” said Kapler, among 10 managers starting new jobs. Said Yankees star Aaron Judge: “That’s the beauty of America, is freedom of speech and freedom to express yourself.” “We got a special platform being athletes and being able to speak our mind and speak what’s going on in this world. Some people express it online. Some people express it with words. Some people kneel,” he said. MLB players can put a patch with “Black Lives Matter” or “United For Change” on a jersey sleeve during opening day.
BOO WHO? All those hoots and hisses the Houston Astros heard in March, they’re gone now. Some fans will claim the guys who took part in that sign-stealing scam are getting off easy, not feeling the wrath of crowds on the road. MLB has issued stern warnings against any basebrawling this year. Even so, some Houston hitters might feel a little retribution — José Altuve, Alex Bregman and George Springer all got hit by pitches Tuesday night in Kansas City during the Astros’ final tuneup.
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