Oregon effort to declare health care a right falters

February 28, 2018March 1, 2018

SALEM — An effort to insert an amendment in Oregon’s Constitution making health care a right died amid concerns by lawmakers that it would expose the state to lawsuits.

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Forecast For 10/13/2019

Today's High: 62

Today's Low: 39

Tomorrows High: 63

A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer for your Sunday.

ADVISORIES

HEALTH ADVISORIES: A RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR WILLOW CREEK RESERVOIR IN MORROW COUNTY (NEW) AND SOUTH TENMILE LAKE IN COOS COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CYANOBACTERIAL (HARMFUL ALGAE) BLOOM AND CYANOTOXINS (HARMFUL ALGAE TOXINS) ABOVE RECREATIONAL GUIDELINE VALUES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE BLOOMS ARE IDENTIFIED. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH COULD LEAD TO INHALATION RISK. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH. A PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WATER CONTACT AT NESKOWIN BEACH IN TILLAMOOK COUNTY DUE TO HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL LEVELS OF FECAL BACTERIA. FECAL BACTERIA CAN CAUSE DIARRHEA, STOMACH CRAMPS, SKIN RASHES, UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND OTHER ILLNESSES. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE WATER IN THIS AREA UNTIL THE ADVISORY IS LIFTED. VISITORS SHOULD AVOID WADING IN NEARBY CREEKS, POLS OF WATER ON THE BEACH, OR IN DISCOLORED WATER, AND STAY CLEAR OF WATER RUNNOFF FLOWING INTO THE OCEAN. RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE HOWARD’S BAY AREA OF UPPER KLAMATH LAKE IN KLAMATH COUNTY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF AS CYANOBACTERIAL (HARMFUL ALGAE) BLOOM AND CYANOTOXINS (HARMFUL ALGAE TOXINS) ABOVE RECREATIONAL GUIDELINE VALUES FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE. PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID SWIMMING AND HIGH-SPEED WATER SKIING OR POWER BOATING, IN AREAS OF THE LAKE WHERE BLOOMS ARE IDENTIFIED. BOATING IS SAFE AS LONG AS SPEEDS DO NOT CREATE EXCESSIVE WATER SPRAY, WHICH COULD LEAD TO INHALATION RISK. ALTHOUGH TOXINS ARE NOT ABSORBED THROUGH THE SKIN, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SKIN SENSITIVITIES MAY EXPERIENCE A PUFFY RED RASH. A PRECAUTIONARY RECREATIONAL USE HEALTH ADVISORY FOR THE 2019 CYANOBACTERIAL (HARMFUL ALGAI) BLOOM SEASON REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LAKE BILLY CHINOOK IN JEFFERSON COUNTY DUE TO CYANOBACTERIAL BLOOMS THAT ROUTINELY DEVELOP IN THE LAKE. NO BLOOMS HAVE BEEN DETECTED AT THIS TIME, BUT BLOOMS CAN DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THE SEASON AND IN AREAS THAT ARE NOT VISUALLY MONITORED BY JEFFERSON COUNTY , OREGON STATE PARKS, OR THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE. THE ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFFECT THROUGH NOVEMBER 1, 2019. A PERMANENT HEALTH ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER BAR. POOLS IN THE BEDROCK ALONG THE RIVERS EDGE ARE KNOWN TO DEVELOP BLUE-GREEN ALGAE (CYANOBACTERIAL) BLOOMS THAT CAN BE HARMFUL TO PETS AND PEOPLE IF ACCIDENTAL INGESTION OCCURS. SIGNS HAVE BEEN POSTED ALONG SEVERAL ACCESS AREAS ALONG THE RIVER.

Weather Pattern

An Upper Level Low Pressure Trough (Shaded “U” shape with arrows) is leaving taking the chance of rain with it. An Upper Level High Pressure Ridge (Shaded “Arch” shape with arrows) will be taking over. The graphics for days 1-3 show a front off shore then pushing through today. The graphics for days 4-7 show the frontal systems moving through the Pacific Northwest Tuesday through Friday then a warm front over the Pacific Ocean next Saturday.

Eugene Area Forecast

A mix of clouds and sun and a bit warmer today, partly cloudy with patchy fog late tonight,
AM clouds and sun with patchy fog, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday afternoon (Columbus Day), partly cloudy Monday night,
Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday with a (30%) chance of afternoon rain, cloudy with a (30%) chance of evening rain, then rain likely (70%) late Tuesday night.
highs 62-64 lows 39-48.
Mostly cloudy with AM rain, a bit cooler with showers and a slight (20%) chance of thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and evening, rain late Wednesday night,
Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with rain Thursday and at night,
Rain and a bit cooler Friday and Friday night,
Then rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Saturday.
highs 62-55 lows 47-45. (seasonal averages high 66 low 41)

Umpqua Forecast

Some AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit cooler this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight,
Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Monday afternoon (Columbus Day), partly cloudy at night,
Some AM clouds, mostly cloudy with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, mostly cloudy with a (40%) chance of rain Tuesday night.
highs 63-67 lows 44-52.
Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday and in the evening, showers late at night,
Mostly cloudy with AM showers, rain Thursday afternoon and Thursday night,
Rain and a bit cooler Friday and at night,
Then rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Saturday.
highs 62-56 lows 49-47 (seasonal averages high 68 low 45)

Coos Bay Forecast

Some AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit warmer this afternoon, partly cloudy tonight,
Some AM clouds, sunny and a bit warmer Monday (Columbus Day), partly cloudy at night,
Mostly cloudy and a bit cooler with a slight (20%) chance of rain Tuesday afternoon, then rain Tuesday night.
highs near 64 lows 40-50.
Mostly cloudy with rain Wednesday, showers and a bit cooler Wednesday night and Thursday, rain Thursday night,
Rain and a bit cooler Friday and at night,
Then rain likely (70%) and a bit cooler Saturday.
highs 64-58 lows 47-45. (seasonal averages high 62 low 46)

Cascades Forecast

A mix of clouds and sun today with a slight (20%) of AM showers, just partly cloudy tonight,
Some AM clouds, mostly sunny and a bit warmer Monday afternoon (Columbus Day), partly cloudy at night,
Mostly cloudy and a bit warmer Tuesday, then becoming cloudy with a good (50%) chance of rain Tuesday night.
snow level 7,000 ft. this AM, free air freezing level 9,000 ft. tonight, 10,000 ft. rising to 11,000 ft. Monday afternoon, 12,000 ft. Monday night, snow level 8,000 ft. Tuesday, then above 8,000 ft. Tuesday night.
highs 50-55 lows 30-39.
Cloudy with a good (50%) chance of AM rain, rain and a bit cooler Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night,
Mostly cloudy with AM rain and snow, rain and a bit cooler Thursday afternoon and at night,
AM rain and snow, rain and a bit cooler Friday afternoon, rain and snow Friday night,
Then rain and snow likely (70%) and a bit cooler Saturday. snow level 8,000 ft. Wednesday and Wednesday night, 6,000 ft. Thursday through Friday, 5,500 ft. Friday night, then 5,000 ft. Saturday.
highs 48-37 lows 34-30.

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