LA GRANDE — Eric Valentine was hiking a Hells Canyon trail, a place nearly as familiar as his own yard, when a weed beside the path changed his life.
And might well have ended it.
kAm'2=6?E:?6[ 2 C6E:C65 ;F586 H9@ 92D =:G65 :? {2 vC2?56 D:?46 `hf_ 2?5 46=63C2E65 9:D g_E9 3:CE952J :? u63CF2CJ[ C6>6>36CD 72==:?8]k^Am
kAmw6 C6>6>36CD 9@H DF556?=J 2? @C5:?2CJ H2=<[ D@>6E9:?8 96 925 5@?6 9F?5C65D @7 E:>6D[ 3642>6 E96 D@CE @7 @C562= 96 925 C625 23@FE[ 2?5 E9@F89E 23@FE[ 3FE ?6G6C 6IA6C:6?465]k^Am
kAmw6 C6>6>36CD 9@H E96 D<J 2?5 E96 C@4<J 8C@F?5 DH2AA65 A=246D[ @G6C 2?5 @G6C 282:?[ 2D 96 EF>3=65 5@H? E96 D92=6[ A@H6C=6DD E@ DE@A]k^Am
kAm“$<J[ 5:CE[ D<J[ 5:CE[” '2=6?E:?6 D2:5 5FC:?8 2 A9@?6 :?E6CG:6H 7C@> 9:D 365 :? 2 q@:D6 C6923:=:E2E:@? 46?E6C @? |@?52J[ |2J aa]k^Am
kAm$:IE66? 52JD 27E6C 9:D 72==[ 96 C642==65 E92E D6BF6?46 2D G:G:5=J 2D 2?JE9:?8 6=D6 E92E 92AA6?65 @? E96 62C=J 27E6C?@@? @7 |2J e]k^Am
kAm'2=6?E:?6 42?’E D2J H:E9 AC64:D:@? 9@H >F49 E:>6 6=2AD65]k^Am
kAmqFE 8C2G:EJ 6I6CED :ED6=7 BF:4<=J :? w6==D r2?J@?[ H96C6 4=:77D 2C6 72C >@C6 4@>>@? E92? 7=2E 8C@F?5]k^Am
kAm“xE 4@F=5 ?@E 92G6 366? >@C6 E92? `_ D64@?5D[” '2=6?E:?6 D2:5]k^Am
kAmtG6? :? E92E 3C:67 DA2? 96 H@CC:65 E92E 96 >:89E EF>3=6 2== E96 H2J :?E@ w6==D r2?J@? #6D6CG@:C]k^Am
kAm'2=6?E:?6 <?6H E92E :7 96 8@E D@2<65 2?5 49:==65 @? 2 dd\568C66 52J[ 9JA@E96C>:2 >:89E A@D6 2? 6G6? 8C62E6C 52?86C E92? 9:D :?;FC:6D]k^Am
kAmp7E6C C@==:?8 23@FE ed G6CE:42= 766E[ '2=6?E:?6 4@==:565 H:E9 2 3@F=56C a_ 766E @C D@ 23@G6 E96 D9@C6]k^Am
kAmx? E96 DF556? D:=6?46 2?5 DE:==?6DD[ 96 E@@< DE@4< @7 9:D 4@?5:E:@?]k^Am
kAmw6 925?’E =@DE 4@?D4:@FD?6DD]k^Am
kAm“x <?6H E96C6 H2D D@>6E9:?8 HC@?8 H:E9 >J ?64< 2?5 >J 7@@E 2?5 >J =68[” '2=6?E:?6 D2:5] “|J HC:DE 9FCE]”k^Am
kAmqFE E96 A2:? H2D[ 2E =62DE :?:E:2==J[ D64@?52CJ]k^Am
kAm'2=6?E:?6’D :?:E:2= 766=:?8 H2D[ 96 D2JD H:E9 2 49F4<=6[ “F?BF@E23=6]”k^Am
kAmw6 H2D 2?8CJ 2E 9:>D6=7]k^Am
kAm|25 E92E[ 27E6C 9:<:?8 D@ >2?J 9F?5C65D @7 >:=6D 24C@DD 492==6?8:?8 E6CC2:?[ 96 925 72==6? 7C@> 2 EC2:= 96 925 9:<65[ H:E9@FE >:D92A[ A6C92AD 2 5@K6? E:>6D]k^Am
kAm“%96C6 H2D 2 566A 2??@J2?46 E92E x 925 =6E E9:D 92AA6? E@ >6[” 96 D2:5] “q642FD6 :E H2D DEFA:5]”k^Am
kAmqFE :E H2D 2=D@ 2 7=F<6[ H92E 92AA6?65 H96? 96 J2?<65 @? E92E H665]k^Am
kAm%96 D@CE @7 E9:?8 '2=6?E:?6 925 5@?6 367@C6 2?5 4@F=5 AC@323=J 5@ 2 E9@FD2?5 E:>6D H:E9@FE >:D92A]k^Am
kAm%96 H665 — 96’D ?@E DFC6 @7 E96 DA64:6D 3FE 96 42==65 :E 2 3=F63@??6E — H2D C:89E 36D:56 E96 EC2:=]k^Am
kAmw6 =62?65 7@CH2C5[ 8C2DA65 E96 DE2=< 2?5 AF==65]k^Am
kAmxE 5:5?’E 4@>6 7C66 7C@> E96 D@:= 2D 62D:=J 2D 96 925 6IA64E65]k^Am
kAmw6 =@DE 9:D 32=2?46]k^Am
kAm“x’> ?@E BF:E6 DFC6 H92E E:AA65 >6[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAm%96? 96 H2D EF>3=:?8]k^Am
k9bm%96 C65 ;24<6Ek^9bm
kAmp7E6C 96 DECF4< E96 3@F=56C[ '2=6?E:?6[ H9@ DA6?E 564256D 2D 2 =2HJ6C 2?5 ;F586 2?2=JK:?8 AC@3=6>D 5:DA2DD:@?2E6=J[ BF:4<=J D6E 2D:56 9:D 2?86C]k^Am
kAmw6 4@?D:56C65 9:D D:EF2E:@?]k^Am
kAmp=E9@F89 E96 EC2:= @? E96 ~C68@? D:56 @7 E96 42?J@? H2D H:E9:? E96 w6==D r2?J@? (:=56C?6DD[ E96 DA@E :D?’E A2CE:4F=2C=J C6>@E6]k^Am
kAm'2=6?E:?6 <?6H E96 C6D6CG@:C H2D A@AF=2C H:E9 2?8=6CD 2?5 3@2E6CD]k^Am
kAm|@C6@G6C[ x529@ !@H6C r@>A2?J’D A2G65 9:89H2J =625:?8 E@ w6==D r2?J@? s2> CF?D 2=@?8 E96 x529@ D:56[ =6DD E92? 92=7 2 >:=6 24C@DD E96 H2E6C]k^Am
kAmxE H2D 23@FE `d >:?FE6D A2DE ?@@?[ D@ 6G6? :? E96 566A6DE 42?J@? :? }@CE9 p>6C:42[ E96 =:89E H@F=5 =2DE 7@C D6G6C2= >@C6 9@FCD]k^Am
kAm'2=6?E:?6 H2D 4@?7:56?E 96 H@F=5 36 C6D4F65]k^Am
kAm“x <?6H x H2D ?@E 8@:?8 E@ 36 E96C6 @G6C?:89E[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAmqFE 96 H2D?’E 4@?E6?E E@ ;FDE H2:E]k^Am
kAmu:CDE[ E9@F89[ 96 ?66565 E@ E2<6 @77 9:D ~DAC6J 52JA24<]k^Am
kAm(:E9 9:D :?;FC:6D =:>:E:?8 9:D >@G6>6?E[ E9:D ?@C>2==J DEC2:89E7@CH2C5 E2D<[ 2 >2EE6C @7 2 76H D64@?5D[ E@@< '2=6?E:?6 23@FE 7:G6 >:?FE6D]k^Am
kAmp=E9@F89 96 2=H2JD 9665D E96 25G:46 8:G6? E@ 9:<6CD E@ 3C:?8 E96 “`_ 6DD6?E:2=D” @? 6G6? E96 D9@CE6DE ;2F?E — 7@@5[ H2E6C[ 6IEC2 4=@E9:?8[ >2E496D @C @E96C 7:C6DE2CE:?8 E@@=D 2>@?8 E96> — '2=6?E:?6 H2?E65 @?6 :E6> :? A2CE:4F=2C]k^Am
kAmw:D C65 ;24<6E]k^Am
kAm%96 3C:89E 82C>6?E H@F=5 DE2?5 @FE 282:?DE E96 42?J@?’D 3C@H? C@4<]k^Am
kAmqFE '2=6?E:?6 H2?E65 E@ >2<6 9:>D6=7 6G6? >@C6 G:D:3=6]k^Am
kAmw6 564:565 96 ?66565 E@ 4C2H= FA E96 D=@A6 E@ E96 EC2:=]k^Am
kAmw6 H@F=5 36 D276C E96C6[ 96 7:8FC65[ 23=6 E@ D:E @? E96 @?=J 7=2E A2E49 @7 8C@F?5 ?62C3J]k^Am
kAmp?5 96 H@F=5 36 >@C6 4@?DA:4F@FD]k^Am
kAm'2=6?E:?6 925 ;FDE DE2CE65 E96 4=:>3[ A6C92AD a_ >:?FE6D D:?46 96 925 72==6?[ H96? 96 962C5 E96 G@:46]k^Am
k9bm%96 C6D4F6k^9bm
kAm%96 G@:46 H2D 4@>:?8 7C@> 24C@DD E96 C6D6CG@:C[ @? E96 x529@ D:56]k^Am
kAm%96 42==6C H2D 2 H@>2? 7C@> q@:D6]k^Am
kAm'2=6?E:?6 C6DA@?565 :>>65:2E6=J[ J6==:?8 E96 H@C5 46CE2:? E@ 6IAC6DD E96 D:EF2E:@? 2D DF44:?4E=J 2D A@DD:3=6]k^Am
kAm“w6=A]”k^Am
kAms6DA:E6 9:D 4@?5:E:@?[ '2=6?E:?6’D G@:46 42CC:65]k^Am
kAm“(9@ <?@HD :7 E96 2?86=D 42? 6?92?46 J@FC G@:46[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAmp=E9@F89 96 H2D 4@?7:56?E E96 H@>2? H@F=5 8@ 7@C 96=A[ '2=6?E:?6 4@F=5?’E <?@H E92E D96 H@F=5[ ;FDE 27E6C D66:?8 9:>[ 4@>6 24C@DD 2 8C@FA @7 q@J $4@FED 7C@> %C@@A ff :? t28=6[ x529@[ H9@ H6C6 A255=:?8 42?@6D @? E96 C6D6CG@:C]k^Am
kAm#682C5=6DD[ '2=6?E:?6 H2D 4@?G:?465 96 ?66565 E@ 86E 324< E@ E96 EC2:=]k^Am
kAm“x 76=E x 925 E@ <66A 8@:?8[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAmw6 762C65 E92E :7 96 A2FD65 E@@ =@?8 @? E92E f_\568C66 D=@A6[ H9:49 =24<65 6G6? E96 F3:BF:E@FD 924<36CCJ EC66 E@ 2:5 :? 9:D 2D46?E[ E92E 96 H@F=5 D=:A 282:?]k^Am
kAmp?5 E92E[ 96 H2D DFC6[ 96 “4@F=5?’E 277@C5]”k^Am
kAm%96 4=:>3 H2D D9@CE 3FE 2C5F@FD]k^Am
kAm“|@C6 @7 2 4C2H=[” '2=6?E:?6 D2:5]k^Am
kAmw6 7@F?5 2 4=F>A @7 566A\C@@E65 8C2DD E92E D6CG65 2D 2 DE23=6 92?59@=5]k^Am
kAmp?5 E96? 2 82A :? E96 C@4<D H96C6 96 H65865 E96 E@6 @7 9:D C:89E 3@@E]k^Am
kAm%92E 82:?65 9:> 23@FE E9C66 766E]k^Am
kAm%96? '2=6?E:?6 =@@<65 FA E96 D=@A6]k^Am
kAm“x H2D DFCAC:D65 9@H 72C 23@G6 E96 EC2:= H2D[” 96 D2:5] “x 5:5?’E E9:?< x 925 C@==65 E92E 72C]”k^Am
kAmpD 96 ?62C65 E96 EC2:= E96 8C2DD 82G6 H2J E@ 56?D6 4=F>AD @7 =@>2E:F>[ 2 EJA6 @7 H:=5 A2CD=6J]k^Am
kAmp? 2EEC24E:G6 A=2?E H:E9 :ED E:?J J6==@H 3=@@>D[ 2?5 @?6 '2=6?E:?6[ 2D 2 =@?8E:>6 A9@E@8C2A96C[ <?6H H6==]k^Am
kAmqFE 9:D 277:?:EJ 7@C =@>2E:F> 5:DD@=G65 :>>65:2E6=J]k^Am
kAm%96 A=2?E[ H:E9 :ED D92==@H C@@ED 2?5 3C:EE=6 DE2=<D[ 2D 2 4=:>3:?8 2:5 :D 23@FE 2D 96=A7F= 2D 2 7C2J65 C@A6]k^Am
kAm“p3D@=FE6=J H@CE9=6DD[” '2=6?E:?6 D2:5]k^Am
kAmw6 >2?2865 E@ 7:?5 2 C@FE6 E@ E96 EC2:=]k^Am
kAmp?5 @?6 E92E 2G@:565 2 A2E49 @7 A@:D@? :GJ]k^Am
kAm“x 8F6DD x 5:5?’E E@F49 :E[” '2=6?E:?6 D2:5 H:E9 2 49F4<=6] “x ?6G6C 5:5 86E 2? :E49J C2D9]”k^Am
k9bm%96 $4@FED 2CC:G6k^9bm
kAm'2=6?E:?6 6DE:>2E6D 96 925 C624965 E96 C6=2E:G6 D276EJ @7 E96 EC2:= ;FDE 7:G6 >:?FE6D @C D@ 62C=:6C H96? 96 962C5 36=@H E96 4=2EE6C @7 3@@ED @? D92=6]k^Am
kAm%96 $4@FED H6C6 4@>:?8]k^Am
kAm}2E6 q@?56=:5[ %C@@A ff’D 2DD:DE2?E D4@FE>2DE6C[ 925 FD65 9:D D2E6==:E6 A9@?6 E@ 42== 7@C 96=A]k^Am
kAm'2=6?E:?6 D2:5 E96 $4@FED[ H9@ H6C6 244@>A2?:65 3J $E6G6 #2DF=@[ 2 7@C>6C q@:D6 7:C67:89E6C H9@ 92D 6>6C86?4J >65:42= EC2:?:?8[ FD65 =:76 ;24<6ED E@ DE23:=:K6 9:D ?64< 2?5 =68]k^Am
kAm%96 C6D4F6CD 42CC:65 '2=6?E:?6 2 D9@CE 5:DE2?46 5@H? E96 EC2:= E@ 2 DA@E H96C6 E96 D=@A6 :D?’E BF:E6 D@ DE66A] %96J 42C67F==J 3C@F89E 9:> E@ E96 C6D6CG@:C[ H96C6 2? x529@ !@H6C ;6E3@2E H2D H2:E:?8]k^Am
kAm“xE H2D 2 G6CJ 5:46J =:7E 2?5 42CCJ[ 3FE E96J H6C6 23=6 E@ 86E >6 5@H? E@ E96 H2E6C[” '2=6?E:?6 D2:5]k^Am
kAmw6 C642==D 962C:?8 E96 $4@FED 2?5 E96 25F=ED 82DA:?8 H:E9 6I6CE:@? 2D E96J >2?6FG6C65 E96:C =@25 24C@DD E96 E@CEFC@FD E6CC2:?]k^Am
kAm“x 76=E :? G6CJ 8@@5 92?5D[” '2=6?E:?6 D2:5] “%96J H6C6 2 G6CJ 4@>A6E6?E E62>]”k^Am
kAm'2=6?E:?6 D2:5 96 H2D?’E :? D6G6C6 A2:?]k^Am
kAm“x H2D G6CJ 42=>[” 96 D2:5] “x <?6H E96 {@C5 <?6H H96C6 x H2D]”k^Am
kAm%96 ;6E3@2E 4C6H 925 3C@F89E 2 324<3@2C5[ 2?5 E96 C6D4F6CD D64FC6=J DEC2AA65 '2=6?E:?6 E@ E96 C:8:5 A=2DE:4 D966E 56D:8?65 E@ AC6G6?E 7FCE96C :?;FCJ E@ 9:D ?64<]k^Am
kAm%96 3@2E 92F=65 '2=6?E:?6 E@ E96 r@AA6C rC66< 42>A8C@F?5[ H96C6 96 925 DE2CE65 9:D 9:<6[ H9:49 92D 6?@F89 DA246 7@C E96 {:76u=:89E 96=:4@AE6C E@ =2?5]k^Am
kAmp3@FE 2? 9@FC 27E6C 96 925 72==6?[ '2=6?E:?6 H2D :? E96 2:C[ 6? C@FE6 E@ $2:?E p=A9@?DFD |65:42= r6?E6C :? q@:D6]k^Am
kAm“{6DD E92? 2? 9@FC — H92E 2 >:C24=6 :D E92En” '2=6?E:?6 D2:5]k^Am
kAm%96 7=:89E H2D D9@CE[ E@@]k^Am
kAmp=E9@F89 :E 5:5?’E D66> D@ E@ '2=6?E:?6]k^Am
kAm“u@C >6 :E =2DE65 7@C6G6C[” 96 D2:5] “xE H2D C62==J ?@:DJ[ 2?5 G6CJ 4=2FDEC@A9@3:4]”k^Am
k9bm%96 C64@G6CJk^9bm
kAmpE E96 9@DA:E2=’D EC2F>2 46?E6C — H9:49 '2=6?E:?6 56D4C:365 2D “:?4C65:3=6” — 5@4E@CD 6I2>:?65 9:D :?;FC:6D]k^Am
kAmw6 DFDE2:?65 7C24EFC6D E@ 9:D ?64<[ 324< 2?5 2?<=6] w:D HC:DE H2D D@C6 3FE ?@E 3C@<6?] w6 925 G2C:@FD 4FED 2?5 3CF:D6D]k^Am
kAm$FC86@?D @A6C2E65 @? '2=6?E:?6’D ?64< @? |2J f[ E96 52J 27E6C 96 76==[ 2?5 @? 9:D =68 2?5 <?66 E96 ?6IE 52J]k^Am
kAmw6 H2D EC2?D76CC65 E@ E96 $2:?E p=A9@?DFD #6923:=:E2E:@? w@DA:E2= @? |2J ``]k^Am
kAm“x’> >2<:?8 C62==J 8@@5 AC@8C6DD[” '2=6?E:?6 D2:5 @? |2J aa]k^Am
kAmw6 H2D E6?E2E:G6=J D4965F=65 E@ 36 C6=62D65 @? |2J ae]k^Am
kAmw6’== C6EFC? E@ {2 vC2?56[ H96C6 96 2?5 |68[ 9:D H:76 @7 de J62CD[ =:G6]k^Am
kAm~? E96 6G6?:?8 @7 |2J `d[ D@>6 @7 E96 $4@FED 7C@> %C@@A ff G:D:E65 '2=6?E:?6 :? E96 9@DA:E2=]k^Am
kAm%96 3@JD E@=5 '2=6?E:?6 E92E 9:D C65 ;24<6E 925 D6CG65 :ED :?E6?565 AFCA@D6[ >2<:?8 :E 62DJ 7@C E96> E@ DA@E 9:> @? E96 EC2:=]k^Am
kAm'2=6?E:?6 E@=5 E96 $4@FED E92E :? a_`f[ H9:=6 96 H2D 9:<:?8 H:E9 2 8C@FA @7 q@J $4@FED 7C@> t2DE6C? ~C68@?[ E96J 96=A65 D@>6 C27E6CD H9@ ?66565 96=A]k^Am
kAmsFC:?8 9:D @C562= :? w6==D r2?J@?[ '2=6?E:?6 D2:5 96 2D<65 v@5 E@ D6?5 2?86=D E@ 9:D 2:5]k^Am
kAm“w6 D6?E >6 E96 q@J $4@FED[” '2=6?E:?6 E@=5 E96 >6>36CD @7 %C@@A ff]k^Am
k9bm%96 7FEFC6k^9bm
kAm'2=6?E:?6 :D 2=C625J =@@<:?8 7@CH2C5 E@ 9:D ?6IE 9:<6]k^Am
kAm“x 92G6 2== E9:D 6?6C8J[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAm'2=6?E:?6 H:== C6EFC? E@ w6==D r2?J@?[ 2?5 E@ E96 EC2:= ?@CE9 @7 r@AA6C rC66< 42>A8C@F?5[ :?4=F5:?8 E96 DA@E[ 23@FE 2 >:=6 ?@CE9 @7 |4vC2H rC66<[ H96C6 96 76==]k^Am
kAm“xE’D ;FDE 2 8@C86@FD 9:<6[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAmtDA64:2==J :? E96 DAC:?8[ '2=6?E:?6 D2:5 2D 96 E:4<65 @77 E96 DA64:6D @7 H:=57=@H6CD 96 D2H @? |2J e — A9=@I[ =2C<DAFC[ 32=D2>C@@E[ >@F?E2:? >29@82?J EC66D 3=@@>:?8 J6==@H]k^Am
kAmqFE 2=E9@F89 9:D 72== 5:5?’E 4FC3 9:D 6?E9FD:2D> 7@C E96 EC2:=D[ '2=6?E:?6 D2:5 E96 :?4:56?E 5:5 AC@>AE 9:> E@ C64@?D:56C 9:D 2AAC@249]k^Am
kAm“x’G6 AC6EEJ H6== 564:565 E92E x’> 8@:?8 E@ 324< @77 :? E6C>D @7 H92E x 5@[” 96 D2:5] “%9:D :D 2 D:8? x D9@F=5 ?@E :8?@C6]”k^Am
kAm|@DE ?@E23=J[ '2=6?E:?6 D2:5 96 H:== ?@ =@?86C 9:<6 2=@?6 :? 5:77:4F=E E6CC2:? DF49 2D w6==D r2?J@?]k^Am
kAm%92E D2:5[ 96’D 8C2E67F= E92E 96 H2D 3J 9:>D6=7 @? |2J e]k^Am
kAmw6 @7E6? 9:<6D H:E9 9:D H:76 @C 2?@E96C 4@>A2?:@?]k^Am
kAmw25 E92E 366? E96 42D6 @? |2J e[ E96 @E96C 9:<6C 4@F=5 62D:=J 92G6 72==6? H9:=6 ECJ:?8 E@ 96=A 9:>[ '2=6?E:?6 D2:5]k^Am
kAm%96 6IA6C:6?46 H2D D@>6E9:?8 @7 2? 6A:A92?J]k^Am
kAmpD 2 =@?8E:>6 9:<6C H9@D6 :?E6C6DE :? E96 @FE5@@CD DE2CE65 2D 2 3@J 8C@H:?8 FA :? E96 {@D p?86=6D 2C62 2?5 C625:?8 “~FE5@@C {:76” >282K:?6[ '2=6?E:?6 D2:5 96 92D C625 >2?J 244@F?ED @7 9:<6CD H9@ 76==]k^Am
kAmw6 D2:5 96’D 2=H2JD H@?56C65 9@H 96 H@F=5 562= H:E9 DF49 2? 6IA6C:6?46]k^Am
kAm“s@ x 92G6 E96 H96C6H:E92= E@ AF== >JD6=7 @FE @7 :En” 96’5 H@?56C65]k^Am
kAmw2G:?8 2?DH6C65 E92E BF6DE:@? E@ 9:D D2E:D724E:@?[ '2=6?E:?6 D2:5 96 A=2?D E@ D92C6 E92E >6DD286 H:E9 A6@A=6 96 >66ED[ A2CE:4F=2C=J @? E96 EC2:=D[ “:? 9@H6G6C >2?J J62CD x 92G6 =67E]”k^Am
kAmw6 2=D@ :?E6?5D E@ G:D:E H:E9 $4@FE %C@@A ff 2?5 E2=< 23@FE E96 D2>6 E@A:4]k^Am
kAm“xE’D 23@FE C6D:=:6?4J[ 2?5 92G:?8 E96 >6?E2= 2?5 DA:C:EF2= DEC6?8E9 E@ >2<6 :E[” '2=6?E:?6 D2:5] “%92E’D H96C6 x D66 >J >:DD:@?]”k^Am
kAmw:D @C562= :? w6==D r2?J@? 92D 2=D@ DEC6?8E96?65 9:D 72:E9]k^Am
kAm'2=6?E:?6 >2CG6=D E92E[ 2D D6C:@FD 2D 9:D :?;FC:6D H6C6[ 96 2G@:565 7C24EFC:?8 9:D D<F==[ :?E6C?2= :?;FC:6D 2?5 @E96C =:76\E9C62E6?:?8 52>286 E92E >:89E 2=>@DE 92G6 366? 6IA64E65 F?56C E96 4:C4F>DE2?46D]k^Am
kAmp=E9@F89 96 4C65:ED 5:G:?6 :?E6CG6?E:@?[ '2=6?E:?6 2=D@ 4:E6D D@>6E9:?8 >@C6 AC@D2:4 — E92E 52JA24< 96 H2D H62C:?8]k^Am
kAmxE 925 2 A2CE:2==J 7:==65 H2E6C 3=2556C 2D H6== 2D E96 ;24<6E 2?5 @E96C D@7E :E6>D E92E 96 36=:6G6D 96=A65 4FD9:@? 9:D 496DE 2?5 DE@>249 2D E96 A24< EH:DE65 7C@> 9:D 324< E@ 9:D 7C@?E 5FC:?8 E96 72==]k^Am
kAm*6E 6G6? 2D '2=6?E:?6 56D4C:36D 9:D C64@G6CJ 2D 2 “>:C24=6” 2?5 A@?56CD 2 7FEFC6 :? H9:49 9:D 6IA6C:6?46 4@F=5 A@DD:3=6 :?DA:C6 @E96CD H9@ D92C6 9:D =@G6 7@C H:=5 A=246D[ 96 6>A92D:K6D E92E E9:D 492AE6C :? 9:D =:76 DE@CJ :D @?6 96 H@F=5 AC676C 925 ?@E 366? HC:EE6?]k^Am
kAm“%9:D 72== H2D ?@E @? >J 3F4<6E =:DE]”k^Am
Sign up for our Daily Headlines newsletter
Success! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup.
Error! There was an error processing your request.
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.