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dogs12.3percent,cats27.5 percent; 2014 dogs 11.5 per- cent, cats 33.7 percent; and 2015 dogs 7.7 percent and cats 23.2 percent. With the change, the hold period for animals impounded will be six busi- ness days, but it is not un- common for the care cen- ter to hold animals in ex- cess of that time period so there should be no signifi- cant impact, Gurrola said. Supervisor Steve Cham- blin asked Gurrola to give the supervisors a monthly report.WhileChamblindid not like the decision before them he said he did under- stand the necessity for it. Gurrola said he already makes a monthly report for another group and would be glad to e-mail the board a copy, adding that if he does see a spike in eu- thanasia rates, he would let the supervisors know and work on offering a list of alternatives. Shelter FROMPAGE1 White:RichardRalphWhite, 84, of Red Bluff died Tues- day, July 19at Brookdale Red Bluff. Arrangements are under the direction of Red Bluff Simple Cremations & Burial Service. Published Thursday, July 21, 2016in the Daily News, Red Bluff, California. Deathnoticesmustbe provided by mortuaries to the news department, are published at no charge, and feature only specific basic information about the deceased. Paid obituaries are placed through the Classified advertising department. Paid obituaries may be placed by mortuaries or by families of the deceased and include online publication linked to the newspaper's website. Paid obituaries may be of any length, may run multiple days and offer wide latitude of content, including photos. Death notices cause further delays to the project. From now to Oct. 15 there is fire suppression activity at the airport and for five hours a day, seven days a week there are fire patrols, said Mike Gun- sauls, of PJ Helicopters. He hopes the project could be started after mid-October so the usual business could continue. Public Works Director Bruce Henz said there is still a lot to do before any work can be done. There is no construction date set, no bid in, no contractor chosen, it has not been ap- proved by the Federal Avi- ation Administration and the cost of the project has not been discussed with the council, Henz said. With all that left to do it the project is unlikely to begin until the fall, Parker said. The importance of hav- ing the airport open dur- ing this time of year is fuel at the location. It would be very inconvenient to have to go to the Redding or Chico municipal airports to get fuel, Gunsauls said. Another concern was that the airport restaurant, Leigh and Val's Wings and Wheels restaurant, which recently reopened could be affected by the project if it is done in August because some of their customers are those who fly into the air- port. Parker said he wants any- one involved with the air- port to provide the city with concerns and ideas because he is willing to work with them to make sure the proj- ect causes as little inconve- nience as possible. Runway FROM PAGE 1 By Paul J. Weber The Associated Press AUSTIN,TEXAS Texas'strict voter ID law discriminates against minorities and the poor and must be weak- ened before the November elections, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, fol- lowing claims that at least a half-million registered vot- ers could have struggled to cast a ballot. The ruling was a strik- ing election-year victory for President Barack Obama's administration, which took the unusual step of bring- ing the U.S. Justice Depart- ment into Texas to fight the case. U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said the rul- ing affirmed that the 2011 law — which Texas en- forced in three elections — abridged the right to vote based on race or color. Republicans were dealt a second blow in as many days to a new breed of strict voter ID measures that lim- its the kind of photo identi- fications that are valid. On Tuesday, a federal judge in Wisconsin ruled that res- idents without a photo ID in that state will still be al- lowed to vote in November. Elections experts widely agree that the Texas law, which accepted concealed handgun licenses but not college IDs, was the tough- est in the nation. Voters must still show identification at the polls in Texas under the decision by the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Ap- peals, which is regarded as one of the most conserva- tive panels in the country. But a lower court is now instructed to devise a way for Texas to accommodate those who cannot. "It's a great day for civil rights across America, and it's a critically impor- tant achievement for vot- ers throughout Texas who have as of late been rou- tinely mistreated by state leaders," said Houston at- torney Chad Dunn, who helped represent a team of Democrats and minor- ity rights groups that chal- lenged the law. The 9-6 decision agreed with a lower court ruling that Texas had violated the federal Voting Rights Act. Elections experts have tes- tified that Hispanics were twice as likely and blacks three times more likely than whites to lack an ac- ceptable ID under the law. They also said lower-in- come Texas residents were more likely to lack neces- sary documents to obtain a free state voting ID. Republican Texas Attor- ney General Ken Paxton ex- pressed disappointment and must now work with oppo- nents on putting a Band-Aid onthelawwithlessthanfour months until Election Day. "It is unfortunate that this common-sense law, providing protections against fraud, was not up- held in its entirety," Paxton said in a statement. More than 30 states re- quire some form of voter identification. But only about nine states, includ- ing Texas and Wisconsin, were considered to have es- pecially restrictive laws be- fore this week. The decision could also have even broader ramifica- tions: Aside from fixing the law for now, the court also ordered a later re-evalua- tion of whether Texas' Re- publican-controlled Legisla- ture intentionally discrimi- nated against minorities in pursuing the law. If a court ultimately finds that was the case, Texas could be punished and ordered to seek federal approval be- fore changing future vot- ing laws, Dunn said. More than 600,000 Texas voters — or 4.5 percent of all registered voters in the state — lacked a suitable ID under the law that was signed by then-Republican Gov. Rick Perry, a lower court found in 2014. In a dissenting opinion, other judges warned that Wednesday's ruling will "backfire." "This decision will thus foster cynicism about the courts and more rather than less racial tension. Lawmakers at every level will be forced to be race- conscious, not race-neutral, in protecting the sanctity of the ballot and the integrity of political processes," they wrote. The law required Texas residents to show one of seven forms of approved identification. The state and other supporters say the law prevents fraud, while opponents say there are few cases of voter fraud. Wednesday's decision came after a three-judge panel ruled last year that the law violated the Voting Rights Act, and Texas appealed. Lawyers for Texas have argued that the state makes free IDs easy to ob- tain. They said any incon- veniences or costs involved in getting one do not sub- stantially burden the right to vote, and that the Jus- tice Department and other plaintiffs had failed to prove that the law resulted in de- nying anyone that right. Opponents countered that trial testimony indi- cated various bureaucratic and economic burdens as- sociated with the law — for instance, the difficulty in finding and purchasing a proper birth certificate to obtain an ID. A court fil- ing by the American Civil Liberties Union cited tes- timony in other voter ID states indicating numerous difficulties faced by peo- ple, including burdensome travel and expenses to get required documentation to obtain IDs. Associated Press writer Will Weissert in Austin contributed to this report. ELECTIONS Appeals court: Texas voter ID law discriminates; orders fix ERIC GAY — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE An election official checks a voter's photo identification at an early voting polling site in Austin, Texas. of Trump's policy propos- als, including building a wall along the U.S.-Mex- ico border, he mentioned the GOP nominee by name only once. Cruz's decision to ac- cept a speaking role at the convention but not explic- itly endorse Trump was remarkable, and under- scored the deep divisions still coursing through the GOP. It also raised ques- tions about why the Trump campaign invited Cruz to speak — in a headlining role, no less — without get- ting him to agree to an en- dorsement. The stunning moment upended what had been the convention's most success- ful night. Taking the stage shortly after Cruz, former House Speaker Newt Gin- grich tried to explain away the senator's lack of support for the nominee. "Ted Cruz said you can vote your conscience for anyone who will uphold the Constitution," he said. "In this election there is only one candidate who will up- hold the Constitution." Later, Trump was turn- ing to his newly named run- ning mate Indiana Gov. Mike Pence to close Day 3 of the convention on a more unifying note. A favorite of evangelicals, Pence was ex- pected to urge conserva- tives to shed their unease about Trump by explain- ing why he chose to partner with a man who is his op- posite in temperament, ex- perience and in some cases, policy. The gulf between Pence's hearty embrace of Trump and Cruz's reluctance is emblematic of the turmoil still roiling the GOP. Trump did get a boost from Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, one of the 16 Re- publicans whose White House dreams were van- quished during the pri- mary. Still, Walker sug- gested he was driven as much by a desire to keep Democrat Hillary Clinton out of the White House as admiration for his party's nominee. "Let me be clear: a vote for anyone other than Don- ald Trump in November is a vote for Hillary Clinton," Walker said. After two nights of low- energy speeches, the crowd packed into the arena was noticeably more energetic Wednesday night, danc- ing in the aisles and wav- ing signs reading, "Amer- ica Deserves Better Than Hillary." Lynne Patton, a longtime Trump employee, spoke movingly about the busi- nessman's strong family. Patton, who is black, said she was proud to support Trump "not just in spite of the color of my skin, but in fact because of the color of my skin." Trump's campaign had hoped that by the conven- tion's end, voters would look past the gathering's rough start, including the plagiarism charge involv- ing Melania Trump's open- ing address. After 36 hours of denials, the campaign moved to put the matter to rest Wednesday, releasing a statement from a speech- writer who took blame for including lines from a Mi- chelle Obama speech in the remarks. Trump, who will ad- dress the convention Thursday night, cheered on the night's proceedings via Twitter. After Walker's remarks, Trump wrote, "Great speech!" Campaign officials see Pence's address as an im- portant opportunity to re- assure lingering doubts about Trump. In a show of unity, he is being intro- duced by House Speaker Paul Ryan, a lukewarm Trump supporter, and lay out his reasons for partner- ing with the celebrity busi- nessman who is in many ways his opposite. While Pence is expected to make the case that Clin- ton is unfit for the White House, officials said his speech will not be a full- throated takedown in the style of earlier speakers. Cruz was harshly criti- cal of Trump in the wan- ing weeks of their primary battle, calling the business- man a "pathological liar" and "utterly amoral." He arrived in Cleveland with an eye on his own politi- cal future, holding a rally with hundreds of support- ers who greeted him with chants of "2020" — sug- gesting Cruz's backers have no interest in seeing Trump become a two-term president. In his convention ad- dress, Cruz spoke at length about the recent stretch of violence across the coun- try. He urged Americans to fight for the families of five police officers killed in his hometown of Dal- las, as well as the family of Alton Sterling, a black man killed by police in Louisiana. While Trump has dom- inated campaign coverage for months, Clinton has been the negative star of the GOP convention. Speak- ers have painted an apoca- lyptic vision of America if she should win and have aggressively challenged her character. While Clin- ton has been a target of GOP ire for decades, the harshness of the attacks has been striking. For a third straight night, the crowd repeat- edly chanted, "Lock her up." While anti-Clinton sentiment is an easy way to bring Republicans to- gether, the negativity crossed the line for some in the party. "Certainly races can be won based on focusing on the opponent," said Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee. "But I think we're at a place in our country's evolution where it's particularly im- portant now, with all that's happened and the concerns that people have, for a pos- itive vision to be laid out." Wednesday afternoon, Pence and his family, along with Trump's adult children, greeted the bil- lionaire as his helicopter landed by Cleveland's pic- turesque lakefront. Eric Trump, the candi- date's 32-year-old son, took the stage near the evening's end, praising his father as other family members had earlier in the week. "Vote for the one candi- date who does not need this job," he said. AP writers Jonathan Lemire, Kathleen Hen- nessey and Steve Peoples in Cleveland, Barbara Rodri- guez in Des Moines, Iowa, John Hanna in Topeka, Kansas, and Meg Kinnard in Columbia, South Caro- lina, contributed to this re- port. Follow Julie Pace at http:// twitter.com/jpaceDC and Jill Colvin at http:// twitter.com/colvinj Cruz FROM PAGE 1 CAROLYN KASTER — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Tex., addresses the delegates during the third day session of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Wednesday. MARYLOUISEHOGAN December 1, 1921 ~ June 22, 2016 MARY L. HOGAN, age 94 passed away on June 22,2016 at home in Golden, Colorado. Mary Louise, the youngest of nine children was born to John and Etta (McGregor) Peachey on December 1, 1921 near Beaver, Iowa. She at- tended schools in Perry, IA until her family moved to Red Bluff. Mary began at Red Bluff High and met the love of her life, Charles J. Hogan. The couple married in 1938 at Reno, NV. They lived in Red Bluff many years and finally in Oroville until Charles passed away in 2008. California was home throughout their marriage except when Charles was in the Army Air Force during WWII. Life partners in everything, they built four homes and two apartment buildings during their 70 year marriage. Mary was a homemaker while Charles worked for Standard Oil and Wonder Bread companies. Retirement included garden club activities, docents at Lake Oroville state park, and travel. Mary was a life member in the CA State Garden Club and held various positions in Red Bluff and Lake Oroville garden clubs. She was an accredited flower show judge, and judged floriculture at the State Fair and county fairs throughout CA. Mary loved to garden and arrange flowers. She enjoyed baking and decorating wedding cakes for family and friends. Other interests were love of reading, her computer, and beloved dog. Survivors in- clude; her son Edward (Sandy) Hogan of Red Bluff, daughters Patricia (Jim) Freeman of Antelope, CA, Kathleen Solomon of Golden, CO, daughter-in-law Sunny Hogan of Oroville, and 17 grandchildren and great- grandchildren. She was pre-deceased by husband Charles, and sons Charles and Michael. Mary was laid to rest at Sunset Hills Cemetery, Corning, CA. 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