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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Dec 21:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">OREGON AGREES TO IMPROVE NESTING HABITAT FOR SNOWY PLOVER (Portland Oregonian) </font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2010/12/oregon_agrees_to_improve_nesting_habitat_for_snowy_plover.html"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2010/12/oregon_agrees_to_improve_nesting_habitat_for_snowy_plover.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">The Western snowy plover, a threatened shorebird that numbers only about 150 in Oregon, will be getting more places to nest in a few years. . .</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Dec 19:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">WALDEN, OTHER LAWMAKERS SEEK EPA CHANGES TO BIOMASS RULES (East Oregonian) </font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.eastoregonian.com/news/article_2a113e80-0b6e-11e0-9c5b-001cc4c002e0.html"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.eastoregonian.com/news/article_2a113e80-0b6e-11e0-9c5b-001cc4c002e0.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., is among a bipartisan group of U.S. House members asking the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider its stance on biomass power. . .</font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/dec/18/an-ore-subdivision-for-tough-times-tiny-homes/&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABAo4W66ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=ZZnwv6TZNS0&usg=AFQjCNEZvHhl6LsaIW8Q8g74zr2z3o0iVw"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>An
Ore. subdivision for tough times: Tiny homes</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (The Columbian)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Now he's proposing a subdivision outside North Powder, a small town along Interstate 84 in Eastern </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">, but it may
run up against </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">land</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">-</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> laws. </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Dec 18:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2010/12/whats_next_for_minimalist_houses_how_about_a_subdivision_in_eastern_oregon.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABAwuK06ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=qkNiSflX4j4&usg=AFQjCNForQVDaSTWmnYTKacos8WAk5EZkg"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>What's
next for minimalist houses? How about a subdivision of tiny houses in </u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>...</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (OregonLive.com)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">While some may be ready to simplify and live smaller, the trick will be to weave that idea through </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon's land</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">-</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">
laws. The subdivision location Daniels </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/12/plans_for_a_new_northeast_port.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATACOAJAwuK06ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=qkNiSflX4j4&usg=AFQjCNF_ow4XkR41ztd2oHETaAsIEubAXQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Plans
for a new Northeast Portland rec area reflect the determination of </u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>...</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (OregonLive.com)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">At one time home to the Rocky Butte Jail and now owned by the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> Department of Transportation, the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">land</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">
became a dumpsite during construction of I-205 </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Dec 17:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Metro passes rules for land expansions (Daily Journal of Commerce)</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/12/17/metro-passes-capacity-ordinance/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/12/17/metro-passes-capacity-ordinance/</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Portland’s regional government Metro on Thursday approved <a href="http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/12/15/local-housing-interests-take-issue-with-regional-affordable-housing-policy/">an ordinance that changes how the
region plans for growth</a> inside the existing urban growth boundary as well as in future expansion areas. . .</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">ENERGY DEPARTMENT FINALIZES EASTERN OREGON WIND FARM LOAN GUARANTEE (Portland Oregonian) <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/12/energy_department_finalizes_ea.html"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/12/energy_department_finalizes_ea.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that a partial loan guarantee for a $1.3 billion loan has been finalized to support the worlds largest wind farm to be located in Eastern Oregon. . .</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">FEDERAL SOLAR ENERGY PLANS SKIP OREGON -- OPINION (Oregon Public Broadcasting) </font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://news.opb.org/article/20999-federal-solar-energy-plans-skip-oregon/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>http://news.opb.org/article/20999-federal-solar-energy-plans-skip-oregon/</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Top federal officials Thursday unveiled plans to accelerate large-scale solar energy developments across the West. But as Rob Manning reports, those plans dont include Oregon. . .</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">ANALYZING THE 'CALIFORNIA EFFECT' ON THE NORTHWEST'S WIND POWER BOOM (KATU) </font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.katu.com/news/local/112114264.html"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.katu.com/news/local/112114264.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">California's hunger for green energy is causing concern among those who manage the energy grid in Oregon and Washington. . .</font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.newsregister.com/article/46410-gravel%2Bfoes%2Bask%2Blewis%2Bbow%2Bout&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABAlr-v6ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=5MDtuC92HsA&usg=AFQjCNG-ps4ubiAxKdCaVkxVh_dvcfvFGA"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Gravel
foes ask Lewis to bow out</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (McMinnville News-Register)<br>
Under </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon land use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> law, Bloemers can use his request for Lewis to recuse herself and the precedent of the 2007 case in an appeal to LUBA if the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.theworldlink.com/news/opinion/editorial/article_6df3df21-0821-5a4a-aaf2-23da09d9394e.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATACOAJAlr-v6ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=5MDtuC92HsA&usg=AFQjCNHx1xulSZGxJC1JLysdzoxRIPQeuQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Only
business can build prosperity</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Coos Bay World)<br>
They need environmental and </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">land</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">-</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> rules that promote rather than discourage
job creation. They need access to timber and other resources on public lands. </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Dec 16:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Affordable housing policy draws ire (Daily Journal of Commerce)</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/12/15/local-housing-interests-take-issue-with-regional-affordable-housing-policy/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/12/15/local-housing-interests-take-issue-with-regional-affordable-housing-policy/</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Portland-area regional government Metro on Thursday will vote on an ordinance that outlines how it will accommodate growth within future urban areas. . .</font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2010/12/portland_area_among_national_l.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATADOANAnJyq6ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=q0zosNk9u2E&usg=AFQjCNFEJ1iaKZOqEQ6aWP4fpAiDV-Zpvw"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Portland
area among national leaders in international trade business, study says</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (OregonLive.com)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> needs to expand its supply of ready industrial </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">land</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">, Wyatt said,
to attract more companies such as Japan's Pasco Corp., which uses Northwest </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/article_860e3c08-08e2-11e0-9bb5-001cc4c03286.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAMOAxAnJyq6ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=q0zosNk9u2E&usg=AFQjCNHO4Ya2dShxwavQ4L5huPhp4JPl4A"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Record
held open on Bald Hill Farms decision</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Corvallis Gazette Times)<br>
He pointed out that the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> State University Dairy is “10 times smellier than anything I've ever created over there.” He also said that without being </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/article_3c911610-08e0-11e0-9cbd-001cc4c002e0.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAOOA5AnJyq6ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=q0zosNk9u2E&usg=AFQjCNG5UxJq2wXAD0xD5EdxBKRSFL0Btg"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Downtown
tract goes up for sale</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Corvallis Gazette Times)<br>
It will also have 16000 square feet of space to showcase the society's holdings, which include the 60000-item Horner Collection acquired from </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> State </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">OREGON LAND BOARD WILL FURTHER STUDY SALE OF SOME STATE TIMBERLAND AND RANGELAND (Portland Oregonian) <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/12/oregon_lands_deparment_contine.html"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/12/oregon_lands_deparment_contine.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">The state Land Board this week agreed to further study of whether approximately 4,920 acres of state-owned forestland in Jackson and Josephine counties might be sold. The possibility, which a Eugene-based environmental
group protested, continues a strategy of disposing of timber or rangeland the state considers unproductive or difficult to manage. . .</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Dec 15:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">TAKING THE COUNTY PAYMENT PROGRAM INTO THE FUTURE -- GUEST OPINION (Portland Oregonian) <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/12/taking_the_county_payment_prog.html"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/12/taking_the_county_payment_prog.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon's public lands, some of America's most spectacular, provide tremendous economic value through timber, salmon and recreational opportunities, while providing a high quality of life that attracts people and
businesses to the state. . .</font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/25639552-41/university-park-research-agreement-project.csp&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAEOARA6_mk6ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=9k2PVIH9YZ0&usg=AFQjCNFanOH0E3wGfL_OfvzpTcGNmQYPMg"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>City
attorney dismisses opponents' claims on research park</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (The Register-Guard)<br>
A </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">land</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> transfer agreement between the city and the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> University
System that helped create the park also appears to remain in effect. </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://bikeportland.org/2010/12/14/odot-eyes-major-changes-to-i-5-near-rose-quarter-44469&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAFOAVA6_mk6ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=9k2PVIH9YZ0&usg=AFQjCNElkP8Uwl1-ETAkif3PBGWybMxSuw"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>ODOT
eyes major changes to I-5 near Broadway/Weidler interchange</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (BikePortland.org)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Land use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> changes are increasing the demand for access to the area... Ramps off of I-5 lead to narrow cross streets with little excess capacity. </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Dec 14:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.oregonlive.com/lake-oswego/index.ssf/2010/12/sensitive_lands_policy_changes_on_agenda_for_lake_oswego_city_council_meeting.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATACOAJAwNaf6ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=9EFoItFAmkw&usg=AFQjCNGPWbGVY1MgffarFcEwRQ6gVhmvBA"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Sensitive
lands policy changes on agenda for Lake Oswego City Council meeting</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (OregonLive.com)</font></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">... state environmental and land-use laws. The code, which is required by the state to protect natural resources in accordance with Oregon planning goals, ...</font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.blueoregon.com/2010/12/growing-pains/&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAEOARAwNaf6ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=9EFoItFAmkw&usg=AFQjCNGx97uzAUlud7RSwg9cT6jrgAbp6w"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Growing
Pains</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (BlueOregon)<br>
>From Manning's story: It could be far worse in </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">, Sullivan added, if not for the state's strict </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">land</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">-</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">
laws. </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> avoided Las Vegas-style </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20101214/BIZ/712149946/1005&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAFOAVAwNaf6ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=9EFoItFAmkw&usg=AFQjCNFUmt-aAj7BaUnKURkGZuSDRt_t2A"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Saving
the farm by inviting guests</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (HeraldNet)<br>
While using </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">land</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> zoned for exclusive farm </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">use</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> commercially for events
has been a contentious issue in Deschutes County, a recently enacted state law </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://news.ucsc.edu/2010/12/sea-level.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAHOAdAwNaf6ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=9EFoItFAmkw&usg=AFQjCNFPyuEDMXMGSVR7e20rLw_hBrPWhg"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>UCSC
scientists help California coastal communities prepare for sea level rise</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (UC Santa Cruz)<br>
Crescent City, Calif., near the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> border, is also rising faster than sea level as a result of tectonic activity. Most of California's coastline, </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">...</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Prohibitive land planning will inhibit job growth</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">It sounds unfathomable that, with double-digit unemployment, businesses would be challenged to identify suitable places to expand and create jobs. The sad reality is that it’s real. . .</font></div>
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<div><font size="2"><b>Lisa Howard</b> | Assistant to the Director</font></div>
<div><font size="2">Director's Office<br>
Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development<br>
635 Capitol Street NE, Suite 150 | Salem, OR 97301-2540<br>
Office: (503) 373-0050 ext. 271 | Cell: (503) 383-8911 | Fax: (503) 378-5518<br>
<a href="mailto:lisa.howard@state.or.us"><font color="#0000FF"><u>lisa.howard@state.or.us</u></font></a> | <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/LCD"><font color="#0000FF"><u>www.oregon.gov/LCD</u></font></a> </font></div>
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