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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Dec 28:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">TINY HAWAIIAN FISH SIGNAL LARGE THINGS IN OREGON (Portland Oregonian) <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/12/tiny_hawaiian_fish_signal_larg.html"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/12/tiny_hawaiian_fish_signal_larg.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">It's hard to imagine that a popular aquarium fish thriving off Hawaii could be consequential here, in Oregon, where coastal fish stocks have declined in recent decades. But the yellow tang may well matter here, and
that is a good thing. . .</font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/12/28/2b-in-transmission-lines-planned-in-oregon/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>$2B in transmission lines planned in Oregon</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#C61016">
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">(Daily Journal of Commerce)</font></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">More than $2 billion worth of transmission lines are planned throughout Oregon in the next decade, according to the state’s major utilities - PacifiCorp<b>, </b>Portland General Electric<b> </b>and Idaho Power. .
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Dec 27:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">WORKING ON A SLIPPERY SLOPE (Eugene Register-Guard) </font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/sevendays/25706549-35/project-highway-state-contractor-river.csp"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/sevendays/25706549-35/project-highway-state-contractor-river.csp</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">-Moving ground and disputes between the contractor and state delay a highway upgrade-</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">The old stretch of roadway and the new one sit side by side spanking-new asphalt and pristine bridges spanning the Yaquina River in stark contrast to the weathered, winding Highway 20. . .</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Dec 26:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">THE FUTURE OF THE FOREST CAN SUSTAIN COMMUNITIES AND THE TREES, OSU'S COLLEGE OF FORESTRY DEAN SAYS (Portland Oregonian) <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/12/the_future_of_the_forest_can_s.html"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/12/the_future_of_the_forest_can_s.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Hal Salwasser's observations come across like forest clearcuts: Blunt, dramatic and starkly efficient. Just as some people think clearcuts are nothing but ugly, not everyone likes what Salwasser has to say. . .</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">REALTORS BRACE FOR TAX BATTLE (Eugene Register-Guard) <a href="http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/sevendays/25697977-35/tax-oregon-association-realtors-campaign.csp"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/sevendays/25697977-35/tax-oregon-association-realtors-campaign.csp</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">-The Oregon professional association is raising funds for an initiative drive to ban real estate transfer fees-</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Realtors are gearing up to try to get a constitutional ban on a tax that isnt imposed by the state and has been prohibited at the local level after one Oregon county adopted it. . .</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.wrcbtv.com/Global/story.asp%3FS%3D13741448&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABAmfre6ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=DnKEysClR8A&usg=AFQjCNFupfAjJj0KmSuNoX3IuK9jp8Cm9Q"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>LSU,
</u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u><b>Oregon</b></u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u> State team up in wave study</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (WRCB-TV)<br>
Over the summer, scientists gathered data on how waves interact with vegetation through the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>use</b></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> of a large wave-generating machine housed at the Corvallis,
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://theportlander.com/2010/12/26/metro-to-spend-2-million-in-federal-funds-to-study-portland-to-sherwood-transit/&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATACOAJAmfre6ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=DnKEysClR8A&usg=AFQjCNGyz1RFH8-fbFXZz3OqWvpO9lZVWA"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Metro
to Spend $2 Million in Federal Funds to Study Portland to Sherwood Transit</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (The Portlander)<br>
The plan will coordinate: local </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>land use</b></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> plans that support livable communities; a corridor refinement plan to examine the function, mode and general </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>...</b></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.altenergystocks.com/archives/2010/12/ocean_power_technologies_deploying_wave_power_device_1.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATADOANAmfre6ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=DnKEysClR8A&usg=AFQjCNF401YdnHt2T1tVZKc59ejPfUfigw"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Ocean
Power Technologies Deploying Wave Power Device</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Alternative Energy Stocks)<br>
The 150KW device, known as the PB150, is slated to be launched off the coast of Reedsport, </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Oregon</b></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">. In fact, the plan is to develop a total of 10 devices, </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>...</b></font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Dec 25:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">BOARDMAN PLAN IS GOOD; NOW LET'S REACH FOR BETTER -- GUEST OPINION (Portland Oregonian) <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/12/boardman_plan_is_good_now_lets.html"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/12/boardman_plan_is_good_now_lets.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Now that the state Environmental Quality Commission has unanimously approved a plan to shut down the Boardman coal-fired power plant no later than the end of 2020, it's time to focus on what kind of power will replace
it. . .</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">EPA ADOPTS NEW RULES FOR POWER PLANTS (mycentraloregon.com) </font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Attorney General John Kroger praised the Environmental Protection Agency for agreeing to improve air quality and better protect public health by adopting new pollution rules for power plants and petroleum refineries.
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">ENVIRONMENTALISTS ANGERED BY ORE. DAM TURBINE PLAN (mycentraloregon.com) <a href="http://www.mycentraloregon.com/news/state/ap/461126/Environmentalists-angered-by-Ore-dam-turbine-plan.html"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.mycentraloregon.com/news/state/ap/461126/Environmentalists-angered-by-Ore-dam-turbine-plan.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">A Canadian company's proposal to produce electricity from the North Umpqua River has drawn opposition from environmental groups while perplexed government officials question the company's intentions. . .</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.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20101225/NEWS/12250315&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABAldfZ6ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=7BhNrD9V89E&usg=AFQjCNFzaJOAVRHwrhTIHeFXdquC3uPLxA"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Ashland
landowners grounded in bureaucratic limbo</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Mail Tribune)<br>
This is not the first time the property and issues over zoning have come before the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>land</b></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">-</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>use</b></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">
board. In 2004, LUBA rejected the county's efforts to rezone </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>...</b></font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Dec 24:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">FIXING THE ENERGY BEAST IS DOABLE IN THE 2011 SESSION -- OPINION (Portland Oregonian) <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/12/fixing_the_energy_beast_is_doa.html"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/12/fixing_the_energy_beast_is_doa.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">It's hardly the best time to urge a newly elected Legislature and governor to see after anything other than fixing a broken budget. Getting Oregon's expenses in line with its revenues will require more resolve than
ever. Pain, and even personal reckoning, will attend the deep cutting and program closures. . .</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/local/article_c4fc7aee-9631-59fd-b8a6-734ffe371e75.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAKOApAmbTU6ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=RJJqgKCdy7M&usg=AFQjCNHAJ1kazwc_5c-ES4H7sh1LaiHUlA"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Ashland
winds power Southern </u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u><b>Oregon</b></u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u> homes</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Coos Bay World)</font></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>...</b> the <b>land</b> historically has been used for cattle grazing, although in August, the Ashland City Council agreed to let Standing Stone Brewing Co. <b>use</b> a <b>...</b></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Dec 23:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">COWLITZ TRIBE CASINO NEAR LA CENTER CLEARS MAJOR FEDERAL HURDLE (Portland Oregonian) </font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/clark-county/index.ssf/2010/12/cowlitz_tribe_casino_near_la_center_clears_major_federal_hurdle.html"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.oregonlive.com/clark-county/index.ssf/2010/12/cowlitz_tribe_casino_near_la_center_clears_major_federal_hurdle.html</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">The Department of the Interior announced Thursday it would approve the Cowlitz Tribe's application to take 152 acres in Clark County into trust, clearing a major government hurdle for a 134,150-square-foot casino
near La Center. . .</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">OFFICIALS WORRY TAILORING RULE COULD HURT BIOMASS ENERGY PROJECTS IN OREGON (Argus Observer) <a href="http://www.argusobserver.com/articles/2010/12/23/news/doc4d13924d2e5d4310456668.txt"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.argusobserver.com/articles/2010/12/23/news/doc4d13924d2e5d4310456668.txt</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">A new rule being implemented by the Environmental Protection Agency to limit the amounts greenhouse gases could put a halt or delay many biomass energy projects because, unless the rule is rewritten, biomass energy
is being placed in the same category as fossil fuels and will be subject to the expense of meeting the same standards. . .</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.capitalpress.com/content/ml-wine-shindig-bill-122410-w-file-art&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAFOAVAm5HP6ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=eyQ6AstsqyU&usg=AFQjCNGaGR1hNno_LAPN29a3t5yNWgb2dQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Two
shindig bills in the wings</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Capital Press)<br>
</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Oregon</b></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> Department of Agriculture </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>land</b></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">-</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>use</b></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">
specialist Jim Johnson said the department supports elements of both concepts, but neither "is comprehensive </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>...</b></font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">STUDY SHOWS MARINE RESERVES BENEFIT (Eugene Register-Guard) </font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/25697359-41/marine-areas-reserves-evidence-fish.csp"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/25697359-41/marine-areas-reserves-evidence-fish.csp</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Scientists now have hard evidence for something they have long believed that establishing no-fishing zones in the ocean will help replenish fish populations far away that have been overharvested. . .</font></div>
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<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/12/23/policy-would-categorize-ready-to-develop-land/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>Ready supply of buildable land to be pitched to lawmakers</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">
(Daily Journal of Commerce)</font></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Oregon’s commercial real estate community is calling for the state Legislature to create a tiered system of developable land - including categories for land that can be developed down the line and land that can be
developed almost immediately. . .</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Dec 22:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">Feds sue Washougal man over construction in Gorge (The Columbian)</font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/dec/22/feds-sue-washougal-man-over-zip-lines-gorge/"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.columbian.com/news/2010/dec/22/feds-sue-washougal-man-over-zip-lines-gorge/</u></font></a></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">A Washougal man who was briefly jailed and fined last year for violating a state court order that he stop offering zip line rides in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area is now in trouble with the federal
government. . .</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.dailyastorian.com/opinion/columns/article_0ebe304e-0dfc-11e0-81c4-001cc4c03286.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABAxe7J6ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=UN_XzDgxIos&usg=AFQjCNEdKmtFJPDjtdwNH16OzbzObwUpEQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Water
under the bridge</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Daily Astorian)</font></font></div>
<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>...</b> and the <b>Oregon</b> Department of Land Conservation and Development have said they would appeal the city's decision to the <b>Oregon Land Use</b> Board of Appeals. <b>...</b></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.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2010/12/22/SustGrant12-22.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATABOAFAxe7J6ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=UN_XzDgxIos&usg=AFQjCNHUs4Anb-kZw0XQCRFL544ubzUAKA"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Sustainability
center lands $250000 grant</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Bizjournals.com)<br>
The Meyer trust becomes the first foundation to invest in the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Oregon</b></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> Sustainability Center. The center's programming will showcase </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>land
use</b></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> and </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>...</b></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.theoutlookonline.com/opinion/story.php%3Fstory_id%3D129297998138421000&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAFOAVAxe7J6ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=UN_XzDgxIos&usg=AFQjCNFYeqmfAhY7K4RHgUrFkfpAKI9Efw"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Remembering
12 years at Metro Council</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Gresham Outlook)<br>
We have made </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>land use</b></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> decisions that reflect what people want for better communities and a transportation plan to move people and freight that supports, </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>...</b></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.bluemountaineagle.com/sports/outdoors/article_9da606aa-0d85-11e0-8f2e-001cc4c03286.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAHOAdAxe7J6ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=UN_XzDgxIos&usg=AFQjCNFUUxJIJOzLxg9YJ-4k5CavRmfTCg"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Aldrich
Mountains eyed for Special Management Area</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Blue Mountain Eagle)<br>
The group wishes to see the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>land</b></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> managed as one unit, under one management plan. The group sees the designation as a way to maintain historical </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>use</b></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">
of the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>...</b></font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Dec 21:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2010/12/blm-wind-development-okay-on-public.html&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATAAOABAwsvE6ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=NoR6iQao9w4&usg=AFQjCNE98NqVBi88149G8k-vLuV6pQbBOQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>BLM:
wind development okay on public </u></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u><b>land</b></u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (Sustainable Business Oregon)<br>
by Lee van der Voo </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Oregon's</b></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> Bureau of </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>Land Use</b></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> Management
will continue to permit wind development on public lands, despite a push by the United States Fish </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>...</b></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.westlinntidings.com/news/story.php%3Fstory_id%3D129244740633979100&ct=ga&cad=CAEQAhgBIAAoATABOAFAwsvE6ARIAVAAWABiBWVuLVVT&cd=NoR6iQao9w4&usg=AFQjCNF5Mjde_w6Hhld1uxvduO3Vnf_3yQ"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2" color="#1111CC"><u>Activists
take aim at urban renewal</u></font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"> (West Linn Tidings)<br>
Urban renewal is a program of land redevelopment in areas of moderate to high density urban </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2"><b>land use</b></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="2">. Williams, 82, thinks this will be his last big battle
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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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