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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:green">Welcome to this week’s roundup of the Land Use News!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The Land Use News is an electronic news clipping service provided by the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD). Land Use News emphasizes local reporting and commentary on land use in Oregon
 and other states. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">The links to copyrighted news stories in Land Use News are not archived by DLCD, and the archiving policies of these sources vary. The stories, if available, reside on the site of the original news source. Please
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.dailyastorian.com/Local_News/20141125/room-to-grow&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTMxNjIyMDU4MzQ3MDc3Mzg4MzQyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNH19Fh3Ql8Df74TWgqTnfcYCYnlng"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Room
 to grow: North Coast <b>Land</b> Conservancy gains 948 acres</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Daily Astorian
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">North Coast
<b>Land</b> Conservancy gained 948 acres in Clatsop and Tillamook counties through a
<b>land</b> transfer from The Nature Conservancy's <b>Oregon</b> ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20141125/OPINION/141129790/101085/SEARCH&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTMxNjIyMDU4MzQ3MDc3Mzg4MzQyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFGj_Yb8jNt7fNRwblZq62RFIPaNw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Another
 View: Logging still has a place in <b>Oregon</b></span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Mail Tribune
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Nationally, we have moved toward a sense that these
<b>lands</b> needed to be ... Today, the timber harvest on federal <b>land</b> in
<b>Oregon</b> is about 10 percent ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://naturalresourcereport.com/2014/11/oregon-rejects-wyden-forest-plan/"><span style="text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">
 Rejects Wyden Forest Plan <o:p></o:p></span></a></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Natural Resource Report
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Legislation is Unanimously Opposed by Oregon’s Forest Products Industry, opposed by the O&C Counties, and Lacks Support from Reps...</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.capitalpress.com/Oregon/20141125/kitzhabers-office-says-water-deal-imminent"><span style="font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Kitzhaber’s Office Says
</span><span style="text-decoration:none">Water</span><span style="font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none"> Deal Imminent</span><span style="font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">
<o:p></o:p></span></a></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Capital Press
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">If successful, the deal could put thousands of acres of highly productive farmland into full production near Hermiston and Boardman, Oregon, with potential economic
 benefits...</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/241645-108262-coalition-seeks-new-way-to-fund-road-work"><span style="font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Coalition Seeks new Way to Fund
</span><span style="text-decoration:none">Road Work</span><span style="text-decoration:none">
</span><span style="font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none"><o:p></o:p></span></a></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Portland Tribune
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Linking future gasoline tax increases with fuel efficiency of cars is endorsed by a coalition of transportation users, local governments and environmental groups...</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://bikeportland.org/2014/11/24/oregon-walks-celebrates-vision-zero-plan-honors-livable-streets-visionaries-113913&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTYxNzUzNTEwMzQ2MzEzNzUxNDkyGjdkMTE2ZDljMWE2MjEwMjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEoEHwRgwlRXUA7Rvdt968-K8-8tg"><b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span></b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
 Walks celebrates Vision Zero plan and honors livable-streets visionaries</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">BikePortland.org
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Metro active
<b>transportation</b> planner Lake McTighe, center, at <b>Oregon</b> Walks' ... to
<b>transportation</b> planning, policy, and funding to all levels of <b>Oregon</b> ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/2611606-151/finding-the-right-mix%3FentryType%3D0&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBioUMTM5NDU1MTAxMzk0MjM1NzA2NDcyGjkwZjkzNjAwOTIwZTU0YTE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNE5bOM9XR9KshCUR9nFRe5ekpU59g"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Bend
 needs 16681 new residences by 2028. What kind? | Balancing homes and apartments for the
<b>...</b></span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Bend Bulletin
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">That idea, however, encountered the political reality of Oregon's
<b>land use</b> laws. ... “If we don't do anything, we're just going to see land prices rise.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2014/11/24/fish-wildlife-gets-new-interim-deputy-director/70053468/"><span style="text-decoration:none">Fish and Wildlife Gets New Interim
 Deputy Director</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Statesman Journal
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Brett Brownscombe, a natural resources policy advisory for Gov. John Kitzhaber, on Dec. 1 will become the interim deputy director for the Oregon Department of
 Fish and Wildlife.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/11/oregon_environment_roundup_noa_1.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTcxODQyNjExNDk0Njk5Nzc3MTYyGjI1Y2IwODI3NTVjNjAzYzM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGZZnatbpXI9wbOG_gI4sLJ4oQvpg"><b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span></b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
 environment roundup: <b>NOAA</b> tracks ocean acidification with new tool</span></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">OregonLive.com
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Boats wait in moorage in Newport. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, based in Newport, has released a new tool to
 track ocean ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://registerguard.com/rg/opinion/32434746-78/time-to-get-onboard-with-rail.html.csp"><span style="font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Time</span><span style="font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">
 to get Onboard with </span><span style="text-decoration:none">Rail</span><span style="font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none"> – Guest Opinion
<o:p></o:p></span></a></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Eugene Register-Guard
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Oregonians want reliable, on-time passenger trains, but that’s going to take money and public will ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.dailyastorian.com/Northwest/20141121/lng-plant-would-be-huge-carbon-source"><span style="font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">LNG Plant would be a Huge Carbon Source
<o:p></o:p></span></a></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Daily Astorian
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Proposed liquefied natural gas terminal in Coos Bay would become one of the largest sources of greenhouse gases in Oregon, federal data
 shows...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.dailyastorian.com/Northwest/20141121/lng-plant-would-be-huge-carbon-source"><span style="font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Grouse Needs 3-Mile Buffer from Drilling
<o:p></o:p></span></a></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Yamhill Valley News Register
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">A government report with significant implications for the US energy industry says a struggling bird species needs a 3-mile buffer between
 its breeding grounds and oil and gas drilling, wind farms and solar projects...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/nov/23/noaa-launches-ocean-chemistry-tracking-tool/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTOTA5NTk5MDI3MDEzNzgwMTE4MDIaMjVjYjA4Mjc1NWM2MDNjMzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGDWbG2ZySvb3p44hsA-Ia27DWrJg"><b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">NOAA</span></b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
 launches ocean chemistry tracking tool</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">The Spokesman Review
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">... monitoring sites in
<b>Oregon</b>, Washington, California, Alaska and Hawaii. ... in Central California and the Whiskey Creek Shellfish hatchery in
<b>Oregon</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://registerguard.com/rg/opinion/32450314-78/the-goshen-factor.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTQyODYzNzMwMjQ5MDkxMjAwNTEyGjAzYTAwZWQ0MzQ3ZjU2NzQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEszDsvwjbRhc7lrO48HdG7o02t9g"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">The
 Goshen factor</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">The Register-Guard
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Under Stewart's proposal, Springfield's
<b>urban growth boundary</b> — the line around a city that designates where urban development and expansion can ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/playbooks-profits/index.ssf/2014/11/nike_expansion_project_include.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTcxMjA5NzAxODUxNDM0NTkzNDUyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGPzZhXdiH0Jfa_vr_lJei082Ldgw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Nike
 expansion project includes several traffic impacts, improvements</span></a> <o:p>
</o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">OregonLive.com
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The company's envisioned expansion is detailed in a
<b>land</b> use planning application the company has filed with Washington County. County officials ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.pamplinmedia.com/wbi/152-news/240917-107929-city-to-hire-lobbyist-to-assist-with-ugb-problem&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTODQzMzA3MTk2OTk2MTYyMzg4MjIaODBhMDFiM2Y4NTE0ZmY2Zjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFu5Pe73PegwlDlYK0W-o3DSs3-Qg" target="_blank"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">City
 to hire lobbyist to assist with 'UGB problem'</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Hillsboro Tribune
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">“On some level, we share the mayor's frustration,”
<b>Jim Rue</b>, director of the DLCD, said in response Thursday. Rue went on to explain that the Oregon …<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.dailyastorian.com/Local_News/20141119/airport-project-takes-off&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNzcxODQ3MTY3OTIxMjI1NTU2MDIaN2QxMTZkOWMxYTYyMTAyMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHDif34wchM0JMXJXY21AkZrMVplQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Airport
 project takes off</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Daily Astorian
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The Connect Oregon program focuses on multimodal transportation projects in Oregon. The
<b>Oregon Transportation</b> Commission, which decides who ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/11/portland_bureau_of_transportat_14.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioTNzcxODQ3MTY3OTIxMjI1NTU2MDIaN2QxMTZkOWMxYTYyMTAyMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGrv0IFYbrIWz-luMlLEqdD6W2tWA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Portland
 Bureau of <b>Transportation</b> paying nearly $150000 for 'vision' of its '<b>transportation</b> future'</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">On the cusp of a divisive $46 million street-tax vote, the Portland Bureau of
<b>Transportation</b> is quietly plotting its future. Will today's political priorities ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/roadtrippers/oregons-boardman-state-pa_b_6179012.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoUMTIwMzA5MTIxNjMyNjg4MDY5OTIyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGZG_RuijS1wQEz1L3lii2exUNbwg"><b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon's</span></b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
 Boardman State Park is straight out of a fairytale</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Huffington Post
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Between 1949 and 1957 the
<b>land</b> was purchased by the U.S. Bureau of <b>Land</b> Management, ... So, in the 1940s, according to the
<b>Oregon</b> State Parks:.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/240945-108014-people-still-moving-to-oregon"><span style="text-decoration:none">People Still Moving to
<b>Oregon</b> <o:p></o:p></span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Portland Tribune
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Oregon’s population continued to grow in 2014, with the more urbanized areas of the state attracting the most new residents, according
 to preliminary estimates…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/11/17/congress-would-rather-you-drive-to-work-than-take-public-transit/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTI2Nzg1NTE3NzIyMDAyNDg2NjEyGjk2ZDNiMmQ0YzYwYWQ2MGE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHAp8WX0jovG1OVW6o6GoQ-2oc5mQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Congress
 would rather you drive to work than take <b>public transit</b></span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Washington Post (blog)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The federal tax code has a weird way of favoring people who drive to work over those who take
<b>public transit</b> there. If you're a driver, the federal ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/11/oregon_environment_roundup_noa.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMzE3ODg3MTQzMDE1NDE5MDQ2MDIaMjVjYjA4Mjc1NWM2MDNjMzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHRkq0f02Nr4aA1mIDERs4opaNuOQ"><b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span></b><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
 environment roundup: <b>NOAA</b> rescues baby sea lion, Klamath water bill passes Senate
<b>...</b></span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">NOAA</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525"> Fisheries teamed up with Seattle area
 wildlife advocates to rescue a ... The weasel-like mammal has all-but-disappeared from
<b>Oregon</b> and ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Sadie K Carney</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> | Rural Policy Analyst/Communications Manager</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Director’s Office</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">635 Capitol Street NE, Suite 150 | Salem, OR 97301-2540</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Direct: (503) 934-0036 | Cell: (503) 383-6648 | Main: (503) 373-0050</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:sadie.carney@state.or.us"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:blue">sadie.carney@state.or.us</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> |
</span><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/LCD/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:blue">www.oregon.gov/LCD/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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