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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:green">Welcome to this week’s roundup of the Land Use News!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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 direct requests for archived stories, or permission to reprint them, to the original news source. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Past Land Use News weekly e-mails may be found here:</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://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/08/stunning_shots_of_the_perseid.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMTU5MTc2MTgxMjI1MTI0NTEyNTIaYjNlMzFhMDQzODlhZjhlNjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNF3HVoYWtXo-MsggLeju6C9IOfZvA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Stunning
 shots of the Perseid meteor shower from rural Oregon </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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">Maybe you joined other enthusiasts who stayed up Thursday or Friday nights to catch a glimpse of this year's Perseid meteor shower. Maybe
 you saw ...<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.kdrv.com/news/Oregon_Crops_Top_5_Billion_in_Value_Beef_Leads_Way.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTAzNDUzOTI2OTk4MjMyMTU1OTQyGjQzYTdmZjdhYTE2YjJlMzE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGRr4HXfilBTX_tLwGorrXksQXS9w"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
 Crops Top $5 Billion in Value; Beef Leads Way </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525"> Crops Top $5 Billion in Value; Beef Leads Way
 ... The state Department of Agriculture this week released the list of Oregon's top 10 crop ...<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.argusobserver.com/news/malheur-county-crops-among-oregon-s-top/article_748ddd6a-60ae-11e6-91a7-3b329e52ae1b.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNzk0OTE0MTg0OTU4NjcyMjUxNjIaMmVjMGY5MDFmNTZhYzkwZjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFo9NHF0kz2JIWl3bLGY80MNTdMmg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">3
 Malheur County crops among Oregon's top 10 </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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">ONTARIO — Three of Malheur County's top agriculture crops are on the Oregon's top 10 list of agriculture commodities. Cattle and calves
 are at the ...<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://ktvl.com/news/local/apple-crop-up-in-oregon&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTAzNDUzOTI2OTk4MjMyMTU1OTQyGjQzYTdmZjdhYTE2YjJlMzE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFwY2LbzVcTj7VvAySDqPjur2SAPQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Apple
 crop up in Oregon </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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">The Oregon Department of Agriculture said apples are one of the fastest growing crops, growing 131 percent in sales since 2005. "Many
 of the cider ...<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.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/08/big_weed_is_throwing_some_of_its_new_money_into_politics.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBioTNzk0OTE0MTg0OTU4NjcyMzc0OTIaODk5N2QyN2I2YTQ5MTMwYTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEqLvWlfvx62RP8JC6MAET1IxTf-w"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Big
 Weed Is Throwing Some of Its New Money Into Politics </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Slate Magazine
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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">In 2012, Colorado and Washington became the first states to pass ballot measures making the sale and use of pot legal. Alaska, Oregon,
 and the ...<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/4573422-151/dea-sends-warning-shot-to-hemp-growers%3Freferrer%3Dfpblob&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNzk0OTE0MTg0OTU4NjcyMzU5MjIaOTMzODVjZTI4NWQ4NjE5YTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFBOXTad-1FO99j9mUvx5oOoBfjbg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">DEA
 sends warning shot to hemp growers </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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">The decision means pot will remain illegal for any purpose under federal law, despite laws in Oregon, 24 other states and the District
 of Columbia that ...<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.capitalpress.com/Oregon/20160812/11-oregon-family-farms-honored-for-longevity&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTAzNDUzOTI2OTk4MjMyMTU1OTQyGjQzYTdmZjdhYTE2YjJlMzE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFstzf1oASDi-f--WAhbIg2LVYhfQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">11
 Oregon family farms honored for longevity </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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">Kate Brown and Katy Coba, director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture. Roadside signs are imprinted with the founder's name and the
 year the ...<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/nbg/142-news/318911-198501-landfill-foes-appeal-ruling-to-state&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioTNDA0ODQwMzkzNzM5NjAwNDI4NjIaMWU1NWFiMzNlZTdiMzZkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFf-NwJYNhW3HhxvKYW__1yOklsfA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Landfill
 foes appeal ruling to state </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">“Oregon's land use laws … do not allow a non-farm use located in a farm zone, like a garbage dump, to force nearby farmers to significantly change ...</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://www.capitalpress.com/Oregon/20160812/farmer-seeks-50000-in-oregon-land-use-dispute&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTAzNDUzOTI2OTk4MjMyMTYzMDMyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEBquGCyfo_xqWFnqKLALvsFdbdWw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Farmer
 seeks $50000 in Oregon land use dispute </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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">Mateusz Perkowski/Capital Press John Gilmour, owner of a straw-compressing facility near Albany, Ore., is in a legal dispute over whether
 his plant ...<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.thechronicleonline.com/news/arrests-made-in-holaday-road-weyerhaeuser-wildfire/article_825f1656-60e1-11e6-bcfb-3793c080c684.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBCoUMTAzNDUzOTI2OTk4MjMyMTc4NTYyGmZhZTc2OTM5MWJhODIxZjk6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNENAvS8YmqHSHcfuOMrFW2C4o3ygQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Arrests
 made in Holaday Road, Weyerhaeuser wildfire </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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">5 wildfire was an illegal campfire that spread out of control and ignited several logging slash piles. An Oregon State Police (OSP) trooper
 arrested four ...<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.argusobserver.com/valley_life/group-bolsters-campaign-to-stop-canyonlands-monument/article_e6902702-63ff-11e6-af75-2bccb89827ad.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDA0ODQwMzkzNzM5NjAwNDU5OTIaMmVjMGY5MDFmNTZhYzkwZjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEysC9jNpCLSvWODQFuCdqfbbvwlg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Group
 bolsters campaign to stop Canyonlands monument </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Ontario Argus Observer
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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">SALEM — The Oregon Cattlemen's Association has given $5,000 to a campaign opposing a national monument designation in Malheur County.<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.kezi.com/news/video/Kayakers_Paddle_Along_the_Willamette_River.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoSODQwMjAwNDEyNDkzNzExODAxMhpiMTY2MGU5OTc5YTQyM2M0OmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNHtGfymeK-IFjpTC0pvhNlaMI88zA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Kayakers
 Paddle Along the Willamette River </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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">Kayakers Paddle Along the Willamette River ... their journey in the waters of the Willamette River for the 16th Annual Paddle Oregon.
 ... The trip marks the 50th anniversary of Bob Straub's proposal for the Willamette River Greenway.<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/opinion/index.ssf/2016/08/transportation_departments_cre.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMTU5MTc2MTgxMjI1MTI0Mjc3NzIaN2QxMTZkOWMxYTYyMTAyMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFM0ylHqrKwD_guovekMdt3wkF3WA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Transportation</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
 Department's credibility problem is really the governor's problem (Opinion) </span>
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<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">Once again, the Oregon Department of Transportation is in an unfortunate legislative and political spotlight with the recent Oregon Transportation ...<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/opinion/4573030-151/editorial-repair-the-states-roads-and-bridges-first&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTMTU5MTc2MTgxMjI1MTI0Mjc3NzIaN2QxMTZkOWMxYTYyMTAyMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNH9CgF9kVzFc2FHZN0PezF0hI7L-Q"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Editorial:
 Repair the state's roads and bridges first </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><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" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">We don't know if the numbers are right, but before the 2015 legislative session, the Oregon Department of Transportation said the state
 needed some ...<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.seattletimes.com/business/oregons-economy-is-booming-after-being-hard-hit-in-recession/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTAzNDUzOTI2OTk4MjMyMTU2MzUyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEjyGe9xoO-cRqe-X1LjphlNjPVMA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon's</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
 economy is booming after being hard-hit in recession </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">The Seattle Times
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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">With its dependence on durable-goods manufacturing and housing, Oregon suffered in the Great Recession. In May 2009, the unemployment
 rate ...<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/nbg/144-features/318955-198547-pastoral-pondering-universitys-mission-is-having-an-adverse-impact-on-affordable-housing&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDA0ODQwMzkzNzM5NjAwMzEzODIaMmY3NzAwZTIwOWJiOTYwYjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGMYSIlWqaR_Kh3j363ZaR_P_e6pQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Pastoral
 Pondering: University's mission is having an adverse impact on affordable housing
</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Pamplin Media Group
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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">Our beautiful little town is becoming increasingly popular and we all know it is getting harder and harder to find a place to live. If
 you have tried to rent ...<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.ktvz.com/news/new-state-program-to-help-homeowners-avoid-foreclosure/41209918&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioTNDc1OTcwMDk4NTcwNDk4NDExNjIaMmY3NzAwZTIwOWJiOTYwYjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGl8QcStO-OlrIjkK1bK7MyTxoqNQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">New
 state program to help homeowners avoid foreclosure </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">KTVZ
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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 Housing</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525"> and Community Services administers Hardest
 Hit Fund programs through the Oregon Homeownership Stabilization Initiative (OHSI).<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/20160816/cannon-beach-weighs-housing-options&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDc1OTcwMDk4NTcwNDk4NDExNjIaMmY3NzAwZTIwOWJiOTYwYjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFHOMO5YRSb8daLT-e-0-zWe1HJew"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Cannon
 Beach weighs housing options </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><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" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">“I think what makes Cannon Beach unique is that you own the land,” Todd Johnston, Northwest Oregon Housing Authority executive director
 and a ...<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/hg/index.ssf/2016/08/tiny_house_illegal_portland_cl.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMTU5MTc2MTgxMjI1MTI0MzIyODIaMmY3NzAwZTIwOWJiOTYwYjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNG-xAXlGS3tQ8wBPFjSDa1Q3TLG-Q"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Neighbor
 complains, city boots young couple out of their illegal tiny house (photos) </span>
</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">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">Like many people in this city rattled by rising housing costs, the couple work more than full time but found it impossible to pay rent
 and save to buy a ...<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.theatlantic.com/notes/2016/08/albina/493793/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTA4MzE1ODE3NjkxMjUxNjUzODMyGjQ3ZWQ0YWY2MGExODhmOTc6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGTUhLHtzd4skek6g_QRjVKPZkZSw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Gentrification</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
 in Portland: Residents and Readers Debate </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">The Atlantic
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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">“Because people in Oregon just don't like to talk about it. ... The gentrification of the historically black neighborhood in central Portland,
 Albina, has led ...<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/front-porch/index.ssf/2016/08/portland-area_housing_market_r_1.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNzk0OTE0MTg0OTU4NjcyNDEyMzIaMmY3NzAwZTIwOWJiOTYwYjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEEBidr1r0-3qg-fVQpD9WSdtVbaA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Portland-area
 housing market remains ultra-competitive despite fewer sales </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><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 Portland-area housing market cooled off in July, though would-be buyers likely won't feel much relief. More homes went on the market
 while the ...<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=https://www.thelundreport.org/content/public-transit-southern-oregon-fosters-self-sufficiency&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTNDA0ODQwMzkzNzM5NjAwNDA3NzIaN2QxMTZkOWMxYTYyMTAyMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNH2lkXqDlH3zTa66pnscAS_bixQjA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Public
 Transit in Southern Oregon Fosters Self-sufficiency </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">The Lund Report
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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">Providing access to affordable transportation in rural areas, particularly for low-income workers, the elderly, and those with disabilities,
 is no easy task.<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.equipmentworld.com/orego-marks-one-year-anniversary-as-oregons-road-usage-charge-pilot/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioTNDA0ODQwMzkzNzM5NjAwNDA3NzIaN2QxMTZkOWMxYTYyMTAyMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHkZ435SJaeJDViQuw1QlPdTSRuGg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">OReGO
 marks one-year anniversary as Oregon's road usage charge pilot </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Equipment World Magazine
<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">... its one-year anniversary with 1,025 active vehicles participating in the program, just 20 percent of the limit the Oregon Department
 of Transportation ...<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/health/4576032-151/limited-pharmacy-access-linked-to-hospital-readmission&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDA0ODQwMzkzNzM5NjAwNDEyOTIaYjNlMzFhMDQzODlhZjhlNjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHvmX3Q0bYaUvozVyCHCdeKPq5Q0A"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Limited
 pharmacy access linked to hospital readmission </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><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" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">As a result, Heppner is one of many towns across Oregon with limited ... In rural areas, where pharmacies were open fewer hours per day,
 hospital ...<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.wallowa.com/local_news/20160815/two-health-insurers-pulling-out-of-rural-counties&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTMTU5MTc2MTgxMjI1MTI0NTEyNTIaYjNlMzFhMDQzODlhZjhlNjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFO1SdPgSZ_lc9iIUG0_kjZAaiLvQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Two
 health insurers pulling out of rural counties </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Wallowa County Cheiftain
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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">Other health insurance companies also considered ending coverage in rural areas, but negotiations with the Oregon Department of Consumer
 and ...<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/4572550-151/four-more-health-insurance-carriers-to-sell-in&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNzk0OTE0MTg0OTU4NjcyMzI3ODIaYTg1ODAzYjhmNmU5MzA2YTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHNILIj1WBCa_LqJOXZ6sw_E0qEUw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Four
 more health insurance carriers to sell in Deschutes County </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><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" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">State regulators also approved Atrio's proposal to increase its already set rates for Klamath County. Despite a significant price hike
 in Klamath County ...<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/marijuana/index.ssf/2016/08/task_force_issues_draft_recomm.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDc1OTcwMDk4NTcwNDk4MjE1ODIaMmQwYWIzZDljOTk1ZWZhMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNG9heax99bO2L1usk_QUF0Xy3zRAw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Task
 force issues draft recommendations for pot industry energy, water conservation </span>
</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><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">Oregon</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525"> lawmakers should back a certification process
 that encourages the ... The group studied the use of electricity and water along with agricultural ... Under current rules, those operations are required to have water rights. But the ...<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://mtstandard.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming-governor-says-oregon-coal-port-ruling-disappointing/article_d3dec419-a6fb-5caa-bd00-76a9a9a93eb5.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoSODQwMjAwNDEyNDkzNzEwMTEwMho3MGNjNjQ2OGI0ZWMwZWMzOmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNG5-DGy5EEs8G5bC_eT4hMfZWRUpA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Wyoming
 governor says Oregon coal port ruling disappointing </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Montana Standard
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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 judge last week ruled the Oregon Department of State Lands acted properly when it rejected the proposed Coyote Island Terminal project
 at Point of ...<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/2016/08/oregon_lawfully_rejected_morro.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNzk0OTE0MTg0OTU4NjcyNDA2MzIaNzBjYzY0NjhiNGVjMGVjMzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFStmuVOzUx7Ds7PCn0NhqoHzrx_g"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
 lawfully rejected Morrow coal export terminal, judge rules </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><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">An Oregon administrative law judge ruled that Oregon Department of State Lands acted lawfully when it rejected a developer's proposed
 coal export ...<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=https://kobi5.com/news/regional-news/dam-removal-advisory-vote-set-for-klamath-county-33997/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoSODQwMjAwNDEyNDkzNzExNzA5MhphODU4MDNiOGY2ZTkzMDZhOmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNF2n9M4KXqrRwDH3dGxccjq3vgfhg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Dam
 removal advisory vote set for Klamath County </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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">Klamath Falls</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">, Ore. – Voters in Klamath County will
 soon voice their opinion on the proposed removal of 4 dams from the Klamath River. The Klamath ...<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/deschutescounty/4583633-151/county-denies-development-proposals-at-widgi-creek%3Freferrer%3Dbullet3&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioTNDc1OTcwMDk4NTcwNDk4MDU2MDIaMWU1NWFiMzNlZTdiMzZkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEccW62FOj4T_AhxOrHx8xqw0Ni2Q"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">County
 denies development proposals at Widgi Creek </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><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" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">The County Commission reviewed more than a dozen land use issues and ... continue to apply to the community and be used in land use decisions.
 ... in 2014, but opponents appealed it to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals.<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/news/local/34694286-75/congress-moves-the-shakealert-earthquake-warning-system-ahead.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTA4MzE1ODE3NjkxMjUxNjM2OTMyGjUzNDlkYWQ0Y2E1Y2JlODU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHVaX6pL1MKemXQsaUw1feOqOoGtA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Congress
 moves the ShakeAlert earthquake warning system ahead </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><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">The latest grant, announced Monday, is $3.7 million to six cooperating universities: the University of Oregon, California Institute of
 Technology, Central ...<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/education/index.ssf/2016/08/university_of_oregon_gets_2370.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoSODQwMjAwNDEyNDkzNzA5OTI2Mho1MzQ5ZGFkNGNhNWNiZTg1OmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNF87kU3ZLpx7f0CQKf79IKfh4NsFA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">University
 of Oregon gets $237000 to boost earthquake-detection program </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">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">The University of Oregon received more money from the federal government this week as part of an ongoing effort to improve an earthquake ...<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://pamplinmedia.com/wbi/153-opinion/318876-198452-oregon-blue-book-is-rich-in-state-history&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoSODQwMjAwNDEyNDkzNzExODkzMhpiM2UzMWEwNDM4OWFmOGU2OmNvbTplbjpVUw&usg=AFQjCNG6KJ26q6T8DtFmBxHr-bt2iIAY8A"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
 Blue Book is rich in state history </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Pamplin Media Group
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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">Everyone knows Oregon is the Beaver State, but how many know that it only received that designation ... The 2015-16 highlights rural Oregon
 schools.<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.statesmanjournal.com/story/opinion/editorials/2016/08/14/write-new-chapter-oregon-story/88652200/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMTU5MTc2MTgxMjI1MTI0NjE1MDIaMTMzOGQ4ZjJmNjViMWY0YTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHFz4ZK2Ze1bnEZuGUNDaXAYzjlLQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Write
 the next chapter of the Oregon Story </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><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" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">He was discussing his new book, “Reporting the Oregon Story: How ... land-use planning, protection of the Columbia River Gorge, the renaissance
 of ...<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=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/aug/17/lost-cities-8-mystery-ahokia-illinois-mississippians-native-americans-vanish&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDA0ODQwMzkzNzM5NjAwNDg4NjIaMmJmMjQyMDhhY2UyYmE3ODpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHJNqdxMuILV21SGlNQc5gz9sXaZw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Lost
 cities #8: mystery of Cahokia – why did North America's largest city vanish? </span>
</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">The Guardian
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">The story</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525"> of Cahokia's decline and eventual end is a mystery. ... Follow Guardian
 Cities on Twitter and Facebook to join in the discussion ...<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=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/aug/12/lost-cities-merv-worlds-biggest-city-razed-turkmenistan&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTNzk0OTE0MTg0OTU4NjcyMTc5MTIaMmJmMjQyMDhhY2UyYmE3ODpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHAIVdOrT6HeGekBfzxAGJxgy6qbg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Lost
 cities #5: how the magnificent city of Merv was razed – and never recovered </span>
</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">The Guardian
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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">Once the world's biggest city, the Silk Road metropolis of Merv in modern .... the sway of competing polities and dynasties throughout
 its long history.<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.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm%3Fc_id%3D1503343%26objectid%3D11695692&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDA0ODQwMzkzNzM5NjAwMjg1MTIaMzc3NjNhYThmZjZhYmM2Nzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFGvrYpiAVJ0TH97waKGzQAbC876w"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Next
 urban growth areas get green light </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">New Zealand Herald
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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">Members of the Smart Growth Implementation Committee today endorsed their support for the urban growth development plans to go forward
 for ...<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.lancasterfarming.com/news/columnists/not-urban-not-rural-just-agriculture/article_d88ba320-30be-5640-b3a4-45bd93fa00f7.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTAzNDUzOTI2OTk4MjMyMTQ4MDMyGmI3YTE1YmFmY2JmZTg5NDM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFbjCdDc6kdmH0503sTsLFHn9qULw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Not
 Urban, Not Rural, Just Agriculture </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Lancaster Farming
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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">These pockets of urban gardening number into the hundreds in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and are tended by thousands of urban gardeners.<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.hartsvillevidette.com/sports/tn-officials-oppose-wind-farm/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDA0ODQwMzkzNzM5NjAwMjkwMzIaNzUyYWMzN2ZlMTM5M2JkZTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEhGETHgK13GMs5_jxW7Qj8dN4T3g"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">TN
 wildlife officials oppose wind farm </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">The Hartsville Vidette
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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">The editorial, posted on the TWF website, claims the wind farm would be ... Another report claims an Oregon wind farm has killed at least
 38 golden ...<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://newyorkyimby.com/2016/08/city-announces-master-plan-to-redevelop-shuttered-seaview-hospital-into-mixed-use-complex-staten-island.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTNDA0ODQwMzkzNzM5NjAwMzI5NDIaZWQxZDAxZTdlMzVlYzA5Zjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEdT3FKkz7FGdXRhjCEgj3e-oWEBg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">City
 Announces Master Plan to Redevelop Shuttered Seaview Hospital Into Mixed-Use Complex ...
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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">The New York York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), with Staten Island Borough President James Oddo, has announced the ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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">Indeed, here's a look, from the National Association of Home Builders' Housing Opportunity Index at the most and least affordable markets
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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>
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</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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