<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">This edition has an article about Oregon's SB 569 as well as an article about a new project in Montana.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">
<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Enjoy,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large">Cathy</div><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Martha Nikides</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:martha@nrtrc.org">martha@nrtrc.org</a>></span><br>
Date: Wed, Aug 7, 2013 at 12:08 PM<br>Subject: NRTRC News & Views Newsletter July/Aug 2013<br>To: <a href="mailto:csbritain@gmail.com">csbritain@gmail.com</a><br><br><br><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" bgcolor="#000000" style="background-color:#000000">
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-size:13px">August 21-22, 2013</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-size:13px">Seattle, Washington</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-size:13px">Education and Information Options for the Region by AHRQ</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:#333333"><span style="font-size:13px">August 29, 2013</span></span></span></p>
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<span style="color:#333333"><strong><span style="font-size:13px"><span style="font-family:times new roman,times,serif">Martha Nikides</span></span></strong></span></p>
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