Krieger is wrong. Blame Salem for fiscal crisis
rather than passively waiting to see what Congress is willing to handout the commissioners actively pressured Salem to require the timber companies to pay their fair share.
Read Morerather than passively waiting to see what Congress is willing to handout the commissioners actively pressured Salem to require the timber companies to pay their fair share.
Read MoreOregonians from across the state will descend on Salem tomorrow morning, October 11, at 9:30 am to demonstrate against the egregious forest practices on state forestlands. The State Land Board, made up of Governor John Kitzhaber, Secretary Kate Brown, and Treasurer Ted Wheeler, oversees management of the 93,000 acre Elliott State Forest, located 45 miles southwest of Eugene, and is expected to adopt a new plan for the Elliott that will increase clearcutting by nearly 40% at their quarterly board meeting tomorrow.
Read MoreRecently, local business owner and self professed “numbers guy” Al Pettit presented Coos County poverty and unemployment figures. He says the local Chamber of Commerce Legislative Action Team is trying to educate lawmakers about “good business practices” and how to make Oregon more business friendly to improve these statistics.
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