Here is what we read this week on the issues that matter to this coast, with links to the reporting and to the actions that go with each story. Roadless Rule: The Count Comes In The comment period closed on October 6. On October 7, Oregon Wild reported more than one million comments, and said
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This is the web version of our October newsletter: a look back at the gathering, a million comments for the Roadless Rule, a Senate bill that needs a closer read, a new home for our gatherings, four videos that have inspired us, and an app for our volunteer portal. Want the next one in your
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The public comment period on the plan to rescind the Roadless Rule closed on Tuesday, October 6, and the response was enormous. The organizations working on the effort across the country, including the Sierra Club, report more than one million comments in all. That count comes from the organizers, and the federal docket shows fewer,
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On Thursday, October 8, Liz Fox taught us at the South Beach Community Center how to turn old photographs and small treasures into something you can hold in your hand. The workshop was Mixed Media Montage, and the idea is a simple one. You take pictures of the people and animals you want to remember,
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