Short Read of the Week for December 31, 2020

In this morning’s Short Read of the Week we discussed seven articles, shown here and at https://tinyurl.com/TillcoDems-short-reads. In part because of its persuasive emphasis on smarter forest-management policies that are being ignored by leaders in both parties, the near unanimous first choice was:

Slew of Logging Bills Would Worsen Wildfires as well as Climate Change
https://www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/magazine/entry/logging-bills-would-worsen-wildfires-climate-change
[our copy here]

We had more difficulty making a second choice, but for reasons connected to the good discussion it prompted, we ultimately decided on

Oregon’s Kurt Schrader one of 2 House Dems to vote against $2,000 checks for COVID relief
https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/12/oregons-kurt-schrader-one-of-2-house-dems-to-vote-against-2000-checks-for-covid-relief.html
[our copy here]

What do you think of Kurt Schrader’s stand on this issue? Would you come to next week’s Short Read of the Week meeting and tell us?

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