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Short Read of the Week for January 7, 2021

In this morning’s Short Read of the Week we had a wide-ranging discussion influenced by yesterday’s astonishing events related to Republican attempts to overturn the presidential election results — we had so much good reading in the articles that were suggested on that subject. Ultimately, however, our unanimous recommendation was about an issue closer to home:

Timber tax cuts cost Oregon towns billions. Then clear-cuts polluted their water and drove up the price
https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2020/12/timber-tax-cuts-cost-oregon-towns-billions-then-clear-cuts-polluted-their-water-and-drove-up-the-price.html
[our copy here]

We also chose to recommend the copy of our Chair’s letter today that is posted on The Tillamook County Pioneer’s Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/tillamookcountypioneer/posts/3585409691546637

We think that you will be impressed by the many thoughtful responses in the commentary there, generally reflecting well on Fred’s message and on the many people of good will in our community. Very much worth reading in that context.


Direct link to item: https://tillcodems.org/whats-on-your-mind/2021/1/7/short-read-of-the-week-for-january-7-2021.