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Short Read of the Week for July 14, 2022

This morning we discussed seven great articles, but in the end settled on one clear recommendation. If you don’t read anything else this week you should at least read this:

After initial success, #TimberUnity has splintered
https://www.dailyastorian.com/news/local/after-initial-success-timberunity-has-splintered/article_9f0f20c8-e378-11ec-9dbf-2becea0e9713.html
[our copy here]

Why? Because it helps all of us, no matter how conservative or liberal we are, understand that Timber Unity lost its way when it got taken over by professional right-wing politicians and big-monied industrial interests. Timber Unity’s original founders have started a new group (Oregon Natural Resource Industries) focused on the long-term needs of working rural Oregonians — very much the people we stand with as Tillamook County Democrats — and not on the short-term needs of big businesses to report higher profits on every quarterly financial statement, or on the needs of cynical politicians to stir up anger and fear.

We also chose to recommend this article, full of hope and courage:

Climate change will affect the church. What if the church takes the lead?
https://www.christianitytoday.com/better-samaritan/2022/july/climate-changes-will-affect-church-what-if-church-takes-lea.html
[our copy here]


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