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February 28, 2013
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Letter: Hold DeFazio accountable on timber issues

Call for local timber hearing U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio’s demand of Senator Wyden to hold hearings is reasonable enough, but any hearings ought to be right here in Roseburg. Everyone except industrial clear cutters have been carefully, thoroughly and completely prevented inclusion in the deal on giving public timber to companies that automate workers out of jobs, ravage the forests with clear cuts and export raw logs to China. The big mills do not want any discussion of anything but their receipt of cheap public timber. But wait! This timber is not cheap any more; Superstorm Sandy has created colossal …

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