Unfortunately, “America the Beautiful” represents a gross dereliction of the duty of the Biden administration to future generations.
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Local Government
Oregon State Forest Lands, Part 3: “Greatest Permanent Value”
The Oregon legislature has directed and authorized the Oregon Board of Forestry to manage state forestlands under its control “so as to secure the greatest permanent value of those lands to the state.”
Read MoreRural Versus Urban Oregon, Part 2: More Urban Every Decade
It won’t work, and is rather patronizing besides, to make rural people a protected class in our politics.
Read MoreRural Versus Urban Oregon, Part 1: It’s Not Black and White
There is a dominant narrative of the rural-urban divide in Oregon that often frames our politics, including that of public land management. Like most things in life, it’s not that simple.
Read MoreThe United States of America versus the State of California
The sovereign State of California generally doesn’t like it when the sovereign United States of America conveys federal public lands with public values out of federal public ownership. Neither do I. But....
Read MoreOregon Has Too Many Counties
Counties in Oregon that excessively rely on federal timber dollars to fund basic services for their residents (timber-addicted counties or TACs) need to become more efficient at using the money they have.
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