Re: [Killietalk] West Coast Weekend Schedule of events -- Tirbak's talk history talk

[Barry Cooper <bjc3 at centurytel_net>]

Bobby,

It is interesting, the attitude to green space and the environment over 
here. As in the east, though, it tends to be a city vs rural thing. 
Cities like Seattle, Portland, Eugene and Corvallis are very liberal and 
very strong on environmental issues. Rural areas are much less so. I 
live in a little town called Sweet Home (8,000 population). It is a 
beautiful environment. We can get to the coast in a couple of hours, and 
into the high mountains of the Cascades in an hour (we live in the 
foothills, hence the snow on the ground right now). However, I think I'd 
be afraid to admit in public down in the town that I vote Democrat. This 
is an ex-logging town, ex- because of those damn greens and to hell with 
the spotted owl. Oregon is a Democratic state, but only because of the 
cities. It is exactly like NY in that way.

I have been trying to get up to see Brian since he moved over to 
Nanaimo, but we haven't been able to make our schedules mesh yet. Soon, 
I hope. He will, of course, be speaking at WCW XV.

What were you doing over here anyway?

Barry

Barry J. Cooper
Sweet Home, OR 97386


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