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Fri, 09/26/2014 - 10:00am to 10:15am
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1,  The U.S. Forest Service has tightened restrictions on media coverage in vast swaths of the country’s wild lands, requiring reporters to pay for a permit and get permission before shooting a photo or video in federally designated wilderness areas.
Under rules being finalized in November, a reporter who met a biologist, wildlife advocate or whistleblower alleging neglect in any of the nation’s 100 million acres of wilderness would first need special approval to shoot photos or videos even on an iPhone.
Permits cost up to $1,500, says Forest Service spokesman Larry Chambers, and reporters who don’t get a permit could face fines up to $1,000.
 
 
2,   Oregon election officials fined the campaign of Republican governor candidate Dennis Richardson on Thursday because he was late to report that he stayed rent-free in a Lake Oswego home.
Secretary of State Kate Brown’s office issued the $365 fine after election officials determined that the use of the house was an “in-kind” contribution that must be reported within 30 days.
Richardson and his wife, who live in Southern Oregon, stayed in a supporter’s home over the summer to be closer to the Portland metro area and the bulk of voters. His campaign reported three months of rent, valued at $6,820, on Tuesday. Election officials said $4,400 from June and July were considered late.
 
 
3,  Six years ago climate activists, Native American groups, ranchers, farmers, students and other began their ongoing campaign to block the proposed construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, intended to carry tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada to the Gulf of Mexico to be shipped overseas.
In that time, more than 2,000 activists have been arrested, more than 50,000 rallied in Washington, D.C. in February 2013 to protest the pipeline, and countless small groups have gathered in their own communities to demonstrate against it. Because the pipeline is unbuilt, 1,818,530,000 barrels of tar sands oil remain in the ground, and more than one billion metric tons of CO2 has been keep out of the atmosphere.
 
 
 
4, Why is this tale of Salem going to wag all the dogs in the race?Portland Fire & Rescue didn't break election laws when it featured Gov. John Kitzhaber in a public service announcement, according to a letter sent to the bureau on Wednesday by the Secretary of State's Office.
Conservative radio host Lars Larson filed an election complaint in August arguing that the fire bureau's online video gave unfair airtime to Kitzhaber, who is running for his fourth term against Rep. Dennis Richardson (R-Central Point).
Fire bureau representatives had argued that the 21-second video, shown only on its website and Youtube, was created to promote CPR training -- not Kitzhaber's reelection efforts.
Because we are so close to chaos we can feel its breath on the backs of our necks…
 
 
5,  
Francisco Aguirre - a community activist who first came to the U.S. from El Salvador two decades ago As an immigrant activist's stay at an Oregon church to avoid deportation nears a week, he's gaining supporters, including Portland's mayor, and the church plans a rally for him.
He has vowed to remain at Augustana Lutheran Church in Portland until he's able to resolve his immigration case. In recent years, as immigration reform has stalled, churches around the country have offered sanctuary to immigrants who lack legal status because federal officials generally don't make arrests at sensitive locations such as churches.

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