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I strongly disagree with the option of home births; if you choose to give birth naturally, do it in a hospital where professionals can treat you and your child in the case of an emergency.  I had an extremely difficult birth with my first child that resulted in an emergency c-section; if I had chosen to give birth at home it is likely that either me or my child would have died.  Losing the valuable minutes in transport can be the difference between life and death.

And, the discussion regarding the money saved as a result of a home birth is absolutely disgusting!  If you cannot afford to give birth to your child in a hospital, you cannot afford to have the child period.  Stop putting your unborn child's future on the line because you failed to adequately plan for the financial implications!

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We live less than a 1/2 mile from where Comcast service ends on our rural road, with limited local reception and no other choice but to use a satellite provider. As a Blazer fan since birth (I was born during the Championship season of '77), we have brought back the tradition of listening to the games over the radio - something we haven't done since the early 90s!

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My neighbor applied for and was approved to build 52 houses each on 2.5 acre lots, all with separate wells and septic tanks. We live in a rural area in Yamhill County, with narrow 2-lane roads, no access to city water or sewage. Regardless of your viewpoint on Measure 37 and 49, it is absolutely ridiculous to think that a tiny, rural community can handle this amount of growth outside city limits. These claims happen like dominos; as a result of the one neighbor filing a claim, the neighbors behind us filed a claim to build 100 residential and commercial lots. This is all extremely high-quality farm land in an area that has been continually farmed for more than 150 years. At this point, we still do not know if any of theses claims will actually go through. We want to believe that these claims will never be pursued and will eventually fall through, but we live in constant limbo. We initally tried to pursue our legal rights, but were informed by several attorneys that we had no options. It is an impossible situation, and we pray that we will not end up living in a subdivision!

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