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The Hood River library closing is tragic. We are in the Washington County system and it is fabulous. 

I have two girls(4 and 7) and I depend on the library every week.  We take a trip at least once or twice a week to check out a grocery bag full of books. 

I could never keep up financially with the amount of books they read, the movies they watch or the cd's we listen to.

The online reservation system makes it so easy to get what ever you need or want.  I rarely browse anymore actually. I get a tip on a book for the girls, go online, reserve it and wait for an email to go get it.  It's great. For Free.

I would be lost without the libary system. So very grateful we have access to such a great library system.

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Can you address at some point  this issue  of the US House and Senate are suppossedly about (in a week and a half) to vote on bill that will OUTLAW ORGANIC FARMING (bill HR 875).

The name on this food plan is Food Safety Modernization Act of 2009 (bill HR 875).

This bill suppossedly will require organic farms to use specific fertilizers and poisonous insect sprays dictated by the newly formed agency to "make sure there is no danger to the public food supply". This will include backyard gardens that grow food only for a family and not for sales.

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