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Remember, and celebrate, wilderness laws.(Commentary)

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From: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Date: 20040629
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Byline: GUEST VIEWPOINT By Zane Grey Smith For The Register-Guard

Celebrate! In this time of political polarization, Oregonians should take a pleasant moment to celebrate something quintessentially American: our successes in preserving Oregon's wilderness heritage.

It was 20 years ago this month that President Ronald Reagan signed the Oregon Wilderness Act of 1984. That law was the product of bipartisan effort by our congressional delegation, backed by widespread citizen support and solid professional work by the U.S. Forest Service.

Thanks to the 1984 law, more than ...

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