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community march3 2016 Oregon Humanities Announces Schedule of Upcoming Free Community Discussions Statewide • Keeping Tabs on America: Surveillance and You, by Kristian Williams. (5/6 at Astoria Public Library, 450 Tenth St., Astoria) Conversation Project programs feature topics such as food ethics, surveillance in America, and the future of racial diversity in Oregon Communities around the state have year-round access to free discussions through the Conversation Project, a program of Oregon Humanities that brings Oregonians together to discuss provocative issues and ideas. Fifty-six Conversation Project programs will take place in thirty- nine communities around the state this spring and summer, including Vernonia and St. Helens. This season’s programs address such topics as the relationship between play and health, the ethics around our food choices, and the future of racial diversity in Oregon. Some of the programs scheduled between March 1 and June 30, 2016 are listed below by county. For more information about each program and to view the full events calendar, please visit oregonhumanities. org. Columbia • Good Food, Bad Food: Agriculture, Ethics, and Personal Choice, by Kristy Athens. (4/21 at St. Helens Public Library, 375 S. 18th St., Suite A, St Helens) • Beyond the Scoreboard: Sports in Our Lives and Communities, by Andrew Guest. (5/24 at Vernonia County Library, 701 Weed Ave., Vernonia) Clatsop • What We Want from the Wild, by Adam Davis. (4/8 at Astoria Public Library, 450 Tenth St., Astoria) Salem Update: into a collaborative process to settle disputes related to an application for wetland creation, restoration or enhancement in areas zoned EFU. The bill would also authorize the county government to identify areas that may be suitable for wetland creation and areas whose priority should be the maintenance of agricultural use. We will watch to see how this pilot program goes. It has broad implications Multnomah • Northwest Mixtape: Hip Hop Culture and Influences, by Donnell Alexander. (3/3 at Friendly House, 2617 NW Savier St., Portland) • Why Play Matters: Promoting Health and Creativity for Kids and Adults, by Jonathan Blasher and Tara Doherty. (3/6 at Multnomah County Library North Portland Branch, 512 N Killingsworth St., Portland) • From Saving to Serving: On Intervening in the Lives of Others, by Adam Davis (4/7 at Lewis & Clark College, 0615 SW Palatine Hill Rd., Portland) • How Much Inequality Is Acceptable?, by Julia Hammond. (3/8 at Mt. Hood Community College, 26000 SE Stark St., Gresham) Privacy and Expectations in the United States, by Wendy Willis. (5/3 at Cedar Mill Community Library, 12505 NW Cornell Rd., Portland) • White Out? The Future of Racial Diversity in Oregon, by Emily Drew. (5/10 at St. Andrew Lutheran Church, 12405 SW Butner Rd., Beaverton) • Northwest Mixtape: Hip Hop Culture and Influences, by Donnell Alexander. (5/25 at Hillsboro Public Library Shute Park Branch, 775 SE Tenth Ave., Hillsboro) • A World without Secrets: Privacy and Expectations in the United States, by Wendy Willis. (6/6 at Beaverton City Library, 12375 SW Fifth St., Beaverton) • Why Play Matters: Promoting Health and Creativity for Kids and Adults, by Jonathan Blasher and Tara Doherty. (6/21 at Hillsboro Public Library Main Branch, 2850 NE Brookwood Pkwy., Hillsboro) Tillamook • Too Busy to Rest: Boundaries and Balance in a Nonstop World, by Lisa Naas Cook. (3/12 at Tillamook County Pioneer Museum, 2106 2nd St., Tillamook) • Going Solo: The Value of Solitude in a Social World, by Jennifer Allen. (4/2 at Tillamook County Pioneer Museum, 2106 2nd St., Tillamook) Washington • Why Play Matters: Promoting Health and Creativity for Kids and Adults, by Jonathan Blasher and Tara Doherty. (3/14 at Beaverton City Library, 12375 SW Fifth St., Beaverton) • Mind the Gaps: How Gender Shapes our Lives, by Jade Aguilar. (3/16 at Beaverton City Library, 12375 SW Fifth St., Beaverton) • A World without Secrets: continued from page 3 for counties around the state who might wish to play a more robust role in land use negotiations between neighbors. The group that sat down to work on this bill is committed to working collaboratively on this project and also helping to frame a statewide conversation on these issues. The bill has already passed the Senate, and I expect it to pass handily in the House. TREE SALE RAIN OR SHINE IT’S TAX TIME Call your LOCAL tax preparer Saturday, March 12, 2016 24 species including ’Elite’ Douglas fir, 8:30 AM- western red cedar, noble fir, coastal 1:30 PM redwood, Carolina Pacific Pride silverbell and 17 others. Some (Lawrence Oil) Hwy 30, St. Helens bag quantities Proceeds COLUMBIA COUNTY support SMALL Columbia County WOODLANDS students and staff. 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