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By JONATHAN J.
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SALEM — Thrust into
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Kitzhaber resigned as gov-
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end state government,
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senior advisers and one
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of Kitzhaber’s agenda she
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seen as more liberal than
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be rubber-stamping the
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wide retirement savings
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motion before Brown be-
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weeks prior. On June 16, sam-
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Razor clams like these aren’t harmed by the marine toxins
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months after algal blooms have ended.
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levels,” and sampling and test-
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doesn’t guarantee it won’t start
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