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Wednesday, January 20, 2016
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GRANT COUNTY
Grant County Courthouse — 201
S. Humbolt St., Suite 280, Canyon City
97820. Phone: 541-575-0059. Fax: 541-
575-2248.
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Gov .ate Brown D — 254 State
Capitol, Salem 97310. Phone: 503-378-
3111. Fax: 503-378-6827. Website: www.
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Sheriff should focus
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L ETTERS TO THE E DITOR
Editor’s note: In an interview
with the Eagle Jan. 13, when asked
whether he supported the armed
takeover of the Malheur Nation-
al Wildlife Refuge, Grant County
Sheriff Glenn Palmer said, “I don’t
know.”
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