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7 Acknowledgments it’s a great pleasure for me to acknowledge the many people who were actively involved in the events discussed in this book who spoke with me, made materials available, and read and gave me invaluable comments on chapter drafts. arnold Cogan, Edward Sullivan, ron Eber, and Jim Knight each talked with me on several occasions, and commented on drafts of many of the chapters. robert Stacey made available archival material at 1000 Friends of Oregon’s Portland office and talked with me several times. richard benner spoke with me, commented on drafts and made available materials from his personal files, as did Larry Frazier. Fred Vannatta and gordon Fultz gave me interviews, and read and commented on draft chapters. My Portland State University colleagues Carl abbott and Ethan Seltzer discussed the overall project me with on numerous occasions, read and commented on several draft chapters, and gave me many valuable suggestions. Other active participants and knowledgeable individuals who granted me interviews include: david aamodt, Vic affolter, John anderson, Ward armstrong, dave barrows, adrianne brockman, ginny burdick, Wallace Carson, Kathleen Carter, neal Coenen, Joyce Cohen, Margaret Collins, Steve Corey, Keith Cubic, Carolyn gassoway, Mark greenfield, Craig greenleaf, Eldon hout, Stephen Kafoury, Paul Ketchum, doug McClain , Janet McLennan, brent Lake, dave Leland, robert Liberty, Steven McCarthy, Lee Miller, John Platt, John Porter, Lidwein rahmin, henry richmond, dick roy, Steve Schell, anne Squier, rod Stubbs, and greg Winterowd. John gray very generously gave me financial support that expedited the completion of the research, and also granted me an interview. Librarians at University of Oregon’s Special Collections department and the Oregon historical Society’s research Library were very helpful, as were staff members at the Oregon State archives and Cristine Paschild, 8 acknowledgments University archivist and head of Special Collections at the Portland State University Library. the Oregon department of Land Conservation and development made available to me material about the early years of the program at its Salem Office. thanks to Meg Merrick for producing the maps. thanks to Mary braun, Oregon State University Press acquisitions editor, for her support of this project, and to the other members of the Press for their valuable contributions. thanks to bill Lang, editor of the series within which this book appears, for shepherding drafts of the manuscript through the process, and to Marianne Keddington-Lang for her expert editing, which greatly improved the readability of the manuscript. Ellen Shoshkes read draft chapters, made many valuable comments, and sustained me throughout the research and writing process with her love and support. ...

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