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Letter to the Editor: Renewable energy a plus

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To the editor: Our state is on its way to 50 percent renewable energy. The wheat fields and rangeland of the eastern side of our state are sparsely populated and particularly well suited to both wind and solar development. Environmental and aesthetic issues are real and not to be dismissed. The Summit Ridge Wind Farm, east of Dufur, has completed extensive studies, which addressed these issues.

Cold Country
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Cold Country

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A cold east wind ripples an American flag near Highway 97 south of The Dalles. In the background, snow has melted from portions of a wheat field exposed to the sun, but remains in furrows and shadows.

Field Fire
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Field Fire

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A fire in the 2400 block of Steele Road threatens a combine and wheat fields Wednesday afternoon.

Wheat fire
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Wheat fire

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CREWS FROM Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue mop up a fire in a wheat field along Benson Road, south of The Dalles.

Winter grazing
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Winter grazing

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A cow grazes wheat stubble on a ridge above Old Dufur Road South, just off Highway 97 below Tygh Ridge.