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Archive Home > 2008 > January > 23 > BLM should settle 149-year-old IOU

BLM should settle 149-year-old IOU


January 23, 2008

The federal government made the people of Oregon a promise in 1859 when Congress approved Oregon statehood. It promised land to help pay for schools.

That IOU is nearly 150 years past due. It’s about time for the Bureau of Land Management and Oregon’s Department of State....

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