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		<title>Lincoln City diversifies its economy</title>
		<description>Discuss Lincoln City diversifies its economy</description>
		<link>http://www.oregonbusiness.com/articles/98-april-2011/5028-lincoln-city-diversifies-its-economy</link>
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			<title>Cathleen Shea says:</title>
			<link>http://www.oregonbusiness.com/articles/98-april-2011/5028-lincoln-city-diversifies-its-economy#comment-1177</link>
			<description><![CDATA[NW Natural Gas awarded Lincoln City the "First Smart Energy City" award in April 2010. The EPA rated Lincoln City a "Green Power Community" in 2009; one of only eight cities, nationwide, at the time. City-Data.com says the median household income in Lincoln City was $6695 in 2008. The median salary for Oregon was over $50711. QualityInfo.org , Oregon Employment Dept’s website, talks about wage inequality in Oregon. They say out of the $63 billion dollars earned in Oregon in 2009, much of that money went to high wage earners vs. minimum wage earners. A different story than Ms. Margulis' article begins to emerge. COLA increases on my pension are 2-3% per year. Maybe 17% over the mentioned time span. Am I better off? What about the cost of inflation compared to salary increases? What about infrastructure? Mr. Hawker threatened to cut off the water to five families on city water because "it's too expensive to repair the line that runs in front of their homes." God save anyone trying to run a business from their home when the water gets cut off. There are a lot of "neat" projects that have been done in town. They are scattered projects that show no specific goal to the commitment of the long term needs of this city -- needs like a water system that doesn’t lose 30% of its water between the plant and the faucet. If we keep talking about the surface things that draw people to this town, but do not address the needs of the full time citizens. There will be no town to visit for a vacation. Thanks for writing the article. It made look up real facts about my town.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Cathleen Shea</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:31:11 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Correction to your opening paragraph</title>
			<link>http://www.oregonbusiness.com/articles/98-april-2011/5028-lincoln-city-diversifies-its-economy#comment-1169</link>
			<description><![CDATA[There are at least 2 resident families in Lincoln City who drive electric vehicles, we own one of them. We are supporters of the EV charging stations not because we need them (we charge in our garages) but because there will be a large influx of EV-owners in the Willamette Valley in the next couple years, who will need a place for charging when they enjoy the coast. We welcome them to Lincoln City!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>JDaschel</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 09:16:13 +0000</pubDate>
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