The Occupy movement ain't just for city folk any more. Until this week, the nearest encampment to my hometown at the eastern edge of the Columbia River Gorge has been Occupy Portland ninety miles to my West. Imagine my surprise and delight when I opened my local evening paper on Tuesday to see a front page headline, albeit below the fold, proclaiming, "Occupy movement is coming to Mosier." That's Mosier, Oregon, where one is greeted with a sign proclaiming a local population of 430 residents, and just a fifteen-minute drive from my home. Family responsibilities prevent my joining the encampment, but you can bet I'll be visiting and showing support, and joining the planned "Break Up With Your Bank Party" the organizers have planned for my little city's Bank of America branch on Saturday. A few details, quotes and links past the orange squiggle.
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