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		<description><![CDATA[A look at the long-term effects of overturning Oregon's growth planning. | Jared Diamond, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel&#8212;which described how quirks of geography and environment (rather than, say, racial or cultural superiority) helped some cultures succeed&#8212;has a new book out.&nbsp; This one analyzes why some cultures fail; it&#8217;s titled, appropriately enough, Collapse.&nbsp; In this week&#8217;s New Yorker Malcolm Gladwell&#8217;s reviews the book, giving an interesting twist that&#8217;s very relevant to the Northwest. As a caveat:&nbsp; I haven&#8217;t...]]></description>
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