To the editor:

Sandy Messner, the outreach director for the Indiana Forest Alliance (IFA), will speak to Common Ground on Thursday, Jan. 25, at 7 p.m. in the Brown County Public Library, Room B. She will discuss issues regarding forest preservation and logging, and answer questions. The public is invited.

Judy East, Nashville

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