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With hours remaining before the new, Post-9/11 GI Bill takes effect, officials from California and from the Department of Veterans Affairs are working to fix a technical glitch that threatens to prevent thousands of California veterans from receiving money for tuition.
Officials were unable to say for certain Friday whether the problem will be fixed in time to help veterans in the current academic year.
The Community Forestry Conservation Act of 2009 was introduced this week by North Coast Congressman Mike Thompson and a bipartisan group of representatives and senators.
Supported by a broad coalition of environmentalists, private landowners and the timber industry, this bill was introduced to protect private forests from development while keeping intact private property rights, and the jobs and businesses that are tied to the land.