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~a~:HB · The City of Ashland values its relationship with the nearby Pacific Ocean ,md all I~~~:~~~~ :~
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~~~~:~:[;: · The City of Ashland acknowledges the growing threats to whale populations due to 11:~:~::~~~~lr
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uu...~: · The City of Ashland acknowledges that whale populations have not recovered:~~..."H
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I"'~u:m~ · Whale populations cannot be protected unless the moratorium on commercial ~~\U'tl
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Iltt/~~~j NOW, THEREFORE, I, John Morrison, Mayor of Ashland, hereby proclaim that the ::~. ":..~t.ftjtl
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~~~~:;:(;: Dated this 19t I day of April, 2005. :~:~:~~~~ i
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