Catherine Wiley

Citizens Barbara Nysted, left, Yvonne Maitland, middle, and Catherine Wiley are familiar face at many city council meetings.
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"I realized a long time ago the only person I have to live with is me," said Catherine Wiley, who has served as an officer for CFOD, a group which is now in the process of folding into the Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition."If I don't speak to what I believe is right, it's on me. Maintaining silence is acquiescing."

Wiley initially got involved during the Borax controversy.She lives near the future development, and is especially concerned about the impact on Native American cultural artifacts there.

Wiley, a nurse, grew up in New York state and later worked all over the country, including a stint in women's reproductive healthcare.

"You're looking at an old '60s radical," she said.
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To an extent, Wiley, Nysted and Maitland feel a bit like voices in the wilderness.
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Wiley said she has felt as though she is dismissed as a crank.
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"They've never been objective," Wiley said.