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Fire/Smoke Relief For Small Businesses

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The summer fires in Josephine and Douglas counties damaged few structures.

But they put a huge dent in the tourism business, especially during the time the Rogue River was closed to rafting. 

Summer is the season that puts many tourism-related businesses into the black for the year, and the federal Small Business Administration can provide disaster assistance to many of them.  

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.