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Idaho

yonder

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10. Not positive but I don't think

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #8)

Tue Feb 9, 2021, 12:41 AM

Feb 2021

the Snake/Columbia aluminum industry (Alcoa, etc.) and its power needs is the player it once was.

Now I think it's the low cost barge shipping for agriculture using inland ports as far upstream as Lewiston, Idaho that are squawking the most.

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This GOP congressman wants to remove 4 dams to save Idaho's salmon. It'll cost billions. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2021 OP

They've been studying this for decades. yonder Feb 2021 #1

I agree with removing the dams. Cattledog Feb 2021 #2

Hell must have froze up. 2naSalit Feb 2021 #3

Of Idaho's 4 congresscritters, Rep. Simpson does the right thing some of the time. yonder Feb 2021 #6

Last time I was down that way... 2naSalit Feb 2021 #8

Not positive but I don't think yonder Feb 2021 #10

And there really aren't very many jobs there... 2naSalit Feb 2021 #11

+1. yonder Feb 2021 #12

Earth first! Karadeniz Feb 2021 #4

Doesn't sound Republican or Democratic: it sounds smart. marble falls Feb 2021 #5

That's going to be its downfall. 2naSalit Feb 2021 #7

Oh, and... 2naSalit Feb 2021 #9