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2naSalit

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11. And there really aren't very many jobs there...

Reply to yonder (Reply #10)

Tue Feb 9, 2021, 01:55 AM

Feb 2021

It would be best to improve the rail lines for shipping grain, mostly. Back when i was lobbying about that, I think it was a whopping 29 jobs at stake in Lewiston.

I think Hanford and Kaiser/Alcoa were the main recipients of the power generated. After the war, there wasn't much going on with those industries in that area.

Salmon are a keystone species for the whole upper Rocky Mountain complex.

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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