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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

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A Matter of Opinion: Swimming Upstream


In 2003, President Bush got a tour of the fish ladder at Ice Harbor Dam on the Lower Snake River. (AP photo)

We've never advocated knocking down the four Lower Snake River dams, but the alternative methods of saving salmon do look awfully expensive without much to show for them.

In Our View, emotions should not eliminate any option. That's the job of facts. So let's collect them.

Question: Any downside to this approach?

You can see comments on this matter at A Matter of Opinion, the SR editorial page blog, here.



Huckleberries Online

D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.