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What About the Dams? by Marvin F. Dugger Lewiston Tribune, November 3, 2019

"Hell no." You can't destroy our dams.

The radical environmentalists are at it again. They are still trying to tear out the lower Snake River dams. Dam breaching would seriously damage our local economy and our way of life.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is now preparing the Columbia River System Operations Review Environmental Impact Statement, which will have a dramatic impact on this issue.

So civic organizations and individuals all around our area are preparing letters and resolutions to submit to the Army Corps, supporting our dams.

Soon, our city council will be called upon to take a stance against dam breaching. Shouldn't we know where the candidates for city council stand on this critical issue before we vote for them?

I challenge all of them to publicly announce their positions on this issue. The Lewiston Tribune should ask them this question.

Our area is ground zero. We will bear most of the impact if the dams are breached. To prevent this disaster, we must unite as a community and say, "Hell no." You can't destroy our dams.