Political Hot Potatoes
Jyl Hoyt reports from Idaho on how controversies over usage of the state’s natural resources are dominating upcoming gubernatorial and congressional elections. Candidates are coming to loggerheads over mining, timber, and salmon fishing, versus wilderness preservation.
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