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Vol. CLV, Issue 4
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

75 Years of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Walla Walla

Daniela Quiros Araya, News Reporter March 7, 2024

As Walla Walla marks the 75th anniversary of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the community reflects on the deep impact of these stewards of problem-solving and innovation. With a legacy intricately tied...

Rethink Dams! Petitions for Breach of Snake River Dams

Kate Grumbles September 29, 2016

Rethink Dams!, a Whitman club led by Fiona Bennitt, sent a petition to Governor Inslee last week calling for the breaching of the lower four Snake River Dams. The dams were created in the late 1960s and...

Op-Ed: Save the Trees on Mill Creek Levees

October 1, 2015

The following is an Op-Ed submitted by former Professor of Geology Bob Carson. For the following reasons, the Army Corps of Engineers should either abandon the plan to clear-cut the trees on and near...

Whitties have power, responsibility to halt Port of Morrow time bomb

Sam Chapman September 27, 2012
Ambre Energy's proposed coal processing facility in nearby Boardman, Ore. poses serious risks not only to the global climate, but to our own health and well-being here in the Northwest. Thankfully, there is much we can do, even as busy Whitties, to help put it to a stop.
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