NEWS - September 20, 2004
Monoson, Ted. “Burns acts to boost level at Fort Peck.” Billings Gazette, 14 September 2004.
Montana Republican Sen. Conrad Burns and North Dakota Democratic Sen. Byron Dorgan joined forces Tuesday to increase water levels in Montana's Fort Peck, North Dakota's Lake Sakakawea and South Dakota's Lake Oahe.
*also appeared in the Helena Independent Record, 15 September 2004.
Quaid, Libby. “Upriver, downriver interests clash on Missouri River water.” 14 September 2004.
Drought-ravaged communities along the upper Missouri River would keep more water, and downstream barge shipping would halt immediately, under a measure that cleared a Senate committee Tuesday.
*also appeared in the Jamestown Sun, 15 September 2004.
*also appeared in the Kansas City Star, 15 September 2004.
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/30dayarchives/9-14-2004/edt01.html
Smith, Frederic. “Editorial: Coming together on the river?” Bismark Tribune, 14 September 2004.
The five-county BOMMM Joint Water Resource Board of the Garrison Reach is reaching out to the six other counties of the Missouri River in North Dakota in the hope of making a larger, more effective group.
http://archive.columbiatribune.com/2004/sep/20040915news017.asp
“Measure aims to halt river’s barge traffic.” Columbia Daily Tribune, 15 September 2004.
Drought-ravaged communities along the upper Missouri River would keep more water and downstream barge shipping would halt immediately under a measure that cleared a Senate committee yesterday.
*also appeared in the Grand Forks Herald, 15 September 2004.
*also appeared in the St. Louis Post Dispatch, 15 September 2004.
*also appeared in the Yankton Press & Dakotan, 15 September 2004.
Honton, Richard. “Eight adult pallids to be fit with tracking transmitters.” Bismark Tribune, 16 September 2004.
Eight of the adult pallid sturgeon involved in this year's prolific spawning effort will be rewarded by being fitted with transmitters before they are returned to their upper Missouri River home.
*also appeared in the Grand Forks Herald, 17 September 2004.
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/30dayarchives/9-17-2004/edt01.html
Smith, Frederic. “Editorial: Sharing with the Red River Valley.” Bismark Tribune, 17 September 2004.
As much as we can, we should avoid the kind of parochial thinking we resent in Canada, Minnesota and Missouri. Year in and year out, there is plenty of Missouri River water to go around in North Dakota.
“Editorial: Missouri River: Devil's bargain.” St. Louis Post Dispatch, 18 September 2004.
That has all the makings of an environmental and economic disaster, and the fallout could reach all the way down the Missouri River to us. Missouri's congressional delegation should stop the project.
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=608&u_sid=1207238
“More water woes.” Omaha World Herald, 20 September 2004.
U.S. senators from states along the upper Missouri River advanced a measure to allow more water storage in upstream reservoirs, thereby favoring recreation over barge transportation.