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WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2003

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer in an editorial today supports a "common sense" measure that would phase out non-Indian farming in the Klamath Basin.

The legislation applies to the Lower Klamath and Tule Lake national refuges. The paper says its inconsistent that farmers are allowed to grow crops in these areas.

With passage of the bill, the paper says the federal government can meet its responsibilities to protect salmon and provide enough water to the refuges.

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Editorial: Klamath crisis calls for common sense (The Seattle Post-Intelligencer 7/16)

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