All the risk and none of the rewards

A growing number of coal and crude oil trains are traveling through beautiful North Idaho. These trains do no business in Idaho. They slow and stop our daily traffic, foul our air, contaminate our water with their leaking tank cars, and threaten our lives with their explosive cargo. We accept certain risks to live in a rural paradise: less reliable fire protection and emergency protection, particularly in remote areas, and extra vigilance at unprotected railroad crossings.

LINDA LARSON

Sandpoint

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