Rule 1. Clinton lies:
Proof:
A. He claims he want's to "help" rural America but this latest action will hurt some rural areas
B. He claims he wants to fight inflation, but the higher lumber prices based only on increased Federal regulations iwll increase lumber & wood pulp prices
America adds forests, losing towns
Clinton is taking steps to protect more national forests from development. But that can devastate rural towns who depend on logging revenue.
Brad Knickerbocker (bradknick@aol.com) <mailto:bradknick@aol.com>
Special correspondent of
The Christian Science Monitor
ASHLAND, ORE.
Throughout the 20th century, towns like Tillamook, Ore., and Aberdeen, Wash., produced the lumber and paper pulp that helped power the nation's economy.
For most young men in such rural communities, getting a lifetime job that would support a family simply meant joining their father and uncles at the mill the day after high-school graduation - if they waited that long.
But today, many communities in rural forest areas are hurting badly.
For a variety of reasons - technology, fluctuations in international markets, and changing sensibilities about the environment - their prime source of income has dropped dramatically. As a result, funds for schools, roads, and other services are down sharply.
As counties freeze salaries and lay off teachers, there is virtually universal agreement (cont)
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