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Originally Posted by JTO

Bill personally signed the letter to the US Forest Circus calling for the end of the long term timber contract.

Yes, KPC did violate their discharge permit in a couple of instances. These violations were not willful like the whistle-blower asserted. Instead they were caused by equipment malfunctions. But that didn't matter. They were violations and just one of the tools used to pressure the mill to close.

Having a profitable company shut down by politics is a shame. KPC made money every month and the demand for the high-grade pulp was consistent. We were good for the trade imbalance in that most of our pulp was shipped to Europe, Asia, etc.

Its a long sad story with all kinds of subtle details and "he said, she said" aspects. Overall, I just think we should be making stuff in this country and not outsourcing everything or relying on China to supply the chain. That's bad for us as a country and bad for the global environment.
Troy

KPC provided jobs to many people and kept them off of government support and welfare, and we can't have that.
We need all of the people to rely completely on the government for everything. that's the only way we can truly control them.
Nazi Pelosi