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4 stories matching selfish
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- The Fight Over Who Controls the Apple Market
W. H. Paulhamus lashes out at fruit distributors in a heated debate over federal oversight of the Northwest apple industry.
- Ranchers Organize for Agricultural Success
Local farmers convene at the schoolhouse to discuss irrigation, cooperative marketing, and professionalizing fruit production.
- The Ferry Fight: A Rural Dispute Over Public Infrastructure
Tensions boil over between the Kennewick Commercial Club and the residents of Hover regarding the placement of the local ferry and access to reliable roads.
- The Courthouse Deal Done in the Dark
Benton County commissioners quietly sold $125,000 in bonds for a new courthouse. Farmers from Finley to Prosser cried foul over up to $40,000 in extra interest—and demanded to know why it had to be secret.