U.S. Sen. Slade Gorton, R-Wash., criticized two presidential candidates
and Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber for supporting or refusing to rule out
the dam breaching option for Columbia-Snake salmon recovery.
Speaking on the Senate floor on Thursday, Gorton took issue with
Kitzhaber’s surprise endorsement last week of a recovery plan that
includes removal of four federal dams on the lower Snake River in
eastern Washington. Kitzhaber, a Democrat, is the first major elected
official in the …
