Capitol Currents (WCI Newsletter)

Current issue

• February 17, 2010

Past issues

2009 Waterways Fall Symposium Presentations

Editorials in Support of America's Waterways

• "Belay It"
  (Editorial, Paducah Sun, May 8, 2009)

• "Rivers of Money?"
  (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Editorial, March 14, 2009)

• Needed Investment
  (Houston Chronicle, October 2007)

• Barge In but Don't Lock Out Nature
  (PJ Star, September 30, 2007)

• Down by the Rivers
  (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 2007)

• Port Gets Its Due
  (Pittsburgh Tribune Review, May 2007)

• Long Overdue
  (Journal of Commerce, July 2006)

• Funds Sought for Kentucky Lock
  (Paducah Sun, July 2006)

• Propeller Club Quarterly
   

• 2002-05 Archives

Recently Published Articles

• Unsung Hero of Transportation
  (Mark Knoy, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, February 9, 2010)

• "Invest in Transportation Infrastructure," by Rick Calhoun
  (Marine News, January 2010)

• "Keep Minnesota and The Mississippi Mighty," By Rick Calhoun, Chairman and President, Cargill Marine and Terminal, Inc., WCI Chairman
  (Minneapolis Star-Tribune, January 28, 2010)

• Lee Nelson: Locks, dams and a threat to the barge business on the Upper Mississippi
  (TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press, January 7, 2010)

• Waterways Infrastructure Investment is Critical to the Nation’s Economic Growth— and It’s Green!
  (Cornel Martin, Marine Log, December 2009)

• River Infrastructure Critical to Economy, Environment
  (Op-ed, Tennessean, December 20, 2009)

• Yearbook, Tugs, Towboats & Barges
  (Marine News, October, 2009)

• Broken Markland Lock Could Delay Barge Traffice for Months
  (Louisville Courier-Journal, September 29, 2009)

• Avoiding a Heartland Heart Attack
  (American Shipper, September 28, 2009)

• WCI Leaders Champion Inland Waterway Issues
  (Maritime Reporter., August 2009)

• Small Shoes to Fill
  (Marine News, July 2009)

• Editors Notes
  (Maritime Reporter, July 2009)

• "Fact or Fiction: Railroads Are The Champions of Fuel Efficiency...False"
  (Trains Magazine, July 2009)

• "Region's Locks, Dams in 'Decrepit Condition"
  (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 5, 2009)

• "Seeking to Balance River Hauling Costs"
  (Paducah Sun, May 6, 2009)

• "Corps Unveils $4.6-Billion Stimulus Lineup"
  (Engineering News Record, April 29, 2009)

• "Locking In Gains"
  (Journal of Commerce, March 30, 2009 )

• "U.S. farmers cheer road, rail, river upgrade plans"
  (Rueters, February 27, 2009)

• "Truck Traffic Revives Interest in Marine Shipping"
  (Associated Press, February 22, 2009)

• "25,000 Miles of Navigable Waterways Seen as Efficient Alternative to Truck-Clogged US Highways"
  (Associated Press, February 22, 2009)

• "Waterways Investment is Critical to Economic Recovery and Future Growth"
  (Maritime Executive, January/February 2009)

• "Changes Lie Ahead, But Inland Waterways’ Value to the Nation Remains The Same" by Cornel Martin
  (Propeller Club Winter Quarter 2009)

• "Waterways Hold Solution to Congestion, Economic Challenges," by Peter Stephaich, Chairman, National Waterways Foundation
  (Propeller Club Winter Quarter 2009)

• "Q&A with Cornel Martin"
  (WorkBoat, February 2009)

• "What's In Store for Industry in 2009? Leaders Take A Look At The Year Ahead"
  (Waterways Journal, January 19, 2009)

• "Getting America 'Shovel Ready'"
  (Traffic World, January 12, 2009)

• "Blue Insterstates' Could Save Firms Money"
  (The Kiplinger Letter, January 7, 2009)

• "River Works Creates Jobs"
  (Letter to the Editor, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, January 9, 2009 )
   

Previously Published Articles

• 2008
• 2007
• 2006
• 2005
• 2004
   

Recent Press Releases

Dec. 9, 2009 - Cargill's Calhoun Named Chair of Waterways Council, Inc.,

October 23, 2009 - Waterways Council, Inc. Names Officers and Directors

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