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Editorials in Support
of America's Waterways
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"Efficient Waterways Key To Exports"
(Helena Independent-Record, January 12, 2012)
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"Nation's Infrastructure Investment Shouldn't Ignore River Needs"
(St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 29, 2011)
- "Waterways Urgently Need Updates"
(Missoulian, June 8, 2011)
- "Congress Needs to Reinvest in Waterway Systems"
(Huntington Herald-Dispatch, May 21, 2011)
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"Maintain Mississippi Waterway Infrastructure"
(DesMoines Register, December 19, 2010)
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"Investment"
(Paducah Sun, December 17, 2010)
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"Commit to Our River"
(Quad City Times, October 20, 2010)
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"Barging Ahead: Congress Should Make Locks and Dams a Priority"
(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, September 5, 2010)
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"River Transportation is a National Winner"
(Charleston Daily Mail, July 19, 2010)
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"Step It Up; Underfunded Lock Projects Costing Industry, Taxpayers"
(Editorial, Paducah Sun, May 26, 2010)
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"Belay It"
(Editorial, Paducah Sun, May 8, 2009)
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"Rivers of Money?"
(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Editorial, March 14, 2009)
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Needed Investment
(Houston
Chronicle, October 2007)
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Barge In but Don't Lock Out Nature
(PJ Star,
September 30, 2007)
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Down by the Rivers
(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 2007)
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Port Gets Its Due
(Pittsburgh Tribune Review, May 2007)
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Long Overdue
(Journal of Commerce, July 2006)
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Funds Sought for Kentucky Lock
(Paducah
Sun, July 2006)
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Propeller Club Quarterly
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Waterways
News Contacts Recently Published Articles
- "Pittsburgh Area's Aging Locks and Dams Approach 'Scary' Status"
(Pittsburgh Tribune Review, January 29, 2012)
- "Pa. Watereways Infrastructure Must Become A Priority"
(Op-Ed by Mike Toohey, Patriot-News, January 8, 2012)
- "Administration Waterways Funding Plan Could Bankrupt Nation's Future"
(Op-Ed by Mike Toohey, Marine News, December 2011)
- "Modern Waterways Infrastructure - Jobs"
(Op-ed by Mike Toohey, Marine News, October 2011)
- "Article on Mike Toohey"
(Marine News, October 2011)
- "10 Minutes With...Mike Toohey"
(Waterways Journal, October 2011)
- "River Industry Questioning Funding Bill"
(Paducah Sun, October 2, 2011)
- "Obama Proposes Inland Waterways Financing Program New User Fee Would Generate $1.1 billion"
(Workboat, September 26, 2011)
- "Obama Tax Plan Tests Shipper Desire to Pay More for U.S. Locks"
(Bloomberg Business News, September 28, 2011)
- "Grain, Coal Shippers Would Pay New Tax Under Obama Debt Plan"
(Bloomberg Business News, September 27, 2011)
- "Industry to Press for Inland Waterway Investment, Amid Obama Admin's Objections"
(Environment and Energy Daily, September 19, 2011)
- "Op, Ed by Tim Parker"
(Tuscaloosa News, Sunday, August 21, 2011)
- "Silt Buildup Muddies Trade on River"
(Wall Street Journal, July 5, 2011)
- "2011 Leadership Issue"
(Marine News, June 2011)
- Waterways and Port Infrastructure Keep Montana and America Moving"
(Montana Business, June 21, 2011)
- "Silt Clogs U.S. Ports as Taxes Go to Clearing California Marina"
(Bloomberg Business News, June 1, 2011)
- "Inland Waterways Rule on Transport Efficiency"
(Maritime Professional, Second Quarter 2011)
- Waterways Need Attention"
(Cornel Martin, Daytona Beach News-Journal, May 31, 2011)
- "Study says river transport produces big benefits: Report lists lesser-known pluses"
(Workboat, April 6, 2011)
Previously Published Articles
Recent Press Releases
January 11, 2012- U. S. Congressman Nick Rahall To Receive 11th Annual Waterways Council, Inc. Leadership Service Award
December 12, 2011- Waterways Council, Inc. Announces Dates For Washington Meetings, Waterways Seminar 2012
November 10, 2011- WCI Urges Super Committee To Abandon User Fee Proposal Included in Administration's Economic Growth and Deficit Reduction Plan
October 31, 2011- Waterways Council, Inc. Names New Officers and Directors. Matt Woodruff Named Chairman
October 12, 2011- Speakers Announced For Eighth Annual Waterways Symposium and WCI Annual Meeting
September 28, 2011- Waterways Council, Inc. Reacts To President Obama's Proposal For Inland Waterways Infrastructure Funding
September 21, 2011- WCI President/CEO Michael J. Toohey Testifies Before House Water Resources & Environment Subcommittee On Substantial Economic Importance Of Inland Waterways System
September 9, 2011- Waterways Council, Inc. Urges Congress To Act On Modernizing Waterways Projects To Put Americans To Work
August 2, 2011 - Mike Toohey Named Waterways Council, Inc. President and CEO
July 21, 2011 - Mike Toohey Tapped To Lead Waterways Council, Inc.
June 23, 2011 - Online Registration Opens for Eighth Annual Waterways Symposium and WCI Annual Meeting October 19-21, 2011, Pittsburgh, PA
June 16, 2011 - Waterways Council, Inc. Applauds Inclusion
of $1 Billion In Emergency Funding For U.S. Army Corp of Engineers In
House Committee Bill
June 7, 2011 - WCI Chairman Issues Statement On Dredging Emergency On Lower Mississippi River
May 4, 2011 - Waterways Council, Inc. Presents 10th Annual Leadership Service Award to Congressman Hal Rogers
February 18, 2011 - Waterways Council, Inc. Presents 10th Annual Leadership Service Award to Congressman Hal Rogers
February 9, 2011 - Waterways Council, Inc. To
Meet The Press March 10: Review Of FY 2012 President's Budget For
Army Corp Of Engineers Civil Works Program; Prospects for Capital
Development Plan in the 112th Congress
January 25, 2011 - U.S. Congressman Hal Rogers To Receive 10th Annual Waterways Council, Inc. Leadership Service Award
Archived Press Releases
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