Capitol Currents (WCI Newsletter)

Current issue

• August 4, 2010

Past issues

2009 Waterways Fall Symposium Presentations

Editorials in Support of America's Waterways

• "River Transportation is a National Winner"
  (Charleston Daily Mail, July 19, 2010)

• "Step It Up; Underfunded Lock Projects Costing Industry, Taxpayers"
  (Editorial, Paducah Sun, May 26, 2010)

• "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

• "Corps of Engineers Capitalization Proposal," Cornel Martin Commentary
  (Marine News, July 2010)

• Online Registration Opens For Fall Waterways Symposium And WCI Annual Meeting, October 4-6, 2010, Saint Paul, MN
  (Marine Log, July 2010 )

• "Onward Is The Way"
  (Marine Log, July 2010 )

• "Tax Hike Sought For Waterways: Those Who Use Rivers To Transport Commodities Want More Revenue To Speed Work On Projects"
  (Charleston Daily Mail, July 13, 2010 )

• "U.S. Inland Waterways Plan Gathers Steam"
  (American Shipper, July 12, 2010)

• "Inland Waterways Users Board to Congress: Ball Is In Your Court"
  (Inland Port Magazine, May/June 2010)

• "TV Ad Promotes Inland Waterways"
  (Workboat, May/June 2010)

• "2010 Leaders of the Pack"
  (Marine News, June 2010)

• Working Over WRDA
  (Journal of Commerce, June 14, 2010)

• Op-Ed by Senator Mitch McConnell (KY), "Kentucky’s Inland Waterway System is Vital to the Economy,"
  (Paducah Sun, June 14, 2010)

• Infrastructure's Impact on Grain Flow
  (Grain and Feed, April/May 2010)

• Insights by Cornel Martin
  (Marine News, May 2010)

• Shippers Up Ante, Want Guarantees for Lock Work
  (Paducah Sun, May 23, 2010)

• Stimulus Averts More Kentucky Lock Delays, New Plan Would Accelerate Work
  (Paducah Sun, May 23, 2010)

• Lock Mess
  (New Orleans City Business, May 15, 2010)

• Senator Chuck Grassley Fights the Good Fight
  (Inland Port Magazine, April, 2010)

• 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)

Previously Published Articles

• 2009
• 2008
• 2007
• 2006
• 2005
• 2004
   

Recent Press Releases

August 23, 2010 - Fall Waterways Symposium Program/Agenada Finalized October 4-6, 2010, Saint Paul, MN

July 9, 2010 - More Than 200 Organizations, Companies Endorse Inland Waterways Capital Development Plan

April 13, 2010 - Recommendations/Report To Improve Reliability, Vitality Of America's Inland Navigation System Headed To Congress

March 8, 2010 - WCI Addresses President's FY 2011 Civil Works Budget. Urges Congress To Adopt Recommendations To Improve Reliability Of America's Inland Navigation System

February 26, 2010 - ALC Endorses Balanced Ecosystem and Infrastructure Investments for America's Rivers

February 25, 2010 - Waterways Council, Inc. Airs New Television Commercial, "Keep America Moving" Also Creates New Video Presentation About Critical Value of America's Waterways, Transportation Mode

February 3, 2010 - Waterways Council, Inc. Statement On Gate Failure At Greeunup Locks And Dam

February 2, 2010 - President's FY 2011 Budget Underscores Need For Congress To Adopt Recommendations To Ensure Reliability, Vitality of America's Inland Navigation System

January 19, 2010 - Senator Chuck Grassley To Receive 9th Annual Waterways Council, Inc. Leadership Service Award

Archived Press Releases

• 2009
• 2008
• 2007
• 2006
• 2005
• 2004

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