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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
March 24, 2021
School buses should have wi-fi: Senator
‘Large enough to
serve you... Small
enough to care’
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Students of the reserva-
tion, and other tribal and ru-
ral communities, often have
long bus rides to and from
school.
In the case of the Warm
Springs Reser vation, the
school bus ride can take up
to 50 minutes or more each
way.
A new bill introduced in
the U.S. Senate would pro-
vide wi-fi service to school
buses, allowing students to
continue their studies while
traveling to and from the
school. “Oregon students in
rural and tribal communities
taking long bus rides to and
from school need wi-fi dur-
ing those long stretches,”
said Sen. Ron Wyden, co-
sponsor of the bill.
Wyden’s co-sponsorship
of the E-Rate Support for
School Bus Wi-Fi Act is part
of his agenda to expand
broadband access and make
high-speed internet afford-
able across Oregon, including
his introduction of the Acces-
sible, Affordable Internet for
All Act.
Opposition to Snake River dam idea
2017
Hyundai -
56,267
miles -
$12,995
2016 Kia
Soul -
106,204
miles -
$12,995
#43169A
#49377A
2016 Audi
Cabriolet -
38,107
miles -
2016
Buick
LaCross -
43,761
miles -
$28,995
#73188A
$22,995
#06451A
2015
Hyundai
Sonata -
108,373
miles -
2015
Ford
Focus -
81,305
miles -
$14,995
$10,995
#72150A
#56708A
2013
GMC
Silverado
- 178,815
miles -
2012
GMC
Acadia -
149,995
miles -
$18,995
$12,995
#23368A
#79888A
2011 Ford
F-450
Super
Duty -
100,629
miles -
2009
Nissan
Titan -
107,393
miles -
$41,995
#77640A
$18,995
#59604B
2006
Chevrolet
Silverado
- 160,901
miles -
2006
Buick
Lucerne -
101,393
miles -
$18,995
$7,995
#08841A
#24176B
Some environmental
groups are opposing a pro-
posal to breach the four lower
Snake River Dams. Idaho’s
U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson put
forth a $33.5 billion proposal
to breach the four dams, as a
means of saving salmon runs
in the Snake River.
Environmental groups in
Oregon and Washington are
opposed to some aspects of
the proposal, saying the
terms would weaken the fed-
eral Endangered Species Act,
and the Clean Water Act.
A key part the proposal
is a 35-year moratorium on
dam-related lawsuits; and a
25-year moratorium on ag-
riculture-related lawsuits.
The proposal would also
give agriculture a bigger role
in watershed improvement,
and transfer fish manage-
ment responsibility from the
Bonneville Power Adminis-
tration to a joint council of
states and tribes.
The remaining major dams
in the Columbia River Basin
would get license extensions
of 35 to 50 years.