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Times Standard – 4/19/07</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT color=black size=4><SPAN
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<P style="MARGIN: 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">Warren Buffett is no dummy. The
76-year-old financial wizard of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Omaha</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Neb.</st1:State></st1:place>,
didn't build a personal fortune of $52 billion by throwing at a dartboard. The
CEO of Berkshire Hathaway knows a good investment when he sees one -- often when
others don't -- and the market keeps a close eye on his every move.
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<P style="MARGIN: 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">That's why the people who care about the
Klamath River and its importance of the salmon fishery to the <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">North</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Coast</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>'s economic and social health are
smart to take their “take out the dams” message to Berkshire Hathaway's annual
shareholder meeting in early May. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">Buffett's MidAmerican Energy Holdings
bought Pacificorp two years ago. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">American Indians, conservation groups and
fishermen will make a plea that Pacificorp stop its efforts to re-license its
salmon-blocking hydropower dams on the Klamath. The stakeholders -- including
the Hoopa, Karuk and Klamath tribes -- will do a brush dance in an effort to
education Buffett and others about the issues. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">The timing is right for a couple of reasons. First, the
Berkshire Hathaway meeting in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Omaha</st1:place></st1:City> draws a lot of attention from investors,
much like the pronouncements of Apple's Steve Jobs are avidly followed by the
technology world. And second, Buffett has been scratching his philanthropic itch
by adding billions to Bill and Melinda Gates' foundation, which was built on
their Microsoft fortune. He may be in a mood to listen to why decisions about
his dams in the remote <st1:place w:st="on">Pacific Northwest</st1:place> impact
the lives of so many people. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; COLOR: black">There is more and more evidence that
taking out the dams actually would financially benefit Pacificorp. That is a
message that Buffett needs to hear from some real people.
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