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Letter: Yucca support is bad business

Friday, Nov. 23, 2001 | 1:55 a.m.

Regarding Erin Neff's recent story, "LV area chambers may leave U.S. group over Yucca":

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has set policy in centralized fashion much like the old Supreme Soviet and with much the same linear mindset, "We support nuclear power, so we support the nuclear industry, which wants Yucca, so we support Yucca, and damn the consequences."

It strikes me that Las Vegas would be a perfect town from which to launch a new, improved version of the U.S. Chamber -- call it the American Commerce Council or what you will. Perhaps you would have an organization in which all members, not just the few able to spread a lot of money around in Washington, are considered.

And, you know, promoting good business might just be creating new business for Nevada.

RAYMOND SHADIS Edgecomb, Maine

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