As a resident of the community most influenced by the dams' presence and their potential removal, this issue hits quite close to home. Will the dams be breached? Five years I'd have said not a chance; now, with the idea publicly gaining momentum and support from environmentally focused politicians, the probability is very real. So far as my personal convictions, I don't know that I'm absolute either way. The salvation/restoration of wild salmon and steelhead runs is obviously significant, but more so than economic and civic concerns? It depends on whom you ask. Since slackwater came to Lewiston long before I did, I can't honestly speak to its affect on the quality of life. But of the residents who can, the majority stands opposed to breaching. I would love to see the Snake and Clearwater rivers again teeming with native salmon and steelhead, but I'm not convinced that end would justify other sacrifices which would have to be made. Jaded as this may sound to some of you, there's more at stake here than fish.