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luvspeas

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Wed May-04-11 09:12 AM
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8. I grew up around there...

I really don't understand they are sacrificing some of the most fertile farmland in the world for an area with such a small population. According to wikipedia, Cairo has a population of less than 3,000. Alexander county has a population of less than 10,000. I know this might sound callous to the people losing their homes, but wouldn't it be better to compensate and relocate them somehow? With California and Texas in horrible drought conditions, wasting any useable farmland seems insane.

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