The 800-pound black-gold gorilla in the room

Regarding the Nov. 25, Havre Daily News story headlined "Baucus asks businesses how to boost border trade:"

Rick Dow

Senator Baucus is chair of the Senate Finance Committee, which has sole jurisdiction on international trade and border protections. Numerous studies, testimonies and questionnaires over the past decade have confirmed that making Wild Horse a 24-hour commercial port would have a positive economic impact on our local economy. Throughout the history of our country, increasing international trade rather than discouraging it has been fundamental to our success. Managing mutually b...