One of the disappointments in my career has been the fact that at one time there were 15,000 high-paying jobs in the State of Alaska and I think we may have maybe 80.
Don Young: “One of the disappointments in my career has been the fact that at one time there were 15,000 high-paying jobs in the…”
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Young reflects on the decline of forestry jobs in Alaska.
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