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I can't for
the life of me imagine why this rain forest debate has stayed alive for
years ("Coralville out of running for project?," March 29). At the inception
it was a bad idea, and it still remains so. I can't see people stopping
on I-80 for this project when they are either on their way to Omaha or
Chicago; they certainly won't go out of the way to a smaller site. I would
hope that the powers behind this boondoggle would devote their time, money
and energy to solving the homeless problems in the area as well as other
socially important issues.