Crumbling timber industry puts rural Idahoans at crossroads

David Bartlett stopped frequently to chat with friends as he made inquiries with employers at a recent Idaho Department of Labor job fair in Orofino.

The nonchalance of the former Tri-Pro Forest Products employee and father of five children disguised very real stress.

"My last paycheck is coming up," said Bartlett, of Kooskia. "After that, I don’t know what I’m going to do. I hope I find something."

BY ELAINE WILLIAMS
The Lewiston Tribune

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