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Division in the US state of Oregon - will there soon be "Greater Idaho"?

By AFP (Glomex) 18 May 2023 163 Views

Source: AFP (Glomex)

In the US state of Oregon, a cultural and political dispute is underway. Some voters in the rural east of the country are tired of being patronized by the urban elite living on the Pacific coast. A radical idea has emerged: the border between Idaho and Oregon should be shifted westward, creating a "Greater Idaho" that encompasses half of present-day Oregon.

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