The Idaho Statesman — the paper of record for the state's largest city — just published an upbeat editorial that offers a vision of hope for salmon recovery in the Columbia/Snake river systems of Idaho and Oregon. It's a good read, and shows how new leadership in Washington, with a commitment to salmon, new energy developments, and fixing aging infrastructure could finally break the impasse over whether to breach the four lower Snake River dams to save the once legendary salmon populations. Check it out.