[Vision2020] Re: Memo to Commissioner Kimmell
Mark Solomon
msolomon at moscow.com
Tue Aug 24 11:19:44 PDT 2004
Always an interesting option given Latah County's
unique status (to my knowledge) as the only
county in the country established by an Act of
Congress. As I understand it, the county's
borders were set by Congress as part of the
establishment of the bordering Indian
reservations at a time when there were only a few
geographically vast counties in Idaho and the
reservations would have made existing
jurisdictional lines impractical.
North Idaho, A State of Mind
Mark Solomon
At 10:13 AM -0700 8/24/04, Donovan Arnold wrote:
>Ms. Huskey writes:
>
>"On the other hand, does a Civil War general (or
>even the president of a small private college in
>a war zone) offer a model of leadership likely
>to be useful to the Moscow business community,
>which is not at war, nor yet contemplating (so
>far as I know) secession?"
>
>I don't know Melynda, I could see Moscow trying
>to break off from the Union if Bush is President
>in 2005. God only knows why we haven't tried to
>break off from Southern Idaho thus far.
>
>Donovan J Arnold
>
>
>>From: "Melynda Huskey" <mghuskey at msn.com>
>>To: vision2020 at moscow.com
>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Re: Memo to Commissioner Kimmell
>>Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 08:43:38 -0700
>>
>>Pat opines, in company with Ted Ryan, that Lee
>>may have been on the losing side, but he still
>>might have something to teach us--an entirely
>>reasonable point of view, really. And if we
>>were talking about whether or not a history
>>professor ought to teach about Lee, whether or
>>not another documentary on Lee should be made,
>>whether or not I ought to read a new biography
>>of the man, those thoughts would be worth
>>considering.
>>
>>On the other hand, does a Civil War general (or
>>even the president of a small private college
>>in a war zone) offer a model of leadership
>>likely to be useful to the Moscow business
>>community, which is not at war, nor yet
>>contemplating (so far as I know) secession?
>>
>>Is a Confederate general a wise choice of role
>>model in a town which has suffered months of
>>painfully divisive public debate about slavery,
>>the Confederacy, racism, and history?
>>
>>Is the use of such materials evidence of good
>>judgement on the part of a public official
>>already experiencing a high degree of public
>>scrutiny for his part in making decisions which
>>benefited his church unduly, for his stated
>>intention to have his decisions as County
>>Commissioner overseen by his church, and for
>>his pattern of hiring only members of his
>>church to work in the Chamber
>>offices--particularly when that church is a
>>strongly pro-Confederate and pro-slavery
>>organization?
>>
>>Are the lessons of Lee's leadership likely to
>>benefit our community so greatly that all these
>>other questions pale by comparison?
>>
>>Melynda Huskey
>>
>>
>>>From: "Pat Kraut" <pkraut at moscow.com>
>>>To: "vision2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Re: Memo to Commissioner Kimmell
>>>Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 22:48:58 -0700
>>>
>>>As I said...He lost yes but he did go on to lead a school. And Professor
>>>Hume of WSU has a great letter from him that he reads as a part of his Civil
>>>War class. He just may have something to teach us all about going on and not
>>>giving up just because we have lost a cause we worked hard on. He knew
>>>Lincoln, he was a general in the most divisive war we've had, so the things
>>>he wrote after are very interesting. I'k like to suggest that since we don't
>>>know what Paul was going to say about Lee or what part of his life he felt
>>>was worthy of presenting in a leadership meeting that some of you might have
>>>jumped the gun without any real information. But, you'd probably think I was
>>>unfair.
>>>PK
>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>From: "Ted Ryan" <coffeemonkey100 at hotmail.com>
>>>To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>>>Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 9:51 PM
>>>Subject: [Vision2020] Re: Memo to Commissioner Kimmell
>>>
>>>
>>>> Um, please explain. I really don't follow here. The South lost, OK, yes.
>>>> Lee surrendered, OK, yes. I don't know about you, but I didn't learn
>>> > anything new today.
>>>>
>>>> I guess this means that losers and those who surrender have nothing to
>>>teach
>>>> us? Correct me if I am wrong, but you didn't expound much on your lengthy
>>>> thesis.
>>>> I think that we would be foolish if we only used what is said by the
>>>victors
>>>> in war. While I am not a historian (but I pretend to be one in this
>>>forum)
>>>> I do believe this would be a lousy way to study history. In fact, there
>>>are
>>>> some that say there is often more to be learned in the studying of those
>>>> defeated then those victorious.
>>>>
>>>> My team lost a softball game the other day, and the strangest thing
>>>> happened. I went to work the next morning and there were messages on my
>>>> voicemail. I called these people back and told them I had just lost the
>>>> night before, why do they want to hear from me? I mean, I lost! How
>>>could
>>>> a person who just lost be of any value? How could a wise person loose?
>>>>
>>>> Ted Ryan
>>>>
>>>> > Subject: [Vision2020] Memo to Commissioner Kimmell
>>>> > To: vision2020 at moscow.com
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>>>> > Memo to Commissioner Kimmell:
>>>> >
>>>> > The South lost and Lee surrendered.
>>>> >
>>>> > Over & out.
>>>> >
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