[Vision2020] Is Hamlett Considering a Legislative Run?

[J Ford]

Don't forget that Nate got up and specifically stated he asked for 
mangers/owners only, that they were signing as representatives of that 
business, and that it was HIS understanding the people who signed WERE those 
in such position.  He also made it clear that the people understood they 
were signing a document that specifically supports NSA remaining downtown.  
He NEVER mentioned the gallery, the UI, or that he told these people, these 
signers, the document represented that view.

Seems to me that the hotplate has been turned up and Bob H is dancing fast 
to keep from burning his feet - again.

J  ;)




>From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
>To: "Moscow Vision 2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Subject: [Vision2020] Is Hamlett Considering a Legislative Run?
>Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 18:10:51 -0800
>
> >From today's (December 9, 2005) Moscow-Pullman Daily News with a special
>thanks to Vera White.
>
>Hieronymus considers his misrepresented letter of support (supposedly 
>signed
>by 55 local businesses) to be nothing more than a misunderstanding.
>
>---------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Is Hamlett considering a legislative run?
>
>Moscow City Councilwoman Peg Hamlett didn't quite glean enough votes to
>become mayor, but there is talk going around that she may be considering a
>legislative run.
>
>"There were some crazy people in town who thought I was a Republican," Peg
>told the INKster Tuesday.
>
>Peg, who declared herself a "lifelong Democrat," may find those GOP charges
>beneficial if she seeks higher office.
>
>"If I run for the Legislature, I may find equal support on the other side
>thanks to some supporters from the Chaney campaign who spread the word I 
>was
>a right-wing Republican," Peg said.
>
>Peg lost her bid for the mayoral spot to Moscow City Councilwoman Nancy
>Chaney.
>
>While on the subject of higher political ambitions for Moscow City Council
>members, the INKster can't help but continue to wonder what the future 
>might
>hold in that regard for Jon Kimberling.
>
>The open letter of support to keep New Saint Andrews College downtown
>presented to the Moscow City Council Monday night opened a floodgate of
>protest from people who charge the signatures on the petition were not
>gleaned in a forthright manner.
>
>As reported in Tuesday's edition of the Moscow-Pullman Daily News, NSA
>Executive Vice President for Administration and Advancement Bob Hieronymus
>said NSA student Nate Halverson asked several businesses in the downtown
>area for support this past week.
>
>"Several businesses signed his support letter for NSA," Hieronymus said.
>"The list included 55 different businesses."
>
>The petition asked signers to support amending the Central Business Zoning
>Code to permit the continued presence of NSA. As detractors are prone to 
>do,
>they held the petition under a microscope and found it flawed.
>
>Moscow crusader Joan Opyr, aka Auntie Establishment, was one of the first 
>to
>jump into the fray, noting in a message to council members Nancy Chaney,
>John Dickinson and Linda Pall that she was concerned the letter endorsement
>presented was both "misleading and disingenuous."
>
>The INKster was told the NSA petitioner pitched the letter as designed to
>"protect education in Moscow, particularly the University of Idaho's
>Prichard Gallery, which will have to close if the city doesn't amend the
>zoning ordinance."
>
>Opyr noted to council members that many of the signatures came from 
>business
>employees rather than owners or managers, specifically mentioning the 
>Moscow
>Food Co-op, Zions and Wells Fargo banks, and Basilio's.
>
>"Bob Hieronymous' elementary school-aged son signed the letter," noted the
>feisty Opyr. "What business, exactly, does he represent? Milk money
>collection?"
>
>Since the INKster has banked at Zions for years, she called her old friend
>Dorothy Ongstad to shed some light. She is customer service manager for the
>branch at 105 S. Main.
>
>"When I signed the petition, I did so as an individual and not as a bank
>representative," Dorothy told the INKster Thursday.
>
>Dorothy had some unhappy customers and called Hieronymous in an effort to
>set things straight.
>
>"Bob sent a letter of apology with copies to the customers," she said. 
>"They
>(NSA) have been great neighbors and make a nice presence downtown."
>
>To further atone for the misunderstanding, Hieronymous presented Dorothy
>with a "Moscow Zoning Stress Ball" complete with the school's logo.
>
>While the City Council is no longer accepting comment on this subject, Opyr
>expressed hope members would "consider specious elements in the evidence 
>now
>before you."
>
>It would appear the new council has its work cut out for it come the New
>Year.
>
>---------------------------------------------------------------
>
>More to come at 3:00 PM, Sunday on the "Auntie Establishment and Brother
>Carl (Jr.) Show" at 3:00 PM, Sunday, KRFP 92.5 FM.
>
>Seeya there, Moscow.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>The INKster just couldn?t resist! In a recent item on the Christ Church
>e-mail mailing list, Shari Hall of Hall Closet Uniforms and Apparel, put 
>out
>a plea for someone who knew how to pick a lock.
>
>?Don?t ask or it might embarrass someone who works here,? Hall noted.
>
>The INKster?s first thought was to look for the person who walked away with
>the safe from Zume? Bakery & Café sometime back. Surely that daring thief
>was able to access the contents of the safe he walked away with during 
>broad
>daylight.
>
>The next person who came to mind was Dale Courtney, a retired military guy
>who knows just about everything, according to his numerous blogs.
>
>Whatever, the INKster understands Courtney is on the ballot to become an
>elder at Christ Church. She wishes him well.
>
>
>
>
>The INKster learned this week that Harold C. Gibson Jr., director of alumni
>relations at the University of Idaho, submitted his resignation to 
>President
>Tim White on Monday.
>
>In an e-mail circulated to associates, Gibson wrote he would be assuming 
>the
>position of director of business services for a large international law 
>firm
>in New York City. His first day on the job will be Dec. 30.
>
>Gibson and wife, Patty, will be moving to Manhattan.
>
>?It is quite a change, but the opportunity is something I could not pass 
>up,
>and we are looking at it as an adventure,? he noted.
>
>
>?.the blotter rests.
>
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>Dance like nobody's watching.
>
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