[Vision2020] Honor the Fourth

[lfalen]

Thaks for the post tom

Roger
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From: "Tom Hansen" thansen at moscow.com
Date: Mon, 03 Jul 2006 08:41:24 -0700
To: "Joan Opyr" joanopyr at moscow.com, "'Moscow Vision 2020'" vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: [Vision2020] Honor the Fourth

> >From today's (July 3, 2006) Lewiston Tribune with a special thanks to Mayor
> Nancy Chaney -
> 
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> 
> Honor the Fourth
> 
> Moscow is a vibrant, friendly, peaceful place. Most of us know our
> neighbors, have enough to eat and don't worry that armed gunmen will ransack
> our homes in the night. 
> 
> We have opportunities for education and professional advancement. We have
> the luxury of fretting about things like potholes in our streets or whether
> a favorite sports team will defeat its rivals. 
> 
> As Americans, we enjoy the freedom to speak our minds and to actively
> participate in decision-making that affects our lives. 
> 
> Most of us in the United States enjoy such bounty that we lose sight of the
> sacrifices that made it so. July 4, 2006 marks the 230th anniversary of our
> country's independence from foreign oppression. 
> 
> Brave men and women laid the foundation of our freedom, and today, brave men
> and women still lay down their lives to preserve it. 
> 
> Patriotism during times of a distant war and internal strife can be
> difficult. As free-thinking people, it is important that we continue to
> express the voices of our consciences. It is also important to celebrate the
> wonderful attributes that make our country uniquely what it is: bold,
> adventuresome, optimistic, generous and free. 
> 
> Please take time on the Fourth of July and every day to think about the many
> things we enjoy and our predecessors who helped make them possible. 
> 
> Nancy Chaney 
> Moscow
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> As is so many times reflected:
> 
> "Fredom is not free."
> 
> Pro patria,
> 
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
> 
> "Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil
> and steady dedication of a lifetime." 
> 
> --Adlai E. Stevenson, Jr.
> 
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