[Vision2020] a meth problem in Moscow? (was Two Questions)

[Ron Force]

I believe the purported Cheney statement was hearsay, and not admissible at 
trial. Maybe someone should ask her?  In fact, I'll cc her on this for a direct 
answer as to why Moscow didn't participate in the Idaho Meth Project..

Ron Force
Moscow ID USA




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From: keely emerinemix <kjajmix1 at msn.com>
To: 1000acres at gmail.com; Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com>; vision2020 at moscow.com
Sent: Wed, July 7, 2010 9:22:26 PM
Subject: [Vision2020] a meth problem in Moscow?  (was Two Questions)

  (I realize I just echoed Tom's question -- sorry about that.  Reading 
chronologically 

gets me every time).

If Nancy Chaney said that Moscow does not have a meth problem, I would be 
dismayed beyond measure.  Having spent an enormous amount of time working with a 
meth addict and a few of her friends in the Moscow area over the last five or 
six years, it's clear to me that Moscow proper and the outlying rural areas is 
choking with a meth problem.  


Our friend Shannon, now deceased, was addicted.  Her husband, also a dear 
friend, was the biggest meth dealer on the Palouse and is now serving prison 
time because of it.  Her daughter has had a terrible time escaping its clutches, 
as have other friends of Shannon's.  I organized her funeral in March 2009; some 
75 people, many of whom were meth users, showed up to honor her memory, and I 
have heard of a successful, long-lasting recovery for only one or two of them.  
I know another family dealing with methamphetamine use and remember how 
heartsick I was when I found out that an elementary school classmate of my son's 
-- right here in Moscow -- had to be taken from her home because of one parent's 
addiction.  The Celebrate Recovery program at Bridge Bible Church appears to be 
growing, as well; many of its clients are meth-affected.

Of course, many of our neighbors, both on the Right and on the Left, also don't 
think Moscow has an HIV problem, a domestic violence problem, or a hunger 
problem.  Some on the Christian Right locally have made it clear none of those 
things -- IF they existed -- would be of any particular concern to them, and 
that's shameful.  But my experience with some on the Left has lead me to see an 
insularity that fosters the notion that since none of their acquaintances use 
meth, or get the shit beaten out of them by their husbands, or go to bed hungry, 
or live with undiagnosed HIV, it must not be a problem.  That's just as 
shameful, and I would be surprised if, in fact, Mayor Chaney thought meth wasn't 
an issue in her town.

It saddens me greatly that I know otherwise.

Keely
www.keely-prevailingwinds.com




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From: 1000acres at gmail.com
To: thansen at moscow.com; vision2020 at moscow.com
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 14:40:45 -0700
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Two Questions . . .

  
I heard that Mayor Chaney said Moscow does not have a meth problem, so chose not 
to participate.
 
bj
 
From:Tom Hansen [mailto:thansen at moscow.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 2:35 PM
To: '1000Acres'; 'Moscow Vision 2020'
Cc: BJ Swanson
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Two Questions . . .
 
BJ –
 
Is there any reason why the city of Moscow may have chosen NOT to participate in 
such a positive-oriented program?
 
Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho
 
From:1000Acres [mailto:1000acres at gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 2:31 PM
To: 'Tom Hansen'; 'Moscow Vision 2020'
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Two Questions . . .
 
Tom,
 
These were done by the Gritman Junior Volunteers.  Here’s more:
 
                http://www.uiargonaut.com/content/view/10376/48:testset/
 
Unfortunately, I understand the City of Moscow is the only large community in 
the State of Idaho that chose not to participate in the Idaho Meth Project.
 
B. J. Swanson
 
From:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com] On 
Behalf Of Tom Hansen
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 12:35 PM
To: Moscow Vision 2020
Subject: [Vision2020] Two Questions . . .
 
1)  Who created this piece?
 
2)  Why don’t we see more of it around town?
 
 
Seeya round town (with more art like this), Moscow.
 
Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho
 
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