[Vision2020] Moles and Mole Hills

[Wayne Price]

YES, you were up there, I thought you would have read the display.

He settled after the Civil War in LATAH COUNTY, and is buried in  
VIOLA, which is also in LATAH County, enough of a link?

Enough of a link?


On Jul 12, 2012, at 3:44 PM, Tom Hansen wrote:

> Care to explain the link between the Union officer (not from Latah  
> County) that was held in the Confederate prison and Latah County?   
> This would certainly explain a conceivable reason for the display in  
> the LATAH COUNTY Courthouse.
>
> Seeya round town, Moscow.
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "If not us, who?
> If not now, when?"
>
> - Unknown
>
>
>
> On Jul 12, 2012, at 15:31, Wayne Price <bear at moscow.com> wrote:
>
>> Vision 2020 readers.....
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>> I've been following this discussion since it started this morning,  
>> and decided that before I wrote anything, I'd go up and take a look  
>> at the historic display in question to see for myself what all the  
>> fuss is about and if it's a substantial issue. I took a look, and  
>> it is, in my opinion, a tempest in a tea pot!
>>
>> The focus of the display is primarily about a UNION CIVIL WAR  
>> officer that was captured by the Confederates and held at  
>> Andersonville Prison during the Civil War! The Confederate flag
>> is, again in my opinion, incidental to the story of someone buried  
>> in Latah County and is a war veteran.
>>
>> Much ado about NOTHING
>>
>> Wayne M. Price
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>> On Jul 12, 2012, at 3:17 PM, Sue Hovey wrote:
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>>> Hi everybody I just talked with Jennifer Barrett. Haven't seen  
>>> Tom's pictures but she thought it was part of a historical display  
>>> about certain battles. She thinks  the Historical Society is  
>>> responsible for the maintenance of the case. If it's a historical  
>>> display from the 1860s the Confederate flag may be perfectly  
>>> appropriate to the display.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Jul 12, 2012, at 2:54 PM, "Rosemary Huskey" <donaldrose at cpcinternet.com 
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi guys,
>>>> I called the courthouse – thanks for the photos, Tom.  I spoke to  
>>>> the auditor’s office where I had hoped to reach Susan Petersen.   
>>>> Ms. Petersen, who is out of the office is in sole charge of the  
>>>> display case.  No one else appears to know who or what group is  
>>>> responsible for the display.  I encourage all V2020 subscribers  
>>>> who share our concern about what is clearly a celebration of the  
>>>> Confederacy lodge a complaint or query (or, if you are a jackass  
>>>> a pat on the back) to Susan at :
>>>> Spettersen at latah.id.us .  I also think a conversation with your  
>>>> country commissioner representative is in order.  Unfortunately  
>>>> they are not answering their central phone line at the moment.  
>>>> They can be reached:
>>>> Commissioners:
>>>> Jennifer Barrett, Chair, District I, jbarrett<image001.gif>
>>>> Tom Stroschein, District II, tstroschein<image001.gif>
>>>> Dave McGraw, District III, dmcgraw<image001.gif>
>>>> If you don’t know your District, send the message to Ms. Barrett.
>>>> Rose Huskey
>>>>
>>>> From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com 
>>>> ] On Behalf Of Scott Dredge
>>>> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 1:59 PM
>>>> To: thansen at moscow.com; viz
>>>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Welcome to Confederate Latah County . . .
>>>>
>>>> Tom,
>>>>
>>>> Was there any information regarding this display.  Something like  
>>>> 'Donated by [insert church name of your choosing] to commemorate  
>>>> the greatest civilization in the history of the world where  
>>>> slaves and their owners shared genuine affection for each other  
>>>> and made God smile'?
>>>>
>>>> -Scott
>>>>
>>>> From: thansen at moscow.com
>>>> Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:17:45 -0700
>>>> To: vision2020 at moscow.com
>>>> Subject: [Vision2020] Welcome to Confederate Latah County . . .
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>> Seeya round town, Moscow. Tom Hansen Moscow, Idaho "If not us,  
>>>> who? If not now, when?" - Unknown
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