<html><div style='background-color:'><DIV class=RTE><FONT face="Arial Black, Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=2>I wish to take a moment to thank everyone who responded off the list. I am addressing this publically because, quite frankly, time is the issue. I don't want anyone to feel that their opinion is not important. . . I am not ignoring you. So this is addressed to all. You know who you are.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=RTE><FONT face="Arial Black" size=2>This is not about who is a nice guy. . . . this is about poor judgement. I feel this is true in view of the controversy brewing in our community for the past year and a half. I do not wish to debate Lee's leadership abilities. That's another time, a different place. This is now. This is Moscow. This is my home. This is my Chamber that I have paid to represent me and my business to members of the community and to the world. I worry about how others perceives us. . . . our image. Or, as my grandmother would say, "what will the neighbors think!" If the Daily News is misrepresenting the issue, get on their case with the facts. And judging from some of the replies, there are those who need to define in their own minds what is good leadership.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=RTE><FONT face="Arial Black" size=2>Ellen Roskovich</FONT></DIV>
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