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<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4>Ms. Chaney writes:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">I can appreciate <SPAN class=GramE>that
candidates</SPAN> forums and debates can be time-consuming and nerve-wracking,
particularly when the sponsoring body is unfamiliar to panelists. It is my
strong hope that those candidates who are considering boycotting MCAs debates
recognize that attendees are also their constituents, that tough questions are
and should be part of the <SPAN class=GramE>territory, that</SPAN> they may
certainly decline to respond to questions that seem inappropriate, and finally,
that membership in MCA is open to them too!</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Verdana Ref"><FONT size=4>This
can be said in another, though not as polite
way:</FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Verdana Ref"><FONT
size=4></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Verdana Ref"><FONT size=4>When
a person is a public official (elected or otherwise) or serves on a board which
spends public funds, that person can and should expect all sorts of questions
and input, some quite hostile. Input, animosity, misunderstanding,
hostility, etc. are part [perhaps unfortunately] of public
service.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Verdana Ref"><FONT
size=4></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Verdana Ref"><FONT
size=4>Having been a public servant in a very controversial subject area, I know
that the experience can sometimes be very frustrating and maddening.
However, those who believe in freedom of expression and also believe that (as
Ms. Chaney also points out) one can learn something from even the most seeming
outrageous input, also believe that the ability to listen to and to respond to
alternate points of view is a most essential part of being a public
servant.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Verdana Ref"><FONT
size=4></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Verdana Ref"><FONT
size=4>Those, such as the Latah County GOP candidates, who refuse to address the
concerns of those different factions that may or may not vote for them are
showing disrespect not only for those they refuse to address but for the
fundamental cornerstone of an open, democratic society: freedom of
expression.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Verdana Ref" color=black size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Verdana Ref" color=black size=4><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Times New Roman">But Barrett
Schroeder said the Republican candidates plan to attend more than a dozen other
debates and forums. They're just not going to give the civic association and
"Mark Solomon's friends and family" a shot at them so close to Election
Day.</FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Verdana Ref"><FONT
size=4></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Verdana Ref"><FONT size=4>The
last thing we need in public servants are persons who are afraid to express and
to defend their ideas and qualifications. As expressed earlier, such
refusal by candidates to enter public debate with people of differing
views are truly cowards and not worthy of our consideration at the
polls.<BR><BR>Wayne</FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><FONT face="Verdana Ref"><FONT size=4>Art
Deco (Wayne Fox)<BR>deco@moscow.com<BR></FONT></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=nchaney@moscow.com href="mailto:nchaney@moscow.com">Nancy Chaney</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=msolomon@moscow.com
href="mailto:msolomon@moscow.com">'Mark Solomon'</A> ; <A
title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 07, 2004 10:38
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Vision2020] Latah GOP
candidates renege on agreement to debate</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV class=Section1>
<P class=MsoNormal><st1:date Year="2004" Day="7" Month="10"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Oct. 7,
2004</SPAN></FONT></st1:date><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Open letter to
Candidates:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">This morning on Vision 2020, I read Dean Fergusons
article from the Lewiston Tribune indicating that, <FONT color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">Latah County Republicans are shunning the Moscow Civic
Association debates scheduled for later this
month.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">As a local elected official, member of
MCA, and resident of </SPAN></FONT><st1:City><st1:place><FONT
color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">Moscow</SPAN></FONT></st1:place></st1:City><FONT
color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black">, I urge them to reconsider. MCA exists
in large part to broaden public discourse and to organize and inspire civic
participation. We have relatively few opportunities to engage in open
dialogue about such things, not because of legal constraints, but because
people often seek out and interact with others of like minds and because so
many of us lead such busy lives. How often do we hear about citizens who
arent even interested in voting, who are disengaged because they are turned
off by rhetoric, imbued with a sense of political impotence, or inadequately
informed about issues that will directly affect their
lives?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">I can appreciate <SPAN class=GramE>that
candidates</SPAN> forums and debates can be time-consuming and
nerve-wracking, particularly when the sponsoring body is unfamiliar to
panelists. It is my strong hope that those candidates who are considering
boycotting MCAs debates recognize that attendees are also their constituents,
that tough questions are and should be part of the <SPAN
class=GramE>territory, that</SPAN> they may certainly decline to respond to
questions that seem inappropriate, and finally, that membership in MCA is open
to them too!<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">The GOP candidates who are suspicious,
fearful, or resentful of MCA members might be surprised to find a number of
their Republican constituents among them. I hope that they will reconsider
participating in as many of the upcoming debates and forums as they can, to
reach as many of our citizens as possible. We all dont have to agree, but it
doesnt make sense to pretend that conflicting viewpointsperhaps insightful
ones--dont exist. Who knows? Maybe well all learn
something.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Nancy Chaney
</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=blue size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">-----Original
Message-----<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B>
vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] <B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Mark Solomon<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> </SPAN></FONT><st1:date Year="2004"
Day="7" Month="10"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Thursday, October 07,
2004</SPAN></FONT></st1:date><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> </SPAN></FONT><st1:time
Minute="12" Hour="9"><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">9:12
AM</SPAN></FONT></st1:time><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> vision2020@moscow.com<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> [Vision2020] Latah GOP
candidates renege on agreement to debate</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><st1:City><st1:place><FONT face="Times New Roman"
color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Lewiston</SPAN></FONT></st1:place></st1:City><FONT
color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> Morning Tribune,
</SPAN></FONT><st1:date Year="2004" Day="7" Month="10"><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">10/7/04</SPAN></FONT></st1:date><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
<DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black">Latah
</SPAN></FONT></B><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><B><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: black">County</SPAN></FONT></B></st1:PlaceType><B><FONT
color=black><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: black">
</SPAN></FONT></B><st1:PlaceName><B><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: black">GOP</SPAN></FONT></B></st1:PlaceName></st1:place><B><FONT
color=black><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: black"> to sit out local
debates<BR><BR></SPAN></FONT></B><I><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic">Dean A.
Ferguson<BR><BR></SPAN></FONT></I><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">Latah County Republicans are shunning the Moscow Civic
Association debates scheduled for later this month.<BR><BR> "They are a
group that has a political mission," said Barrett Schroeder, chairman of the
Latah County Republicans.<BR><BR> The county's Republican candidates have
all agreed not to go to the debates, said Schroeder, who has been chairman for
four years and is the son of state Sen. Gary Schroeder,
R-Moscow.<BR><BR> Barrett Schroeder charged the civic association with
being dishonest about the format of the debate. He also said he feared an
ambush because the civic association has strong ties to Mark Solomon, the
Democratic candidate running against incumbent state Rep. Tom Trail,
R-Moscow.<BR><BR> The series of one-hour debates scheduled Oct. 25 and 27
were supposed to feature questions from citizens, Barrett Schroeder explained.
However, candidates were told to write questions and have someone in the crowd
ask them.<BR><BR> Barrett Schroeder called the message "deceptive"
because it hadn't been publicized.<BR><BR> In a mass e-mail to
Republican, independent and Democratic candidates, debate organizer Bruce
Livingston said candidates could introduce questions through the
audience.<BR><BR> "I see nothing wrong in a candidate having someone
submit a question because the candidate thinks it is an important issue that
needs to be addressed," wrote </SPAN></FONT><st1:place><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">Livingston</SPAN></FONT></st1:place><FONT
color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">.<BR><BR> </SPAN></FONT><st1:place><FONT
color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">Livingston</SPAN></FONT></st1:place><FONT
color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> said the suggestion was solely to get
as many important ideas into the debates as possible.<BR><BR> In a letter
to Lois Blackburn, president of the civic association, Barrett Schroeder
accused the civic association of being a political action committee that
endorses and supports candidates.<BR><BR> "I've never heard of a PAC
organizing a debate," wrote
Schroeder.<BR><BR> </SPAN></FONT><st1:place><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">Livingston</SPAN></FONT></st1:place><FONT
color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black"> called the comment "completely
wrong."<BR><BR> "The Moscow Civic Association is not a political action
committee," he said. "It's a 501c4 organization, and we haven't endorsed and
don't intend to endorse any candidates that are involved in any of these
debates."<BR><BR> But Barrett Schroeder said the Republican candidates
plan to attend more than a dozen other debates and forums. They're just not
going to give the civic association and "Mark Solomon's friends and family" a
shot at them so close to Election
Day.<BR><BR> ------</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=black size=3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black"> </SPAN></FONT><st1:City><st1:place><I><SPAN
style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><FONT color=black><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">Ferguson</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></I></st1:place></st1:City><I><FONT
color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-STYLE: italic"> may be contacted
at</SPAN></FONT></I><FONT color=black><SPAN style="COLOR: black">
dferguson@lmtribune.com</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></P></DIV></DIV>
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