<HTML><BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff" STYLE="font:10pt verdana; border:none;background-color:#ffffff; "><DIV>A big, fat, public shame on you to Barrett Schroeder and the Republican Party from me, Auntie Establishment. If the MCA were a biased, one-sided, lefty, liberal, Democratic, commie, pinko political party machine, I'd be its President. No -- I'd be it's very butch queen. But that is not what the MCA is; the MCA is the Moscow Civic Association, with an emphasis on the "civic," and instead of bad-tempered me, the lovely and accomplished Lois Blackburn heads the MCA. She and her board work damned hard to ensure that MCA-sponsored forums are both fair and fairly moderated -- a fact to which those who either participated in or attended the Moscow City Council forum should readily attest. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In the interest of full disclosure, my much nicer partner, Melynda Huskey, occasionally moderates for the MCA. She's a fully-trained facilitator and mediator, and, in the MCA forums, she is notoriously even-handed. This drives Rose and me mad. "You've got all of Moscow's politicians together in a room?" we ask. "Republicans, too? Hit them with sticks!" But she never does. Instead, just like at the dentist's office, everyone gets a lollipop.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Also in the interest of full disclosure, it's true that I was a founding member of the MCA, but I've long since ceased be anything more than an occasional source of accolades and fifteen-dollar checks. Why? Because though I support their work, they're far too fair for the likes of me. I'm a fighter, not a lover. I don't want to be fair. I want to take a big juicy bite out of the radical right-wing behind. Or the not-so-radical Moscow Republican behind Sorry, Barrett. I've met you, I like you, and I have endorsed and frequently voted for your dad, Gary, but you're way off base here. Shame, shame, and for shame.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Now, as soon as you pry my fangs out of your gluteus maximus, please send them back to me, C.O.D. It's the least I can do. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joan Opyr/Auntie Establishment</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message -----</DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt Arial; COLOR: black"><B>From:</B> Bill London</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 20, 2004 5:05 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> vision2020@moscow.com</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] MCA debates</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1476" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"></FONT></o:p></SPAN></P><FONT face="Times New Roman"><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Moscow</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> Civic Association Debate Will Be Held <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT> <P></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Despite a boycott threat from Latah County Republican Party Chair Barrett Schroeder, the Moscow Civic Association (MCA) will sponsor two nights of candidate debates, on Monday, October 25, and Wednesday, October 27, both beginning at </SPAN><st1:time Hour="19" Minute="0"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">7pm</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> at the 1912 Building in </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Moscow</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">All candidates have been invited and originally agreed to attend.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>No individual Republican candidates have indicated to the MCA whether or not they will boycott the debate.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Schroeder presented a list of demands to which the MCA could not agree, explained Bruce Livingston, the MCA board member who is organizing the events.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Schroeder wanted to eliminate the MCA as debate sponsor, change the format from one-on-one debates to a multi-candidate forum, eliminate questions from the audience, and include candidates, including County Prosecutor Bill Thompson and State Senator Gary Schroeder, who are not facing any opposition. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The MCA did agree that questions from the audience should come from the audience members and not from the candidates themselves.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The MCA also agreed to pick a neutral moderator from a list supplied by Nathan Alford, publisher of the “Daily News.”<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">The MCA debates will provide the candidates for each </SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Latah</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">County</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> race with an opportunity for an hour-long, one-on-one, in-depth discussion of the issues. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This format will be a true debate, instead of a candidate panel discussion where each candidate is offered little more than a few minutes of introduction.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">On October 25, the following candidates have been invited: <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><st1:time Hour="19" Minute="0"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">7pm</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">, Latah County Sheriff candidates: Crouch, Overstreet, Rausch<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><st1:time Hour="20" Minute="0"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">8pm</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">, Latah County Commissioner, district 2: Stroschein, Harkins<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><st1:time Hour="21" Minute="0"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">9pm</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">, Latah County Commissioner, district 3: Nelson, Pike<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">On October 27, the following candidates have been invited:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><st1:time Hour="19" Minute="0"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">7pm</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">, Idaho State Representative, position A: Trail, Solomon<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><st1:time Hour="20" Minute="0"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">8pm</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">, Idaho State Representative, position B: Ringo, Bennett<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">The Moscow Civic Association is a non-profit citizen’s organization that</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> strives to improve the quality of life for </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Moscow</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> residents. More information is available on the MCA website, <A href="http://www.moscowcivic.org/"><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext; TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">www.moscowcivic.org</SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></FONT></DIV>_____________________________________________________<BR>List services made available by First Step Internet, <BR>serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <BR> http://www.fsr.net <BR> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>/////////////////////////////////////////////////////<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML><br clear=all><hr>Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : <a href='http://explorer.msn.com'>http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p>