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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> Civic Association Debate Will Be Held
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<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">
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<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.
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<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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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>
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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></BODY></HTML>