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<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4>Voters,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4>Letters to the editor in the <EM>Lewiston
Morning Tribune</EM> and the <EM>Daily News</EM> recently appeared supporting
sheriff candidate Wayne Rausch and signed by Robert Kwate.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4><STRONG>What Mr. Kwate failed to mention in
his letters is that he is the attorney for Wayne Rausch in his $100,000 tort
claim against we taxpayers of Latah County.</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4>If you would like a closer look at Rausch's
personality and character then you might read the file (now over an inch thick)
of his tort claim against us. Simply go to the office of the County
Clerk/Auditor and fill out a form asking to see this tort claim file. The
tort claim was filed in January of this year.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4>A person wondered whether it was proper to
mention Rausch's mental health.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4>Response:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4>1. It should be
obvious that the mental health condition of a potential sheriff is a very
important consideration. Why would we want to have a sheriff wandering
around like a loose cannon who may not be rowing with both oars? Think of
the harm and liability that could result!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4>2. <STRONG>Questions
about Rausch's mental health condition were placed in the public eye by Rausch
himself.</STRONG> It is one of the subjects found in his
tort claim -- a public document. Immediately after his filing of this
document, two stories about it appeared in the <EM>Lewiston Morning Tribune</EM>
and one appeared in the <EM>Daily News</EM>. These stories appeared so
quickly that it is a reasonable guess that Rausch himself immediately gave
copies of the claim and other information to the reporters in order to get
information in the papers.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref" size=4>Personal observation of Rausch's demeanor
and evaluation of and attempts to verify his self-serving statements about
his experience and qualifications might also lead many to make similar
conclusions about his mental health.</FONT></DIV><FONT face="Verdana Ref"
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<DIV><BR>Wayne</DIV>
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<DIV>Art Deco (Wayne Fox)<BR><A
href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">deco@moscow.com</A><BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>