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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thank you, Melynda.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Clear-cutting timber and selling it
appears to be an option that the county might be opting for, considering the
standard that the Latah County Board of Equalization has established for
granting tax-exempt status.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Community</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Christian</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ministries</st1:PlaceName></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> was granted tax-exempt status because, although it was marketing
and selling, its sales showed no measurable profit.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Logos</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">School</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> was granted tax-exempt status because, although it admittedly was
renting out property to two private entities, its profits were considered
insufficient to deny the tax-exempt status.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>As <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Arnold</st1:place></st1:City>
stated, “I think one of the best ways to support education is to make
successful private schools like Logos prosper through tax exemption.”
I couldn’t have said it better. Thanks <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Arnold</st1:place></st1:City>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Now, if you will excuse me. I
understand that Paul Kimmel’s commissioner seat is up for reelection this
year and I really must beat <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Christ</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Church</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> to the campaign
trail.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Until then . . .<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Take care, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Tom Hansen<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Moscow</span></font></st1:City><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:navy'>"Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing
justice, and when they fail in this purpose, they become the dangerously
structured dams that block the flow of social progress."<br>
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- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. </span></font><font face=Arial><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b><st1:PersonName w:st="on">melyndahuskey@earthlink.net</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, July 11, 2005 9:27
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Vision 2020<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Vision2020] Logging in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Robinson</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Lake</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Park</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'>Dear Visionaries--</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'>Can anyone share information on the logging in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Robinson</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Lake</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Park</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>?
There's a sign saying that it's being logged for a <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Latah</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">County</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
timber sale, and it looks like the whole area around the amphitheater.
They also seem to have marked a lot of live trees, more than
timber management alone would justify.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Georgia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'>Of course, we know the county's finances aren't exactly
healthy--the branches of the public library outside <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> are threatened with closing or
drastically reduced hours, for example. But are timber sales the best
option? Of course, I have to wonder whether the businesses in
downtown <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>
currently enjoying the opportunity to make money tax-free might not help
alleviate the burden levied on less powerful and wealthy citizens out
in the county by paying their fair share, instead of expecting everyone
else to pick up their slack.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=2 face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia'>Melynda Huskey</span></font></st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></p>
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