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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=281100221-02102005>Wanting to be an
informed citizen, and not having the benefit of any literature whatsoever on any
of the city council/mayorial candidates for the looming election, and not
knowing all of them personally, I thought I would just visit their Websites
for the information. Lo and behold, I could not find a Website for even one of
the candidates, which is unfathomable to me this day and age. I would think that
it would be the first thing a candidate would do, even before filing. In fact,
it ought to be a requisite for running. I can't think of a better, more
cost-effective means of letting the broadest spectrum of citizens know about you
and your platform. I find it difficult to take a candidate seriously who doesn't
have such a simple, rudimentary means of informing the constituency. And, you
can say so much more on a Website than you can in a brochure. It's not as if
Moscow consists of a bunch of computer illiterates. If fact, it is<SPAN
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a little insulting to the community that our candidates seem to be
so electronically unadroit. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=281100221-02102005>I must say, though,
that the search exercise was not without its amusements and awards. For
instance, I found a quotation from Peg Hamblet informing the City Council
that, as an aerobics instructor, most of her students would not pass
the strictures of the topless ordinance. I discovered several probate
notices for Walter Steed, and found that he may be a judge in Utah with three
wives and countless offspring.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=281100221-02102005>Anyway, I
say shame on all of you, and I suggest that you get with it and get
out some e-blicity for your own good and the good of the community. It will
save you money in the long run. Consider a blog as a possible alternative. By
the way, I'm available for Website design. I charge $1500 per hour, but give
deep discounts for candidates who promise to vote as I dictate--just kidding.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=281100221-02102005>The
uninformed,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=281100221-02102005>Tim
Hillebrand </SPAN></FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>