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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Speaking of being embarrassed, in a recent post you said that I needed to take on the persona of a learner. Therefore feel free to teach me. As <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City></st1:place>'s most beloved and well-known evangelic<SPAN class=correction id="">al</SPAN> Christians, <SPAN class=correction id="">say-er</SPAN> of things considerably more meaty - and controversi<SPAN class=correction id="">al</SPAN> - and with such high regard of things Biblic<SPAN class=correction id="">al</SPAN> maybe you could share your vast evangelic<SPAN class=correction id="">al</SPAN> knowledge on the subject of <SPAN class=correction id="">homosexuality</SPAN> being declared a sin. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Is the position of Paul in line with your professed evangelic<SPAN class=correction id="">al</SPAN> beliefs? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Is the state statutes of <st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State> and <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Washington</st1:State></st1:place> with regard to marriage between 1 man and 1 woman, in line with your professed beliefs evangelic<SPAN class=correction id="">al</SPAN> or school board leader?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Let the <SPAN class=correction id="">back pedaling</SPAN> begin!</FONT></DIV> </DIV> <BR>-----Origin<SPAN class=correction id="">al</SPAN> Message-----<BR>From: <SPAN class=correction id="">keely</SPAN> <SPAN class=correction id="">emerinemix</SPAN> <<SPAN class=correction id="">kjajmix1</SPAN>@msn.com><BR>To: heirdoug@netscape.net; joanopyr@earthlink.net; vision2020@moscow.com<BR>Sent: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 12:28:34 -0800<BR>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Gossip/rumor (was: My marvelous expertise)<BR><BR>
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<DIV class=AOLPlainTextBody id=AOLMsgPart_0_9e992772-aaec-4913-9ce4-efc19b0f20d0>My guess, Doug, is that one of the things Christ Church wishes weren't tied to or traced back to them would be . . . <BR> <BR>. . . you. <BR> <BR>You seem to have an unhealthy interest in Joan and <SPAN class=correction id="">Melynda's</SPAN> relationship and living situation, and I wonder if you realize how easily your comments and questions veer from downright prurient to simply, gleefully, juvenile. Really, it's not at all becoming, and my guess is that someday you'll be embarrassed by all of it. <BR> <BR>May it be soon, Lord. <BR> <BR>keely <BR> <BR>From: <A href="mailto:heirdoug%40netscape.net">heirdoug@netscape.net</A> <BR>To: <A href="mailto:joanopyr%40earthlink.net">joanopyr@earthlink.net</A>, <A href="mailto:vision2020%40moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> <BR>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Gossip/rumor (was: My marvelous expertise) <BR>Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 12:19:51 -0500 <BR> <BR>Just when you think the storm has passed and the sun starts to shine from behind the clouds of <BR>anger and venom..... So Joan, how was merry old England, you obviously got recharged and <BR>are ready to spread you cheer all over the streets of Moscow.... Still getting off Jet Lag I see. <BR> <BR>I find it simply amazing how you can tie every thing back to Christ Church so quickly in your <BR>diatribe. How do you do it? <BR> <BR>Although this is fascinating to see how skillful you are with shrill words of wisdom, I would like <BR>to address the more subtle asides in you comments to Wayne. <BR> <BR>So, you are not Rose <SPAN class=correction id="">Huskey</SPAN>'s boarder but you do live there under the heading of <BR>'something'-in-law, just what that something is you plan to reveal later, the day is still young! <BR>I some how have got the mixed message wrong and I am some sort of '<SPAN class=correction id="">automatron</SPAN>' and your <BR>in the book under <SPAN class=correction id="">Huskey</SPAN>. And from someone's previous post your name is not Mary! <BR> <BR>Did I get all that straight (how insensitive of me) did I get all that correct? I'm glad to see that you didn't forget me while on holiday. <BR> <BR>Yours truly, <BR>Pinky Ferret <BR> <BR>-----Original Message----- <BR>From: Joan <SPAN class=correction id="">Opyr</SPAN> <<A href="mailto:joanopyr%40earthlink.net">joanopyr@earthlink.net</A>> <BR>To: Vision2020 Moscow <<A href="mailto:vision2020%40moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A>> <BR>Sent: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 08:34:29 -0800 <BR>Subject: [Vision2020] Gossip/rumor (was: My marvelous expertise) <BR> <BR>On 31 Oct 2005, at 07:44, Art Deco wrote: <BR> <BR>> Joan, et al, <BR>> <BR>> Of practical significance is the question of <SPAN class=correction id="">Donovan's</SPAN> effect on > the Mayor's race in the oncoming Moscow election? <BR>> <BR>> How many votes will it cost front-runner Peg <SPAN class=correction id="">Hamlett</SPAN> to have <SPAN class=correction id="">Donovan's</SPAN> > support? <BR>> <BR>> How many votes will Nancy <SPAN class=correction id="">Chaney</SPAN> gain because of <SPAN class=correction id="">Donovan's</SPAN> > bad-mouthing of her and his viciously persistent, argumentative style > in support of Ms. <SPAN class=correction id="">Hamlett</SPAN>? <BR>> <BR>> We all learned a lesson about <SPAN class=correction id="">Donovan's</SPAN> political effect on those he > supports from Linda Pike's last campaign. <BR>> <BR>> Art Deco (Wayne A. Fox) <BR>> <A href="mailto:deco%40moscow.com">deco@moscow.com</A> <BR> <BR>Interesting questions, Wayne, and ones I've been wondering about myself. Thanks for asking them. Thanks also for giving me the opportunity to say something that's been on my mind ever since the ridiculous <SPAN class=correction id="">hoo-hah</SPAN> over "mudslinging" in the mayoral race began on Vision 2020. The question has been asked, "Who is gossiping about Peg <SPAN class=correction id="">Hamlett</SPAN>'s past?" The answer is simple: EVERYONE. For heaven's sake, this is a town of 23,000, counting <SPAN class=correction id="">UI's</SPAN> students. Everyone knows (or think they know) everyone else's business. Doug <SPAN class=correction id="">Farris</SPAN> has referred to me as "Rose <SPAN class=correction id="">Huskey</SPAN>'s boarder." Am I Rose <SPAN class=correction id="">Huskey</SPAN>'s boarder? No. Does Mr. Ferret know thing one about my living arrangements with the <SPAN class=correction id="">Huskey</SPAN> family? No, again. He's merely speculating and, in the process, he's revealing exactly what his masters at Christ Church speculate. Fascinating. You'd think they'd have something better to do. <BR> <BR>I first heard stories about Peg <SPAN class=correction id="">Hamlett</SPAN> and her U<SPAN class=correction id="">PS</SPAN> route when I moved here 12 years ago. Did I give a rat's ass then? No. Do I give a rat's ass now? No. Peg's past is Peg's past; she might be interested in what she did or didn't do, but I'm not. You show me a self-proclaimed saint, and I'll show you a lying sack of shit. I have spoken with Peg a number of times, we've emailed one another on occasion, and she is, in my opinion, a sharp, friendly, personable woman. I don't care what she did or didn't do in her youth; I only care what she plans to do with Moscow in the future. That's it. Unless she's a fugitive from justice -- or she knows what really happened to Jimmy <SPAN class=correction id="">Hoffa</SPAN> -- I don't see the relevance to the current gossip. <BR> <BR>But I think it's <SPAN class=correction id="">disingenuous</SPAN> to speculate about who all is spreading the stories. We are ALL spreading them, each and every time we bring up the subject. This, alas, is how small towns work. We talk about one another in the way that people in larger cities talk about the plot twists in "Desperate Housewives." <SPAN class=correction id="">Everytime</SPAN> I meet someone new, I come home and we try to figure out if he or she went to high school with one of my in-laws, or if his or her cousin's mother is related to Family X. We are forever putting our fellow citizens into context, establishing where and how they fit into this small, tightly-woven, nosy little community. It's what makes life in Moscow charming; it's also what makes life in Moscow annoying. But I wouldn't trade our busy-body town for the whole of New York City -- and that's after eating the best bagels and lox in the history of <SPAN class=correction id="">humankind</SPAN>. <BR> <BR>Give me Moscow. I love this place. <BR> <BR>Joan <SPAN class=correction id="">Opyr</SPAN>/Auntie Establishment <BR><A href="http://www.joanopyr.com" target=_blank>www.joanopyr.com</A> <BR> <BR><SPAN class=correction id="">PS</SPAN>: Peg, if you're reading this, I hope I haven't offended you. My theory is that gossip is best dealt with out in the open. Nothing kills a rumor quicker than exposure to the bright light of day -- or, in view of this <SPAN class=correction id="">morning's</SPAN> weather, exposure to a good, clean rain. I wish you well in the mayoral race; I wish Nancy <SPAN class=correction id="">Chaney</SPAN> well. I can't vote in city elections (as Donovan has pointed out, ad infinitum), but I care about the future of this town, and I believe I can say with confidence that so do you and Nancy. <BR> <BR>Oh, and Randy Blanton, too. Randy -- are you out there? Give me a call! I'm in the book -- under <SPAN class=correction id="">Huskey</SPAN>. 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