Dear Doug,<br>
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Before we begin, perhaps you can answer this. What, fundamentally, is the sin of Sodom?<br><br>
-- ACS<br>
<br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/31/05, <b class="gmail_sendername"><a href="mailto:heirdoug@netscape.net">heirdoug@netscape.net</a></b> <<a href="mailto:heirdoug@netscape.net">heirdoug@netscape.net</a>> wrote:
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Mrs. Mix,</font></div>
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<div 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
Moscow's most beloved and well-known evangelic<span>al</span> Christians, <span>say-er</span> of things considerably more meaty - and controversi<span>al</span> - and with such high regard of things Biblic<span>al</span>
maybe you could share your vast evangelic<span>al</span> knowledge on the subject of <span>homosexuality</span> being declared a sin. </font></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Is the position of Paul in line with your professed evangelic<span>al</span> beliefs? </font></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"> </font></div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Is
the state statutes of Idaho and Washington with regard to marriage
between 1 man and 1 woman, in line with your professed beliefs evangelic<span>al</span> or school board leader?</font></div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Let the <span>back pedaling</span> begin!</font></div> </div><div><span class="e" id="q_10748b3d7e0e9a1e_1"> <br>-----Origin<span>al</span> Message-----
<br>From: <span>keely</span> <span>emerinemix</span> <<span>kjajmix1</span>@<a href="http://msn.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">msn.com</a>><br>To: <a href="mailto:heirdoug@netscape.net" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
heirdoug@netscape.net</a>; <a href="mailto:joanopyr@earthlink.net" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">joanopyr@earthlink.net</a>; <a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
vision2020@moscow.com</a><br>Sent: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 12:28:34 -0800<br>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Gossip/rumor (was: My marvelous expertise)<br><br>
<div>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>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" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
heirdoug@netscape.net</a> <br>To: <a href="mailto:joanopyr%40earthlink.net" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">joanopyr@earthlink.net</a>, <a href="mailto:vision2020%40moscow.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
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>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>automatron</span>' and your <br>in the book under <span>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>Opyr</span> <<a href="mailto:joanopyr%40earthlink.net" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
joanopyr@earthlink.net</a>> <br>To: Vision2020 Moscow <<a href="mailto:vision2020%40moscow.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">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>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>Hamlett</span> to have <span>Donovan's</span> > support? <br>> <br>> How many votes will Nancy
<span>Chaney</span> gain because of <span>Donovan's</span> > bad-mouthing of her and his viciously persistent, argumentative style > in support of Ms. <span>Hamlett</span>? <br>> <br>> We all learned a lesson about
<span>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" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
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>hoo-hah</span> over "mudslinging" in the mayoral race began on Vision 2020. The question has been asked, "Who is gossiping about Peg <span>Hamlett</span>
's past?" The answer is simple: EVERYONE. For heaven's sake, this is a town of 23,000, counting <span>UI's</span> students. Everyone knows (or think they know) everyone else's business. Doug <span>Farris</span> has referred to me as "Rose
<span>Huskey</span>'s boarder." Am I Rose <span>Huskey</span>'s boarder? No. Does Mr. Ferret know thing one about my living arrangements with the <span>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>Hamlett</span> and her U<span>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>Hoffa</span> -- I don't see the relevance to the current gossip. <br> <br>But I think it's <span>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>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>humankind</span>. <br> <br>Give me Moscow. I love this place. <br> <br>Joan <span>Opyr</span>/Auntie Establishment <br><a href="http://www.joanopyr.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
www.joanopyr.com</a> <br> <br><span>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>morning's</span> weather, exposure to a good, clean rain. I wish you well in the mayoral race; I wish Nancy <span>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>Huskey</span>. (Wonder why that is, eh, Doug <span>Farris</span>
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