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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:black'>Rose,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:black'>You wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:black'>Mr. Metzler's
enthusiasm for Steve Wilkins contribution to the field of history is
lamentable. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:black'>Me:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:black'>I think you missed the
point of my statement. I did not express enthusiasm for Steve Wilkin’s
contribution to history. In fact, I was just noting how long ago I had
been in contact with Steve; the growth of fondness was a reference to some
folks in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Portland</st1:place></st1:City>.
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:black'>As for your quotes, I’d
say the first seems contradictory to other things I’ve heard Steve say
about Indians. At this point, I’m very leery of folks taking
statements out of context. Often Steve will make huge qualifications and
then get into historical generalization. As for the second paragraph, as
a generalization, and as for some Indians, this seems like a generally true
statement. But I’m not that interested in arguing about what we did
to the Indians at the moment…I’m sure we were really stupid.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:black'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Georgia><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Georgia;color:black'>Michael Metzler</span></font><font
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