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<P><STRONG>Did someone say it was illegal? </STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>Some people find the confederate flag offensive and in bad taste. It is viewed as a symbol that represents ideas that have about as much place in Moscow as does a swastika.</STRONG></P>
<P><STRONG>Ellen Roskovich</STRONG></P>
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<DIV></DIV>From: <I>"Pat Kraut" <pkraut@moscow.com></I><BR>To: <I>"vision2020" <vision2020@moscow.com></I><BR>Subject: <I>Re: [Vision2020] Flag Display Was Disturbing</I><BR>Date: <I>Tue, 22 Nov 2005 20:36:36 -0800</I><BR>>I did not realize it was illegal to display the confederate flag.<BR>><BR>><BR>>----- Original Message -----<BR>>From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen@moscow.com><BR>>To: "'Tom Hansen'" <thansen@moscow.com>; "'Moscow Vision 2020'"<BR>><vision2020@moscow.com><BR>>Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 4:00 PM<BR>>Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Flag Display Was Disturbing<BR>><BR>><BR>>And another thing, Visionaires -<BR>><BR>>It should also be noted that the Confederate flag has not only been on<BR>>display at such events as detailed by members of the Irish music
band<BR>>Potatohead, it has also been proudly displayed during a lecture presented by<BR>>Paul Kimmel at a Moscow Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Annual<BR>>Retreat conducted on August 5, 2004.<BR>><BR>>http://www.tomandrodna.com/notonthepalouse/Kimmell/Index.htm<BR>><BR>>Take care,<BR>><BR>>Tom Hansen<BR>><BR>> "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving<BR>>safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in<BR>>sideways, chocolate in one hand, a drink in the other, body thoroughly used<BR>>up, totally worn out and screaming 'WOO HOO. What a ride!'"<BR>><BR>>-----Original Message-----<BR>><BR>>From: vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com]<BR>>On Behalf Of Tom Hansen<BR>>Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 3:53 PM<BR>>To: Moscow
Vision 2020<BR>>Subject: [Vision2020] Flag Display Was Disturbing<BR>><BR>> >From today's (November 22, 2005) Moscow-Pullman Daily News with a special<BR>>thanks to Paul Smith (Palouse), Lisa O'Leary (Moscow), and John Watkinson<BR>>(Moscow).<BR>><BR>>--------------------------------------------------<BR>><BR>>Flag display was disturbing<BR>><BR>>We are members of a local traditional Irish music band, Potatohead. Though<BR>>it was never entirely clear whether we were hired by Christ Church or New<BR>>Saint Andrews College, we performed for dances held by some combination of<BR>>these organizations for several years in the late 1990s.<BR>>Twice we were hired to provide music for Fourth of July picnic/dances held<BR>>in public parks, and these events included people from Christ Church, New<BR>>Saint Andrews College, and Logos
School.<BR>><BR>>In every respect, these events were precisely the sort of "social event"<BR>>discussed by the recent letters to the editor by Nick Gier (Opinion, Oct.<BR>>20) and Superintendent Tom Garfield of Logos School (Opinion, Nov. 9). In<BR>>light of this debate, we felt that we must make public our experience at the<BR>>Fourth of July picnic held in 2000 at Ghormley Park in Moscow.<BR>><BR>>When we arrived at the park, the stage on which we were to play had a huge<BR>>Confederate battle flag as its backdrop. We insisted that the Confederate<BR>>flag be removed and received passionate arguments why this flag belonged in<BR>>this event, from both adults and students. It was not until we gave them the<BR>>ultimatum they could have either their Confederate flag or live music, but<BR>>not both, that they agreed to remove the Confederate flag
from the stage.<BR>><BR>>We resolved never to play for these organizations again, nor have they asked<BR>>us. Contrary to Garfield's assertion in his letter that the Confederate flag<BR>>is not displayed in any social occasions by these organizations, this is at<BR>>least one occasion when this disturbing symbol was prominently displayed and<BR>>defended.<BR>><BR>>Paul Smith, Palouse<BR>><BR>>Lisa O'Leary, Moscow<BR>><BR>>John Watkinson, Moscow.<BR>><BR>>Two other people also signed this letter.<BR>><BR>>-------------------------------------------------------------<BR>><BR>>Thanks again, Paul, Lisa, and John.<BR>><BR>>Footnote: The Confederate flag is obsolete and so is the philosophy it<BR>>represents. Let's take it down and leave it on Doug Wilson's keyboard where<BR>>it belongs,
ok?<BR>><BR>>Take care, Moscow.<BR>><BR>>Tom Hansen<BR>>Moscow, Idaho<BR>><BR>>"If not us, who?<BR>>If not now, when?"<BR>><BR>>- Unknown<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>_____________________________________________________<BR>> List services made available by First Step Internet,<BR>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<BR>> http://www.fsr.net<BR>> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>>/////////////////////////////////////////////////////<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>_____________________________________________________<BR>> List services made available by First Step Internet,<BR>> serving the communities of the Palouse since
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