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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Donovan,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>You seem to have reached the height of
false information and total confusion. In another post today you mentioned, “This
all depends on what is considered acceptable data collection…”
So, where are you collecting your data because it is not correct.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Gritman hires a number of part-time and
on-call employees, just like the U-I, WSU, Wal-Mart, etc. Many prefer to work
part-time. I believe the salaries are very fair and Gritman contributes a
great deal back to the community both in the better than living wage salaries and
benefits paid and in charity care. Gritman has about 400 employees that
equates to 282 full time equivalents. The AVERAGE hourly wage is $20.77 per
hour plus benefits. The part-time employees who are not eligible for benefits
receive an additional 15% higher salary than the full time employees who have
benefits. Gritman’s salaries are comparable to other hospitals in this
area. If the nurses were paid 50% less than other hospitals, as you say, we
would likely have no nurses. Gritman is not hiring Licensed Practical Nurses
and hasn’t for many years. Gritman currently has only two LPN’s who
are long time employees. The salaries and benefits Gritman pays are among the
best in the area. I think the majority of Gritman employees will tell you it
is a great place to work. You seem to accuse Gritman of being cheap, but it
wasn’t too long ago you were complaining about the high cost of
healthcare and medical insurance. If you would like to pay more, then Gritman
could pay more too.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I don’t know about the environmental
record of Sun Pacific Energy. I’m a little suspicious of your judgment
on that since you accuse Donald H. Livingstone of having “close ties to
Sodexho-Marriot” just because he is a professor in the Marriott School of
Business at BYU. Do you presume that all those who teach in the J. A. Albertson
building at the U-I have “close ties to Albertson’s?”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><font size=3 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>B. J.
Swanson</span></font></st1:PersonName><font color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Donovan Arnold
[mailto:donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, November 28, 2005
9:42 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> bjswan@moscow.com;
vision2020@moscow.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [Vision2020] Data
about WalMart VS Gritman</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>BJ Swanson, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>You have no doubt reached the height of your hypocrisy with your latest
email. As Chair of the Gritman Board of Directors you are no doubt aware that
Gritman pays less than $10.50 an hour plus benefits for many of its employees, </span></font><strong><b><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:
normal'>“The “living wage” in Moscow is around $10.50 an hour
plus benefits. $10.50 an hour is the level where workers are able to
“maintain.”, as your own words claim.</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Gritman purposely creates licensed staff positions for 19.5 hours or
less a week at less than $20 an hour so it does not have to pay full-time
benefits to its employees. Gritman pays its nurses almost 50% less, $20
an hour, tha! n the average entry level nurse, $30 an hour. It also uses and
abuses the practice of Licensed Practical Nurses, or LPNs, instead of
Registered Nurses, or RNs, because they can get away with paying them 20-40%
less even though they can do about 85% of the work an RN can. LPNs were
originally created during WWII because of the lack of RNs and Doctors. They
should not be used in place of RNs to save Gritman money.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>As anyone can read for themselves, at <a
href="http://www.gritman.org/careers/careers.asp">http://www.gritman.org/careers/careers.asp</a>
most of the jobs listed are </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>“(0 - 39 hours per 2 week pay
period)”. That is less than 19.5 hours a week. At a MAXIMUM start rate of
$20 an hour, that is less than $10 hour for a full time worker. And at less
than 20 hours a week they are not getting benefits. <u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Gritman also employs certified nurses assistants, cafeteria
workers, phlebotomists, house keepers, gift shop workers, and other medical
assistants and staff that make far less than nurses with the same maximum of
19.5 hours a week. <u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>In addition to your hypocrisy about nonlivable wages by
large corporations in this town, you have also neglected to research your own
company, AmericanWest Bank and the practices by the board of Directors. <u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The Board of Directors for AmericanWest Bank is full of minions just
like Wal-Mart. For example <strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">Craig D.
Eerkes</font></b></strong>, President of Sun Pacific Energy, Inc. A company
that has the worst environmental record in the northwest, working with
favorites of Green Peace <font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>like Exxon
Mob</span></font>il.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>And let us also not forget board member <strong><b><font
face="Times New Roman">Donald H. Livingstone, who has close ties to
Sodexho-Marriot, the company with the worst human rights record in the world.</font></b><u1:p></u1:p></strong><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></b></u1:p></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>BJ, I suggest when you show up to protest the
senseless slaughter of animals for clothing that you not be wearing a fur coat
and alligator purse.</span></font></b><u1:p></strong><b><span style='font-weight:
bold'><br>
<strong><b><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></b></u1:p></strong><br>
<strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">Take Care,</font></b><u1:p></u1:p></strong></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Donovan J <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City u2:st="on"><st1:place u2:st="on">Arnold</st1:place></st1:City></span></font></b></st1:place></st1:City></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>"<st1:PersonName
w:st="on">B. J. Swanson</st1:PersonName>" <bjswan@moscow.com></span></i></b>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><u1:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"><u1:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"><u1:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"><u1:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"><u1:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></u1:SmartTagType></u1:SmartTagType></u1:SmartTagType></u1:SmartTagType></u1:SmartTagType>Jeff.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>I assume you’re joking when you say
</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black'>“I suspect
their stats are probably reliable, as the consequences of being wrong would
bring swift retribution.”</span></font><font color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;color:black'> I doubt that Wal-Mart has any fear
of retribution as evidenced by the mor! e than 5,000 lawsuits currently pending
against them dealing with a wide variety of unethical practices including
discrimination against women, hiring undocumented aliens and paying them less
than $3/hour, wide-spread inflated scanner settings, forcing associates to work
“off the time clock,” etc. Obviously a few slanted facts are
not a big deal to them. The Wal-Mart website also contains profound
statements like </span></font><b><font color=black><span style='color:black;
font-weight:bold'>“</span></font></b><strong><b><font color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='color:black;font-weight:normal'>Wal-Mart
does not encourage our associates to apply for public assistance.”</span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'> <u1:p></u1:p></span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:normal'>Perhaps
researching a little further into the numbers would reveal that the $9.20 an
hour average wage includes truck drivers. Apparently Wal-Mart has been
unable to monopolize the trucking industry, YET. If truck drivers are
removed from the average wages the remaining workers, including management,
average around $8.20 an hour and less than one-third qualify or can afford
health insurance. The “living wage” in <st1:City u2:st="on"><st1:place u2:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City></st1:place></st1:City>
is around $10.50 an hour plus benefits. $10.50 an hour is the level where
workers are able to “maintain.” More than that usually
indicates workers are able to contribute to the community.&! nbsp; Less
than that and the worker needs assistance to survive. The relative size
of Wal-Mart and its projected impact on <st1:City u2:st="on"><st1:place u2:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City></st1:place></st1:City>
as the second largest employer paying less than living wage jobs is a big
concern.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:normal'>Regarding
buying from <st1:State u2:st="on"><st1:place u2:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State> vendors, a
further look will reveal Wal-Mart’s usual predatory practices. I
personally know a small <st1:place u2:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Northern
Idaho</st1:place></st1:place> business who was delighted to g! et a contract
from Wal-Mart. But the contract included not paying for goods for 120
days. That means four months without payment or interest, while having to
pay workers and inventory costs on much shorter terms. Then, Wal-Mart
wanted more and more goods until Wal-Mart was buying 90% of the small
businesses goods and still demanding more. Then, Wal-Mart started
ratcheting down the price, and still on 120 day terms. The small business
nearly went broke before they realized Wal-Mart was controlling them and
breaking them. <st1:State u2:st="on"><st1:place u2:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State>
is a very honest, trusting culture. Sometimes to our detriment.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:normal'>There
are currently around 70 jobs in <st1:place u2:st="on"><st1:PlaceName u2:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Alturas</st1:PlaceName></st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName u2:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Technology</st1:PlaceName></st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType u2:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Park</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></st1:PlaceType></st1:place> paying
an average of $24.00 an hour plus benefits. You will find these people on
many contributor lists throughout <st1:City u2:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City></st1:City>,
including Latah Trail, Kenworthy, IRP, <st1:City u2:st="on"><st1:place u2:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Prichard</st1:place></st1:City></st1:place></st1:City>,
etc. Rezoning the land on the eastern boundary of Alturas for Wal-Mart
will severely restrict the ability to expand <st1:place u2:st="on"><st1:PlaceName u2:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Alturas</st1:PlaceName></st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName u2:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Technology</st1:PlaceName></st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType u2:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Park</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></st1:PlaceType></st1:place> and
continue to attract bus! inesses that actually contribute to the community
instead of sucking it dry.<u1:p></u1:p></span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Jeff Harkins<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, November 26, 2005
6:11 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> vision2020@moscow.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Vision2020] Data about WalMart
Impact in <st1:State u2:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></st1:State>
and <st1:State u2:st="on"><st1:place u2:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State> Wages</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h1 style='margin-bottom:24.0pt'><b><font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:9.0pt'>Here is an excerpt from the WalMart website. I
suspect their stats are probably reliable, as the consequences of being wrong
would bring swift retribution.<br>
<br>
Of particular note is the average wage of $ 9.20 and the fact that WalMart
employs 6,774 people in the state. At a wage rate of $9.20 and an assumed
work year of 2080 hours the average annual wage is $19,136. <br>
<br>
Here is a link to the data for wages for all occupational groups in <st1:place u2:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">North Idaho</st1:place></st1:place>. The stats are as of May,
2005. The stats are quite robust and should provide you with hours of fun
as you compare your current wage with the state average. Here is the link
to the data: <a
href="http://lmi.idaho.gov/admin/uploadedPublications/3753_north_idaho.pdf"
eudora=autourl>http://lmi.idaho.gov/admin/uploadedPublications/3753_north_idaho.pdf</a>
. If you want info about education jobs, you will need to go to Appendix
C of the report. If you have trouble finding that link, please advise and
I will provide it.<br>
You can download the data.<br>
<br>
Other points of interest include spending almost $185 million with <st1:State u2:st="on"><st1:place u2:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State>
suppliers - supporting 15,934 supplier jobs.<br>
<br>
<br>
<st1:State u2:st="on"><st1:place u2:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State> Community
Impact<br>
<br>
<br>
</span></font><o:p></o:p></b></h1>
<u1:p></u1:p>
<h3><b><font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Real
Estate <u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></b></h3>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
9.0pt'>Wal-Mart's presence in <st1:State u2:st="on"><st1:place u2:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State>
includes: <u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h4><b><font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Stores,
Clubs, Distribution Centers and other facilities (as of October2005)<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></b></h4>
<div style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
9.0pt'>Supercenters: 14<br>
Discount Stores: 3<br>
Neighborhood markets: 0<br>
SAM'S CLUBS: 1<br>
Distribution Centers: 0<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Average store size (national average)</span></b>
<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Supercenter</span></b>: 186,077 sq. ft. with
approx. 116,000 items <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Discount Store</span></b>: 98,079 sq. ft. with
approx. 62,500 items <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Neighborhood Market</span></b>: 42,286 sq.
ft. with approx. 38,845 items ! <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>SAM'S CLUB</span></b>: 127,776 sq. ft. with
approx. 6,000 items <u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h4 style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:9.0pt'> <br>
<br>
<br>
</span></font><o:p></o:p></b></h4>
<u1:p></u1:p>
<h3 style='margin-bottom:13.5pt'><b><font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:9.0pt'>People<br>
<br>
<br>
</span></font><o:p></o:p></b></h3>
<u1:p></u1:p>
<h4><b><font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Employment
Facts<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></b></h4>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>In <st1:State u2:st="on"><st1:place u2:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State>,
the total number of Wal-Mart associates is 6,774 (as of October 2005). <u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-siz!
e:
9pt'><span
style='font-size:7.5pt'>The average wage for regular full-time hourly
associates in <st1:State u2:st="on"><st1:place u2:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State>
is $9.20 per hour (Wal-Mart Discount Stores, Supercenters and Neighborhood
Markets). Additionally, associates are eligible for performance-based
bonuses. <u1:p></u1:p></span></span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>In recent years,
Wal-Mart has contributed four percent of an associate's eligible pay to
their combined Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan. <u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
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9.0pt'><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h3><b><font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Suppliers<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></b></h3>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='f!
ont-size:
9pt'><span
style='font-size:7.5pt'>In 2004, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. spent $184,548,727
for merchandise and services with 335 suppliers in the state of <st1:State u2:st="on"><st1:place u2:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State>.
As a result of Wal-Mart's relationship with these suppliers, Wal-Mart
supports 15,934 supplier jobs in the state of <st1:State u2:st="on"><st1:place u2:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State>.
<u1:p></u1:p></span></span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2'><i><font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-style:italic'>Supplier
figures provided by Dun & Bradstreet </span></font></i><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<u1:p></u1:p>
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<h3><b><font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Taxes
and Fees<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></b></h3>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Wal-Mart collected on
behalf of the state of <st1:State u2:st="on"><st1:place u2:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State>
more than $68.3 million in sales taxes in 2004 <u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Wal-Mart paid more
than $9.8 million in state and local taxes in the state of <st1:State u2:st="on"><st1:place u2:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State>
in 2004. <u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
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9.0pt'><u1:p> </u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h3><b><font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Community
Involvement<u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></b></h3>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4'><font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='9pt'><span style='font-size:7.5pt'>In
2004, Wal-Mart Stores and SAM'S CLUB gave $753,242 to local causes and
organizations in the communities they serve in the state of <st1:State u2:st="on"><st1:place u2:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State>.
In addition, many charities and organizations received in-kind donations
and additional funds raised through stores and CLUBS in the amount of
$219,492, for a grand total of $972,734 contributed through Wal-Mart's presence
across the state. <u1:p></u1:p></span></span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4'><font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Examples of some of
the efforts in <st1:State u2:st="on"><st1:place u2:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State>
that our company made in 2004 to reach out to the community include: <u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<ul style='margin-top:0in' type=circle>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level2 lfo4'><font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Safe Neighborhood
Heroes Grants: $39,250 <u1:p></u1:p></span></fon! t></font><font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level2 lfo4'><font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Literacy Grants:
$30,250 <u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level2 lfo4'><font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Community
Scholarships: $33,000 <u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level2 lfo4'><font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Teacher of the Year
Grants: $27,000 <u1:p></u1:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4'><st1:State u2:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on"><font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Idaho</span></font></st1:State></st1:State><font
size=1><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>'s 2004 Teacher of the Year is Conr</span></font>ad
<font size=1><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Garner from <st1:place u2:st="on"><st1:PlaceName u2:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Bonners</st1:PlaceName></st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName u2:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ferry</st1:PlaceName></st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType u2:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">High School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
in Bonners Ferry.</span></font> <u1:p></u1:p><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
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