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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Donovan,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>There’s not an ounce of truth in
anything you wrote. Please stop.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>B. J. Swanson<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>PS: There are no doctors included in the
salary numbers (doctors are not employed by Gritman) and the AVERAGE includes
ALL employees, not just nurses.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#993366'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><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'> vision2020-bounces@moscow.com
[mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Donovan Arnold<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, November 29, 2005
2:42 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">bjswan@moscow.com</st1:PersonName>;
vision2020@moscow.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [Vision2020] MORE
Data about WalMart VS Gritman</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><font
size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:13.5pt'>BJ Swanson,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><font
size=4 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><br>
you sound more and more just like a big Wal-Mart executive. </span></font><br>
<br>
<font color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'>"Many
prefer to work part-time. I believe the salaries are very fair and
Gritman (Wal-Mart) contributes a great deal back to the community both in the
better than living wage salaries and benefits paid and in charity care.
"-BJ Swanson</span></font><font color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;color:navy'><br>
<br>
</span></font><font color="#0000bf" face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;
color:#0000BF'>But Wal Mart workers, always prefer full time work right? So it
fair to attack them for paying part time wages for part time work? Either way,
17 of your 20 job postings are part-time, or 0-19.5 hours a week. You
cannot tell me that 17 out 20 people looking for work only want to work 0-19.5
hours a week, or could live on that wage. </span></font><font color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:blue'><br>
</span></font><font color="#434343" face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;
color:#434343'><br! >"Gritman has about 400 employees that equates to 282
full time equivalents."</span></font><font color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;color:navy'><br>
<br>
</span></font><font color="#0000bf" face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;
color:#0000BF'>This means that almost 1/3 of your workforce is making less then
the minimum needed to survive in <st1:place style="color: rgb(0, 0, 191);" u1:st="on"><st1:City u1:st="on"></span></font><st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Moscow</st1:City></st1:place></span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font
color="#0000bf" face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:#0000BF'>,
according to your own words.</span></font><font color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;color:navy'><br>
<br>
</span></font><font color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;
color:black'>"The AVERAGE hourly wage is $20.77 per hour plus
benefits."</span></font><font color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;color:navy'><br>
<br>
</span></font><font color="#0000bf" face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;
color:#0000BF'>Yes, but if you exclude doctors, what does that wage go down to,
BJ? If you exclude the truck drivers that work for Wal-Mart, it is only fair
that we get to exclude the doctors that make about $70-$150 an hour from that
average of $20.77. Anyone knows, that 10-20% at the top making $100 an
hour can skew that statistical average.</span></font><font color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:navy'><br>
<br>
<span style='color:r! gb(0, 0, 0)'>"I think the majority
of Gritman employees will tell you it is a great place to work."</span></span></font><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'><br>
</span></font><font color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><br>
</span></font><font color="#0000bf" face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;
color:#0000BF'>Why, do you think this BJ? Simply because you have not had
the misfortune of a nurse that was so stupid as to tell the chair of a
board that they do not like working for you? Honestly, you cannot believe
someone is that stupid? Why do nurses tell me that nursing is a bad labor
market on the Palouse because they cannot find full time work? </span></font><br>
<font color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:navy'><br>
Another Wal-Mart Statement:<br>
<br>
</span></font><font color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;
color:black'>"If the nurses were paid 50% less than other hospitals, as
you say, we would likely have no nurses."</span></font><font color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:navy'><br>
<br>
</span></font><font color="#0000bf" face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;
color:#0000BF'>Gritman is the only major place for a nurse to work in this
area.</span></font><font color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> </span></font><u><font color=red><span style='color:red'>Of the
2.2 million RNs c! overed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics,<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> the mean annual wage was $52,810....</span></b></span></font></u><u><font
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:navy'>.</span></font></u><font
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><font
color="#0000bf" face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:#0000BF'>You
pay an average of $20 an hour. By simple calculation, the average nurse works
36 hours a week (3 12 hour shifts), that is $30.34 an hour, you pay $20.77,
that is 50% less than the market rate for a nurse. </span></font><font
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:navy'><br>
<br>
</span></font><font color="#0000bf" face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;
color:#0000BF'>You will find that many nurses move here because of their
spouse's work. With Gritman being one of the few places they can work, they are
required to take 20 hours or less positions, or nothing.<br>
</span></font><font color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;
color:black'><br>
"Gritman’s salaries are comparable to other hospitals in this
area."</span></font><font color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-family:
Arial;color:navy'><br>
<br>
Oh please BJ, how many hospitals do you think we have in Latah? <br>
<br>
<span style='col!
or:
rgb(0, 0, 0)'>"The part-time employees who are
not eligible for benefits receive an additional 15% higher salary than the full
time employees who have benefits."</span><br>
<br>
WRONG, part time employees get a 15% increase because of odd
hours. Further, even if your savvy business spin was true, a 15%
increase in pay does not even come close to covering the costs of medical
bills or the matching benefits that most hospitals offer in retirement plans. <u2:p></u2:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><font
size=3 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><u2:p> </u2:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<div><u2:p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
</u2:p></div>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><font
size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>“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.”<u2:p></u2:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><font
size=3 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><u2:p> </u2:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><font
size=3 color="#0000bf" face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#0000BF'>The general direction of the country is to eliminate the
LPNs. However, I know that Gritman employs LPNs because I have spoken to
several of them, however, Gritman does not call them LPNs, in other words, they
changed the name.</span></font><font color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial;color:navy'> <u2:p></u2:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=3 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><u2:p> </u2:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><font
size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>“I don’t know about the environmental record of Sun
Pacific Energy.”<u2:p></u2:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><font
size=3 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><u2:p> </u2:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><font
size=3 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Well, if you do no! t know about the destruction of the environment
that your company engages in, it certainly is justifiable that you continue to
fund it.<u2:p></u2:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=3 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><font
size=3 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><u2:p> </u2:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><font
size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>“ 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?’”<u2:p></u2:p></span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><u2:p> </u2:p></span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><font
size=3 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><span style='rgb(0, 0,
191)'>Professor Livingstone is not just a
professor at the Marriot School of Business. But even if there was “no
political connection”, do you think a man of moral conscious would have
trouble working in a building with the name of company slapped on the side that
has the worst international human rights record in the world?<br>
<br>
</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=3 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Take Care,<u2:p></u2:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Arnold</st1:place></st1:City></st1:place></st1:City></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>"B. J.
Swanson" <<st1:PersonName w:st="on">bjswan@moscow.com</st1:PersonName>></span></i></b>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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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.<u2:p></u2:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><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 benefit! s
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.<u2:p></u2:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=3 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
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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?”<u2:p></u2:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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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> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">bjswan@moscow.com</st1:PersonName>;
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 style='margin-left:.5in;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><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 style='margin-left:.5in;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Gritman purposely
creates licensed staff po! sitions 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.<u2:p></u2:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><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. <u3:p></u3:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><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. <u3:p></u3:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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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. <u3:p></u3:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The Board of
Directors for AmericanW! est 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.<u2:p></u2:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><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><u3:p></u3:p></strong><u2:p></u2:p><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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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><u3:p></strong><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'><br>
<strong><b><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></b></u3:p></strong><br>
<strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">Take Care,</font></b><u3:p></u3:p></strong></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><strong><b><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Donovan J <st1:City u1:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:City u4:st="on"><st1:place u4:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Arnold</st1:place></st1:City></st1:place></st1:City></st1:place></st1:City></span></font></b><u2:p></u2:p></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<strong><b><i><font face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-style:italic'>"<st1:PersonName u1:st="on">B.
J. Swanson</st1:PersonName>" <<st1:PersonName w:st="on">bjswan@moscow.com</st1:PersonName>></span></font></i>
wrote:</b></strong><u2:p></u2:p></span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><u3:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"><u3:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"><u3:Smar_x0021_ tTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"><u3:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"><u3:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></u3:SmartTagType></u3:SmartTagType></u3:Smar_x0021_></u3:SmartTagType></u3:SmartTagType>Jeff.<u3:p></u3:p></span></font></b><u2:p></u2:p></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><strong><b><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></b></strong><strong><b><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><font
color=black><span style='color:black'>“</span></font></b></strong><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'> <u3:p></u3:p></span></font></b><u2:p></u2:p></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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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.&nb! sp; The
“living wage” in <st1:City u5:st="on"><st1:place u5:st="on"><st1:City u1:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:City
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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 u5:st="on"><st1:place u5:st="on"><st1:City u1:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:City
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as the second largest employer paying less than living wage jobs is a big
concern.<u3:p></u3:p></span></font></b><u2:p></u2:p></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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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 u5:st="on"><st1:place u5:st="on"><st1:State u1:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:State
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vendors, a further look will reveal Wal-Mart’s usual predatory
practices. I personally know a small <st1:place u5:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Northern Idaho</st1:place></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 busin! esses 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 u5:st="on"><st1:place u5:st="on"><st1:State u1:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State>
is a very honest, trusting culture. Sometimes to our detriment.<u3:p></u3:p></span></font></b><u2:p></u2:p></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:normal'><u3:p> </u3:p></span></font></b><u2:p></u2:p></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><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 curre! ntly around 70 jobs in <st1:place u5:st="on"><st1:PlaceName u5:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:PlaceName u1:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Alturas</st1:PlaceName></st1:place></st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName u5:st="on"><st1:PlaceName u1:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Technology</st1:PlaceName></st1:PlaceName></st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType u5:st="on"><st1:PlaceType u1:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Park</st1:PlaceType></st1:PlaceType></st1:PlaceName></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 u5:st="on"><st1:City u1:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City></st1:City></st1:City>, including Latah Trail,
Kenworthy, IRP, <st1:City u5:st="on"><st1:place u5:st="on"><st1:City u1:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Prichard</st1:place></st1:City></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 u5:st="on"><st1:PlaceName u5:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:PlaceName u1:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Alturas</st1:PlaceName></st1:place></st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName u5:st="on"><st1:PlaceName u1:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Technology</st1:PlaceName></st1:PlaceName></st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType u5:st="on"><st1:PlaceType u1:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Park</st1:PlaceType></st1:PlaceType></st1:PlaceName></st1:place></st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
and continue to attract bus! inesses that actually contribute to the community
instead of sucking it dry.<u3:p></u3:p></span></font></b><u2:p></u2:p></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:normal'><u3:p> </u3:p></span></font></b><u2:p></u2:p></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><strong><b><font
size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:normal'>B. J. Swanson</span></font></b></strong><strong><b><font
color=black face=Arial><sp! an style="font-family: Arial; color: black; font-weight: normal;"><span
style='font-family:Arial;color:black'></st1:PersonName> </span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><u3:p> </u3:p></span></font></b><u2:p></u2:p></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><u3:p> </u3:p></span></font></b><u2:p></u2:p></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><strong><b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-f!
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Tahoma'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>From:</span>
vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] On Behalf
Of Jeff Harkins</span></font></b></strong><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'><br>
<strong><b><font face=Tahoma><span style='font-family:Tahoma'>Sent: Saturday,
November 26, 2005 6:11 PM</span></font></b></strong><br>
<strong><b><font face=Tahoma><span style='font-family:Tahoma'>To:
vision2020@moscow.com</span></font></b></strong><br>
<strong><b><font face=Tahoma><span style='font-family:Tahoma'>Subject:
[Vision2020] Data about WalMart Impact in <st1:State u5:st="on"><st1:State u1:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></st1:State></st1:State> and <st1:State u5:st="on"><st1:place u5:st="on"><st1:State u1:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State>
Wages</span></font></b><u2:p></u2:p></strong></span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=1 face="Tim! es New Roman"><span style='font-family:es New Roman";'><u3:p><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tim\! es New Roman"'> </u3:p></span></span></font></b><u2:p></u2:p></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:24.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:
24.0pt;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><strong><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.</span></font></b></strong><font
size=1><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><br>
<br>
<strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">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. </font></b></strong><br>
<br>
<strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">Here is a link to the data for wages
for all occupational groups in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:place u5:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on">North
Idaho</st1:place></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.</font></b></strong><br>
<strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">You can download the data.</font></b></strong><br>
<br>
<strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">Other points of interest include
spending almost $185 million with <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State u5:st="on"><st1:place u5:st="on"><st1:State u1:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State>
suppliers - supporting 15,934 supplier jobs.</font></b></strong><br>
<br>
<br>
<st1:State u5:st="on"><st1:place u5:st="on"><st1:State u1:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">Idaho</font></b></strong></st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State><strong><b><font
face="Times New Roman"> Community Impact</font></b></strong><br>
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<br>
<br>
</span></font><o:p></o:p></h1>
<u2:p></u2:p>
<h3 style='margin-left:.5in;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><strong><b><font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><u3:p></u3:p>Real !
Estate <u3:p></u3:p></span></font><u2:p></u2:p></b></strong><o:p></o:p></h3>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><strong><b><font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Wal-Mart's presence
in <st1:State u5:st="on"><st1:place u5:st="on"><st1:State u1:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State>
includes: <u3:p></u3:p></span></font></b><u2:p></u2:p></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h4 style='margin-left:.5in;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><strong><b><font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Stores, Clubs,
Distribution Centers and other facilities (as of October2005)<u3:p></u3:p></span></font><u2:p></u2:p></b></strong><o:p></o:p></h4>
<div style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>
<div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><strong><b><font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Supercenters: 14</span></font></b></strong><b><font
size=1><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold'><br>
<strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">Discount Stores: 3</font></b></strong><br>
<strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">Neighborhood markets: 0</font></b></strong><br>
<strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">SAM'S CLUBS: 1</font></b></strong><br>
<strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">Distribution Centers: 0</font></b></strong><br>
<strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">Average store size (national average)
</font></b></strong><br>
<strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">! Supercenter: 186,077 sq. ft. with
approx. 116,000 items </font></b></strong><br>
<strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">Discount Store: 98,079 sq. ft. with
approx. 62,500 items </font></b></strong><br>
<strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">Neighborhood Market: 42,286 sq. ft.
with approx. 38,845 items ! </font></b></strong><br>
<strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">SAM'S CLUB: 127,776 sq. ft. with
approx. 6,000 items </font></b><u2:p></u2:p></strong><u3:p></u3:p></span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h4 style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;
margin-left:.5in;mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:
12.0pt;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><strong><b><font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'> </span></font></b></strong><font
size=1><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><br>
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</span></font><o:p></o:p></h4>
<u2:p></u2:p>
<h3 style='mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:13.5pt;
margin-left:.5in;mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;mso-para-margin-right:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:
13.5pt;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><strong><b><font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><u3:p></u3:p>People</span></font></b></strong><font
size=1><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><br>
<br>
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</span></font><o:p></o:p></h3>
<u2:p></u2:p>
<h4 style='margin-left:.5in;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><strong><b><font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><u3:p></u3:p>Employment
Facts<u3:p></u3:p></span></font><u2:p></u2:p></b></strong><o:p></o:p></h4>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;mso-para-margin-left:18.91gd;
text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=1><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold'>In <st1:State u5:st="on"><st1:place u5:st="on"><st1:State u1:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State>,
the total number of Wal-Mart associates is 6,774 (as of October 2005). <u3:p></u3:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<u2:p></u2:p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;mso-para-margin-left:18.91gd;
text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:bold'>The average wage for regular full-time
hourly associates in <st1:State u5:st="on"><st1:place u5:st="on"><st1:State u1:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State></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 performa! nce-based bonuses. <u3:p></u3:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<u2:p></u2:p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;mso-para-margin-left:18.91gd;
text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=1><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold'>In recent years, Wal-Mart has
contributed four percent of an associate's eligible pay to their combined
Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan. <u3:p></u3:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<u2:p></u2:p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><strong><b><font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><u3:p> </u3:p></span></font></b><u2:p></u2:p></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h3 style='margin-left:.5in;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><strong><b><font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Suppliers<u3:p></u3:p></span></font><u2:p></u2:p></b></strong><o:p></o:p></h3>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;mso-margin-top-alt:0in;mso-para-margin-right:0in;
mso-para-margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-para-margin-left:18.91gd;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2 face=Symbol><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:bold'>In 2004, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. spent
$184,548,727 for merchandise and services with! 335 suppliers in the state of <st1:State u5:st="on"><st1:place u5:st="on"><st1:State u1:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State></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 u5:st="on"><st1:place u5:st="on"><st1:State u1:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State>.
<u3:p></u3:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<u2:p></u2:p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;mso-para-margin-left:18.91gd;
text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><i><font size=1><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Supplier figures
provided by Dun & Bradstreet </span></font></i><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<u2:p></u2:p><u3:p></u3:p>
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<div>
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size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><u3:p> </u3:p></span></font></b><u2:p></u2:p></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h3 style='margin-left:.5in;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><strong><b><font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Taxes and Fees<u3:p></u3:p></span></font><u2:p></u2:p></b></strong><o:p></o:p></h3>
<div style='margin-left:.5in'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;mso-para-margin-left:12.61gd'><strong><b><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>! <u2:p></u2:p></span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;mso-para-margin-left:18.91gd;
text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=1><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Wal-Mart collected on behalf of the
state of <st1:State u5:st="on"><st1:place u5:st="on"><st1:State u1:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State>
more than $68.3 million in sales taxes in 2004 <u3:p></u3:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<u2:p></u2:p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in;mso-para-margin-left:18.91gd;
text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><font size=2
face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=1><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Wal-Mart paid more than $9.8 million
in state and local taxes in the state of <st1:State u5:st="on"><st1:place u5:st="on"><st1:State u1:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State>
in 2004. <u3:p></u3:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<u2:p></u2:p>
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size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'><u3:p> </u3:p></span></font></b><u2:p></u2:p></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Community
Involvement<u3:p></u3:p></span></font><u2:p></u2:p></b></strong><o:p></o:p></h3>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=1><span
style='font-size:7.5pt;font-weight:bold'>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 u5:st="on"><st1:place u5:st="on"><st1:State u1:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State></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. <u3:p></u3:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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style='font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Examples of some of the efforts in <st1:State u5:st="on"><st1:place u5:st="on"><st1:State u1:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Idaho</st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State></st1:place></st1:State>
that our company made in 2004 to reach out to the community include: <u3:p></u3:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=1><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Safe Neighborhood Heroes Grants:
$39,250 <u3:p></u3:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=1><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Literacy Grants: $30,250 <u3:p></u3:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=1><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Community Scholarships: $33,000 <u3:p></u3:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><b><font size=1><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Teacher of the Year Grants: $27,000 <u3:p></u3:p></span></font><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><st1:State w:st="on"><b><font
size=1><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold'><st1:State u5:st="on"><st1:State u1:st="on">Idaho</span></font></b></st1:State><b><font
size=1><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold'></st1:State></st1:State>'s
2004 Teacher of the Year is Conr</span></font>ad </b><b><font size=1><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Garner from <st1:place u5:st="on"><st1:PlaceName u5:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:PlaceName u1:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Bonners</st1:PlaceName></st1:place></st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName u5:st="on"><st1:PlaceName u1:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ferry</st1:PlaceName></st1:PlaceName></st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType u5:st="on"><st1:PlaceType u1:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">High
School</st1:PlaceType></st1:PlaceType></st1:PlaceName></st1:place></st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
in Bonners Ferry.</span></font> <o:p></o:p></b></p>
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