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<DIV>To all:</DIV>
<DIV>I find the attempt to draw a distinction between "old timers" and newbies
interesting but irrelevant. It doesn't matter if you've been here one day or one
century you still have one vote. Granted, longer residence usually means more
influence because of friends and networks, but not always. I find myself in
sympathy with FDR when he opened his address to the annual gathering of the
Daughters of the American Revolution as follows " Welcome to America and this
gathering Fellow Immigrants". The only real old-timers here are the Nez Perce
tribe (10,000 years +) and I don't hear anyone suggesting that we ask them how
they feel about our issues. Let's stop trying to find differences between us and
start searching for common ground. </DIV>
<DIV>I would suggest that a new version of the Moscow Comprehensive Plan would
be a good place to start. </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Georgia size=3 FAMILY="SERIF" PTSIZE="12">Don
Huskey<BR><BR>"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight
you, then you win." Mahatma Gandhi</FONT></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>