<div>Don et. al.</div>
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<div>Yes! We are all "transplants." Except the Native Americans, though even they migrated to North America from elsewhere. Current understanding of homo sapiens sapiens suggests, if my science is current, we are all descendants of humans originally from Africa.
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<div>A more recent resident to the area may care more about the history, character and environment of the Palouse, and feel more respect for the older residents, than a life long resident who wishes to make a killing off unregulated development, development that may have a negative impact on older residents and the historical character and environment of the Palouse.
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<div>Ted Moffett<br><br> </div>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 1/13/06, <b class="gmail_sendername"><a href="mailto:DonaldH675@aol.com">DonaldH675@aol.com</a></b> <<a href="mailto:DonaldH675@aol.com">DonaldH675@aol.com</a>> wrote:</span>
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<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.
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<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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