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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Mr. Harkins,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>A deeper meaning of Hack: Economist for
Hire.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>After Steve Peterson’s totally
biased and smart alec presentation to the Chamber of Commerce on August 23, I
think he earned the title and lost credibility. I hope he can manage to be a
bit more objective when he presents “Why is Moscow Growing” to the
City Council later this month. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>B. J. Swanson<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'> Jeff Harkins
[mailto:jeffh@moscow.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, September 06,
2006 10:07 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] Wal-Mart
impact studies</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:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Ms. Swanson, <br>
One final point - please explain the reference to "The Hack" inserted
between Steve and Peterson. What exactly are you attempting to say with
that moniker? Is it just simple name calling or do you have a deeper meaning in
mind?<br>
<br>
<font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><br>
At 06:27 AM 9/6/2006, you wrote:<br>
<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Steve,<br>
<br>
Thanks for posting. I hope Jeff Harkins and Steve "The Hack"
Peterson read<br>
it, too. Here's the link:<br>
<br>
<a
href="http://www.harpers.org/BreakingTheChain.html" eudora=autourl>http://www.harpers.org/BreakingTheChain.html</a><br>
<br>
B. J. Swanson<br>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [<a
href="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com" eudora=autourl>
mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com</a>]<br>
On Behalf Of Stephen Cooke<br>
Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 2:17 PM<br>
To: vision2020@moscow.com<br>
Subject: [Vision2020] Wal-Mart impact studies<br>
<br>
fyi,<br>
SCC<br>
<br>
Barry C. Lynn<br>
"Breaking the Chain: The Anti-Trust Case Against Wal Mart:" Harper's
Mag.<br>
(July '06). <br>
<br>
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