<div>Forwarded letter from Mr. Nicely, Independent candidate for Idaho's First District Congressional seat, regarding the North Idaho Press Club's excluding him from their debate. </div> <div><BR><BR><B><I>Andy Hedden-Nicely <hnicely@cableone.net></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <div>From: "Andy Hedden-Nicely" <hnicely@cableone.net><BR>To: "'Kathy Hedberg'" <khedberg@camasnet.com><BR>CC: "'Richard Moore'" <j-rmoore@cableone.net>,<BR>"'Jim Fisher'" <jfisher@lmtribune.com>,<BR>"'Greg Meyer'" <greg.mey@klewtv.com>,<BR>"'Steve McClure'" <smcclure@dnews.com>,<BR>"'Jeanne DePaul'" <jdepaul@lmtribune.com>,<BR>"'Paul Emerson'" <pemerson@lmtribune.com>,<BR>"'Butch Alford'" <alajr@lmtribune.com>,<BR>"Al Bunch \(E-mail\)" <abunch@bigskytel.com>,<BR>"Alan Head \(E-mail\)" <alanhead@cableone.net>,<BR>"Dave
Eberle \(E-mail\)" <w_eberle@msn.com>,<BR>"Bob and Angie Purcell \(E-mail\)" <bobpurc@juno.com>,<BR>"Debi Hedden-Nicely \(E-mail\)" <aveazul56@hotmail.com>,<BR>"Jack Van Valkenberg \(E-mail\)" <jackvv@acluidaho.org>,<BR>"Jake Alger \(E-mail\)" <jalger@idahopress.com>,<BR>"Kehrt in Idaho \(E-mail\)" <kehrt@hedden-nicely.com>,<BR>"Kehrt Reyher \(E-mail\)" <kehrt_reyher@media.com.pl>,<BR>"Matt Yost \(E-mail\)" <mattyost@excite.com>,<BR>"Peter Morrill \(E-mail\)" <idptv@idahoptv.org>,<BR>"Sally Barnes \(E-mail\)" <sally@boiseweekly.com>,<BR>"Tim Lohrmann \(E-mail\)" <timlohr@yahoo.com><BR>Subject: RE: Sept. 21 debates: First Congressional District<BR>Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 11:14:54 -0600<BR><BR>Hi Kathy,<BR><BR>Don't you sense a certain amount of irony in that the Idaho Press Club has<BR>been fighting for legislative access and open meetings for several years and<BR>yet you turn around and exclude a legitimate
3rd party candidate from your<BR>gathering?</div> <div> </div> <div>I have been the founding publisher of two weekly newspapers and<BR>this type of close-mindedness has never been a part of the 4th estate with<BR>which I am familiar. It's a sad day when one of the most respected<BR>publishing organizations in Idaho is party to partisian politics and is<BR>unwilling to open your proceedings to me. </div> <div> </div> <div>As of last week over 60% of Idaho voters are undecided about this race. I ask you again, how can this be a good decision for your organization and for the citizens of Idaho?<BR><BR>I expect to prevail in this contest in spite of your decision.<BR><BR>Sincerely,<BR><BR>Andy Hedden-Nicely<BR>Candidate U.S. Congress<BR>Idaho First Congressional District<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Kathy Hedberg [mailto:khedberg@camasnet.com]<BR>Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 9:17 AM<BR>To: Andy Hedden-Nicely<BR>Cc: Richard Moore; Jim Fisher;
Greg Meyer; Steve McClure; Jeanne DePaul;<BR>Paul Emerson; Butch Alford<BR>Subject: Re: Sept. 21 debates: First Congressional District<BR><BR><BR>Andy:<BR><BR>The debate will be held at the telecommunications room of the library on the<BR>Lewis-Clark State College campus at 6:30 to 7:58 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21.<BR>I will not provide you the names of the committee members who offered their<BR>opinions. I received about 9 responses and the majority said we should stick<BR>to our original plan. There were other opinions. I am the one who made the<BR>decision.<BR><BR>Regards,<BR>Kathy Hedberg.<BR><BR>----- Original Message -----<BR>From: "Andy Hedden-Nicely" <HNICELY@CABLEONE.NET><BR>To: "'Kathy Hedberg'" <KHEDBERG@CAMASNET.COM><BR>Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 7:50 AM<BR>Subject: RE: Sept. 21 debates: First Congressional District<BR><BR><BR>> Hi Kathy,<BR>><BR>> Can you provide details as to the location and time of the debate. Also<BR>can<BR>> you provide me
the names of the other committee members who where<BR>> responsible for this decison. Any finally can you give me the contact<BR>> information of the person or persons at the College of North Idaho that<BR>was<BR>> involved in this debate and decision<BR>><BR>> -----Original Message-----<BR>> From: Kathy Hedberg [mailto:khedberg@camasnet.com]<BR>> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 2:26 PM<BR>> To: Kehrt Reyher; khedberg@lmtribune.com<BR>> Cc: Andy Hedden-Nicely; Andy Hedden-Nicely; Deborah Hedden-Nicely<BR>> Subject: Re: Sept. 21 debates: First Congressional District<BR>><BR>><BR>> Mr. Hedden-Nicely:<BR>><BR>> As promised, I consulted the planning committee for our Sept. 21 debate<BR>> regarding extending an invitation to you. The general opinion was that we<BR>> should stick to our original plan, i.e. sponsoring major party candidates<BR>> only, for the reasons I stated earlier.<BR>><BR>> We thank you for your
inquiry.<BR>><BR>> Best regards,<BR>><BR>> Kathy Hedberg<BR>> President, Lewis-Clark chapter<BR>> Idaho Press Club<BR>><BR>><BR>> --<BR>> No virus found in this incoming message.<BR>> Checked by AVG Free Edition.<BR>> Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.3/446 - Release Date: 9/12/06<BR>><BR>><BR><BR></div></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><p> 
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