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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>From <a
href="http://www.inventorymanagementreview.org/2006/04/walmart_increas.html">http://www.inventorymanagementreview.org/2006/04/walmart_increas.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>“Most notably, Wal-Mart's JIT efforts are
leaving their suppliers with more inventory. If you think about this, it
makes a lot of sense. Wal-Mart does not want to hold inventory.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Wal-Mart does not maintain inventory, Its suppliers
do.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Question, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Arnold</st1:City></st1:place>:
Just where is this giant Wal-Mart warehouse located to which you delivered
goods?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Enough said.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Tom Hansen<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Moscow, Idaho</span></font><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><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>
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<p><font size=2 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>"We're
a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college students are
not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."<br>
<br>
- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:windowtext'> Donovan Arnold [mailto:donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, April 21, 2007
4:09 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Tom Hansen; 'Paul Rumelhart';
vision2020@moscow.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Vision2020] Palouse
Monopoly Empire Mall; Gas/Food prices</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Tom,</span></font><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Actually, having delivered goods to a giant Wal-Mart
warehouse, I believe I am a little better aware of their distribution system
than you are.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Wal-Mart contracts outside transportation
companies, like Swift, JB Hunt, Gordon, etc, to pick up and deliver goods to
their major distribution centers in places like <u1:City u2:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Hermiston</u1:City></st1:City>, <u1:State u2:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">OR</u1:State></st1:State> or <u1:place u2:st="on"><u1:City u2:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Salt Lake City</u1:City></st1:City>, <u1:State u2:st="on"><st1:State
w:st="on">UT.</u1:State></u1:place></st1:State></st1:place> Once they get to
the distribution centers Wal-Mart owned trucks, governed at the speed limit of
65 MPH, with drivers making about 10-20% more than the average truck
driver, pick up the merchandise and deliver it to the individual stores.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Wal Mart has much more control over its
transportation and distribution system than most other companies. They can
warehouse and change routes and deliveries. They in fact do not rush their
merchandise, they know well in advance what they need and when they need it. A
Wal Mart truck is never in a hurry. In fact, they are probably the second
slowest truck on the road, behind Swift. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The markets that are most injured by rising gas
prices are shippers like Fed Ex that burn lots of fuel driving quickly. Also
reefer vans, that haul perishable items like groceries will be hurt. Food items
have a limited time frame and cannot change delivery times or routes to
make up for the increase in gas prices. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The JIT you are referring to is in reference to local
trucks because they don't waste space at stores for storage and
maximize selling space, so that Mark Solomon can have grease pens or <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">Saundra Lund</st1:PersonName> can find that specialty item she
complains about not finding. If Wal-Mart stored stuff behind the counter,
could you imagine how big the stores would have to be?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Donovan<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><br>
<b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Tom Hansen <thansen@moscow.com></span></i></b>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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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'>Wal-Mart uses the “Just In
Time” (JIT) inventory system. This system eliminates warehousing of
inventory. JIT requires extensive coordination between Wal-Mart and its
suppliers. Suppliers must be able to ship required amounts of merchandise
to specific locations at the time the products are required.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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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'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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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'>Wal-Mart’s “inventory”
is either on the shelves in the store or on the road in transit. As such,
any increase in gasoline prices drastically effects costs to Wal-Mart.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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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'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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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'>Guess who ultimately pays the difference
in increased gas prices? It ain’t Wal-Mart.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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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'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<div><u1:City u2:st="on"><u1:place u2:st="on">
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Arnold</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'></u1:place></u1:City> goes on to state:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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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'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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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'>“With no other discount grocery
stores in the area, like say a Super Wal-Mart, Winco can raise its prices with
no consequences, everybody has to eat.”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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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'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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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'>Since WinCo is, as <u1:City u2:st="on"><u1:place u2:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Arnold</u1:place></u1:City></st1:place></st1:City>
suggests, a “discount” grocery store, wouldn’t it lose its
“discount” status if it were to raise its prices to (or above)
those of Rosauers or Safeway?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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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'>Or is <u1:City u2:st="on"><u1:place u2:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Arnold</u1:place></u1:City></st1:place></st1:City>
suggesting that Winco undercuts their competition (Rosauers and Safeway) that
they (WinCo) can charge whatever price they want? HUH?!?!?<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>
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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'>Tom Hansen<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<div><u1:place u2:st="on"><u1:City u2:st="on">
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Moscow</span></font></st1:City><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'></u1:City>,
<u1:State u2:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</u1:State></st1:State></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>"We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college
students. The college students are not very active in local elections (thank
goodness!)."<br>
<br>
- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:windowtext'> vision2020-bounces@moscow.com
[mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Paul Rumelhart<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, April 21, 2007
2:21 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> vision2020@moscow.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Vision2020] Palouse
Monopoly Empire Mall; Gas/Food prices</span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>I could have sworn I bought food at a massive chain
store the other day in the other mall. Anyway, I don't think the Winco
retail chain is being overly hurt by UI and WSU student population
declines. Maybe this branch, but I'd like to see some figures
first. I'm also wondering if large supermarket chains, such as Winco,
aren't just raising prices all over in an attempt to cover losses in other
places. Anyway, there are alternatives to Winco. There must be,
because I rarely shop there (except to buy the occasional Pocky sticks) and I
need food to survive just like everybody else. I'd be interested to find
out if local stores, such as the Co-op, are having to raise their prices more
than the big-name stores. Presumably, this same rise in prices due to gas
prices will affect everything that is shipped by truck - not just food.
Walmart is basically built on the idea of massive transportation of goods
quickly. I'd imagine that the rise in gas prices will affect it more than
most stores.<br>
<br>
As for the honey bee problem, I'm hoping that it will work itself out the
natural way. The 40% of bees that are left will breed resistance to
whatever it is that is killing them off, and the survivors will flourish
because there is now so little competition for them individually.<br>
<br>
Also, the Palouse Mall does not have a monopoly. There is nothing that
they are doing that would stop another developer from building their own
mall. If you want to protest the high prices they charge for rental
space, don't shop there. You'll find there are a number of alternatives
out there.<br>
<br>
Paul<br>
<br>
Donovan Arnold wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Food prices are only going to go up even more for
several reasons;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>1) The massive extinction of honey bees has created a
void in pollination of 1/3 of the <u1:country-region u2:st="on"><u1:place u2:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">US</u1:place></u1:country-region></st1:place></st1:country-region>
food supply. 60% of honey bees have died, with no cure or solution in the near
future.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>2) Increases in fuel prices increase
the shipping costs of food. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>3) Many crops were wiped out this year due in the
freakish winter storms. For example, oranges had a massive freeze.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>4) The UI and WSU student populations have decreased,
the main income for Winco. With a reduced volume in sales, Winco has to raise
prices to cover losses in volume sales.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>5) No competition. With no other discount grocery
stores in the area, like say a Super Wal-Mart, Winco can raise its prices with
no consequences, everybody has to eat.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>6) The owners of the Palouse Empire Mall are raising
their rents. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>I think it is obvious, <u1:City u2:st="on"><u1:place u2:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</u1:place></u1:City></st1:place></st1:City>
needs competition in the area to curve rising prices. It also needs to do some
sting operations on gas price fixing which obviously is going on. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Maybe, many of you guys should call Pat Vaughn and ask
him to reassess the property value of the Palouse Empire Mall, which is
monopoly. Perhaps if the mall can make such huge increases in their
leases, the value of the only active retail mall on the Palouse is much higher
than what the <u1:place u2:st="on"><u1:PlaceType u2:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">County</u1:PlaceType></st1:PlaceType> <u1:PlaceName u2:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Assessor</u1:PlaceName></u1:place></st1:PlaceName></st1:place> has
it listed as. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>If I had the time, and a personal interest at stake,
like so many of you do, I would contest the taxable value of the Palouse Empire
Mall. It is clear that it has a really high value since it is able to charge so
much for its lease spaces and has no real competition. Moscow is
probably losing $100,000s in tax revenue that could go to things like finding a
new space for the public bus to park on the west side of town, and to
give property tax breaks to locally owned businesses that are having a
hard time due to the fact no mall will let them conduct business on their
property. Just a thought to those litigious and want what's best and
for our community.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Donovan<br>
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<b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Ellen Roskovich <a
href="mailto:gussie443@hotmail.com"><gussie443@hotmail.com></a></span></i></b>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>As the cost of gas continues to climb at the pumps,
the price of food starts to rise at the grocery stores. Has anyone else
noticed this recently?</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><strong><b><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Ellen Roskovich</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://g.msn.com/8HMAENUS/2734??PS=47575"
target="_top">MSN is giving away a trip to Vegas to see Elton John. Enter
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car"
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face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>=======================================================<o:p></o:p></span></font></pre><pre><font
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext'>=======================================================<br>
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serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <br>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:windowtext'>Ahhh...imagining that irresistible
"new car" smell?<br>
Check out <a
href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=48245/*http:/autos.yahoo.com/new_cars.html;_ylc=X3oDMTE1YW1jcXJ2BF9TAzk3MTA3MDc2BHNlYwNtYWlsdGFncwRzbGsDbmV3LWNhcnM-">new
cars at Yahoo! Autos.</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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