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<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Mr. London,</FONT></div>
<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>If, on the other hand, the legal claim has validity and if in fact the school district here </FONT></div>
<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>and in many other parts of the state have taken money from those same local tax payers </FONT></div>
<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>under any shadow of suspicion wouldn't you, as a keeper of truth, want the truth to </FONT></div>
<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>be exposed, no matter what the cost? </FONT></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Thanks, Doug!</FONT></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>your question: "<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">If Dr.</st1:address></st1:Street> Weitz's claim has no legal merit, then why would MSD have any concern?"</FONT></div>
<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>my response: a huge amount of administrative time and a sizable chunk of money (as in paid by local taxes to the district) will have to be used to fight this suit.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Of course the district, and its patrons, are concerned.</FONT></div>
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