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<div>Dan,</div>
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<div>The mission of the GMA is:</div>
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<blockquote><font color="#000000"> Mission</font></blockquote>
<blockquote><font color="#000000">The Greater Moscow Alliance is an
organization comprised of citizens of Latah County who would like to
see the Greater Moscow community continue to thrive. Our mission is to
actively participate in local decisions to ensure Moscow and Latah
County remains a great place to live, work and do
business.</font></blockquote>
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<div><font
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>http://www.greatermoscow.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=v<span
></span>iew&id=13&Itemid=26</font></div>
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<div>With an eye on the second sentence, how does GMA not taking
positions on bedrock decisions important to Moscow such as a school
levy and litigation brought by GMA board members square with GMA's
mission to "actively participate"?</div>
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<div>Thanks for expressing your personal views. I hope you can take
the message to GMA that sitting this one out is not going to
fly.</div>
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<div>Mark</div>
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<div>At 8:03 AM -0700 5/9/07, Dan Carscallen wrote:</div>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="-1"
color="#800000">Mark and everyone else,</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="-1"
color="#800000">I can't speak for the entire board, as we have not met
since the lawsuit was filed. We did not take a position on the
bond in the first place, so we probably won't take one on this issue
either. It's kind of like wrestling with a pig. You both
get muddy and the pig just thinks it's fun.</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="-1"
color="#800000">I can speak for me, though. I like Gerry.
I don't like the lawsuit.</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="-1"
color="#800000">DC</font><br>
<blockquote><font face="Tahoma" size="-1">-----Original
Message-----<br>
<b>From:</b> Mark Solomon [mailto:msolomon@moscow.com]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 09, 2007 7:42 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Dan Carscallen; 'Vision 2020'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Vision2020] Lawsuit Could Be a Disastrous Legal
Action That is Not Pro-Ed or Pro-Kids</font><br>
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<blockquote>Dan,</blockquote>
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<blockquote>Thanks for weighing in. As a GMA board member, does GMA
support or oppose the lawsuit that three members of its board have
filed? From the GMA website:<br>
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<blockquote><font color="#000000">Stephen Busch,
Chairperson</font><br>
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<blockquote><font color="#000000">Jim Anderson,
Vice-Chairperson</font><br>
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<blockquote><font color="#000000">Jim DeMeerleer, Treasurer</font><br>
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<blockquote><font color="#000000">Shelley Bennett,
Co-Secretary</font><br>
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<blockquote><font color="#000000">Dan Carscallen</font><br>
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<blockquote><font color="#000000">Marshall Comstock</font><br>
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<blockquote><font color="#000000">Bob Hieronymus</font><br>
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<blockquote><font color="#000000">JoAnn Mack</font><br>
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<blockquote><font color="#000000">Bill Morscheck</font><br>
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<blockquote><font color="#000000">Brian Thie</font><br>
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<blockquote><font color="#000000">Jerry Weitz</font><br>
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<blockquote><font color="#000000">Susan Wilson,
Co-Secretary</font><br>
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<blockquote>Mark</blockquote>
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<blockquote>At 6:41 AM -0700 5/9/07, Dan Carscallen wrote:<br>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="-1"
color="#800000">I can't sit back, I gotta call Donovan out on a couple
things:</font><br>
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<blockquote><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="-1"
color="#800000">First, Donovan says:</font><br>
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<blockquote><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="-1"
color="#800000">"</font>Why doesn't it<font face="Comic Sans MS"
size="-1" color="#800000"> [MSD] </font> sell its high
value city property for newer buildings on cheaper land, education can
occur in anywhere?<font face="Comic Sans MS" size="-1"
color="#800000"> "</font><br>
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<blockquote><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="-1" color="#800000">hmm,
back during the facilities election, Mr. Arnold campaigned pretty
hard against it:</font><br>
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<blockquote><a
href=
"http://mailman.fsr.com/pipermail/vision2020/2005-April/015446.html"><font
face="Comic Sans MS" size="-1"
color="#800000"
>http://mailman.fsr.com/pipermail/vision2020/2005-April/015446.html</font
></a><br>
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<blockquote><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="-1" color="#800000">then
he states:</font><br>
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<blockquote><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="-1"
color="#800000">"</font><font face="Times New Roman"
color="#000000">FYI, the 1992 funding was to put up an electronic
bulletin board to announce sporting events and the connection
between the Annex and the kitchen. Then they turned around and
increased the lunch and food prices. Their priorities seem to have
been rather backwards, even back then."</font><br>
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<blockquote><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="-1" color="#800000">I'm
not 100% sure, but I believe that electronic bulletin board was paid
for with funds raised by the class of 1989. I'm sure
you can come up with an invoice to prove me wrong, though. and
lunch prices haven't gone up a heckuva lot in the last twenty years.
I recall paying $21.00 for 20 punches way back in 1987. Now I
pay $22.50 for 15 for my kids. going from $1.05 to $1.50 in
20 years ain't too hard to swallow. I wish gas prices only
went up about 2 cents a year. Well, actually, I wish they didn't
go up at all, but that's another subject . . . </font><br>
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<blockquote><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="-1" color="#800000">Then,
in response to Keely:</font><br>
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<blockquote><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="-1"
color="#800000">"</font><font face="Times New Roman"
color="#000000">Why is it that every person you disagree with, in
your eyes, has horns and a tail? Don't you think it is possible
to be a good person but disagree with you on how to approach a
problem?"</font><br>
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<blockquote><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="-1" color="#800000">I
disagree with Keely on occasion, and I've met her in person.
Heck, she even gave me a hug once or twice. She didn't mention
my horns or my tail. Maybe she was being polite. If so, at
least she's got that going for her.</font><br>
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<blockquote><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="-1" color="#800000">I
could probably come up with more stuff, but there ain't enough time in
the day. I'm too busy tipping over the wheelchairs of
handicapped kids, remember?</font></blockquote>
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<blockquote><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="-1" color="#800000">your
pal,</font><br>
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<blockquote><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="-1"
color="#800000">DC</font></blockquote>
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