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Roger,<br><br>Seems to be a bunch of this crap going on this political year. It would nice not to have attacks everywhere. Instead let the candidates speak or at least an opportunity too.<br><br>> Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 10:15:52 -0700<br>> From: lfalen@turbonet.com<br>> To: jeanlivingston@turbonet.com; vision2020@moscow.com<br>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Keeping the election civil<br>> <br>> Thanks Bruce and Gerald<br>> Roger<br>> -----Original message-----<br>> From: jeanlivingston jeanlivingston@turbonet.com<br>> Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:07:40 -0700<br>> To: vision2020@moscow.com<br>> Subject: [Vision2020] Keeping the election civil<br>> <br>> > <br>> > Pasted in this message is a letter to the editor from tonight's Daily<br>> > News by Gerard Connelly, with which I wholeheartedly agree. My<br>> > on-line comments on the DN's web site follow the letter.<br>> > <br>> > Bruce Livingston<br>> > <br>> > <br>> > Monday, October 1, 2007 - Page Updated at 12:00:00 AM<br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> > Refrain from personal attacks<br>> > <br>> > Recently two letters to the editor in the Daily News contained gross<br>> > personal attacks against members of the Greater Moscow Alliance that I<br>> > believe deserve a response.<br>> > <br>> > One writer, in reference to the newly passed housing ordinance, stated<br>> > that the only thing the GMA cares about is profit. Another writer<br>> > stated that GMA members are "evil" and "hate children."<br>> > <br>> > I happened to serve on a board whose sole purpose is to care for and<br>> > support Latah County residents with disabilities, with two GMA<br>> > members, including Steve Busch, GMApresident.<br>> > <br>> > Busch (as well as many other GMA members) has for decades contributed,<br>> > with great generosity, his money, time and energy to many<br>> > organizations and causes in Moscow for the benefit of children, the<br>> > disabled, the elderly and the poor. He is absolutely one of the best<br>> > human beings that it has ever been my privilege to know.<br>> > <br>> > I may not always agree with Moscow Mayor Nancy Chaney but, like Busch,<br>> > she is highly intelligent, of impeccable integrity and generosity and<br>> > I believe her sole motivation is what she sincerely believes to be in<br>> > the best interest of the citizens of Moscow.<br>> > <br>> > I implore readers of the Daily News and writers of letters to the<br>> > editor to speak out on the issues on a level of mutual respect and to<br>> > refrain from personal attacks and judgment of other's motives.<br>> > <br>> > L. Gerard Connelly, Moscow<br>> > <br>> > <br>> > I commend Gerard Connelly on his request that people refrain from the<br>> > personal attacks in this upcoming, very competitiveelection. I, too,<br>> > have the greatest respect for my neighbor, Steve Busch, and our Mayor<br>> > Nancy Chaney. They are both great people who sincerely believe that<br>> > their vision of what is best for Moscow is right, even though they<br>> > disagree in that vision not on everything, of course, but in some very<br>> > significant ways.<br>> > <br>> > Attacks on people who have a different vision are uncalled for. I<br>> > don't believe that anyone at the GMA or the MCA or our city government<br>> > or any of our candidates is "Evil" or "hates children" or "doesn't<br>> > care about the poor because they opposed a Wal-Mart." <br>> > <br>> > The MCA and the current council have been hit with a continuous mantra<br>> > that we are anti-business and anti-growth, and while I disagree<br>> > strenuously with that notion, I can live with the fact that others<br>> > disagree with our vision. That is what elections are for.<br>> > <br>> > In the same way, I have some significant differences with my friends<br>> > in the GMA, and I would hope that we candisagree amicably, but<br>> > respectfully. <br>> > <br>> > Kudos to Gerard for saying so.<br>> > <br>> > BDL<br>> > <br>> > <br>> > <br>> <br>> =======================================================<br>> List services made available by First Step Internet, <br>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <br>> http://www.fsr.net <br>> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<br>> =======================================================<br><br /><hr />Windows Live Hotmail and Microsoft Office Outlook – together at last. <a href='http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA102225181033.aspx?pid=CL100626971033' target='_new'>Get it now!</a></body>
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