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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><snort><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>And, wasn’t it just
yesterday GMA apologist Gary Crabtree had the audacity to accuse the MCA of “</span><span
style='color:#1F497D'>electioneering at its absolute worst”?! So
much for any credibility he had left . . . <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Arrogant double standards of the
kind Mr. Crabtree tosses around are <b>precisely</b> the reason I agree with this
part Jeff Harkins’ post the other day:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>“</span><span
style='color:#1F497D'>For my taste, it <b>is </b>time for a change in Moscow.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Absolutely! Let’s
finish the housecleaning that was started last election! Vote for
candidates who will continue to bring transparency, accountability, integrity,
and honesty – all core values that have been conspicuously absent during
some eras – back to City Hall!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Let’s continue to send a
loud and clear message that our community deserves far better than the ancient outdated
notions of cronyism, patronage, and the good ol’ boy network in City Hall.
Projects and issues should be decided on <b>merits</b>, not based on who a
council (or staff) member is related to, grew up with, went to school with, goes
to church with, is neighbors with, or otherwise “knows.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Given how many seats we have up
for election, the GMA candidate endorsements made my voting decisions much
easier. Sorry, Dan . . . when you bed down with the dogs, you come up
with things like fleas and other parasites -- ick. And, for the
record: <b>no</b>, I’m <b>not</b> a member of the MCA.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Saundra Lund<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Moscow, ID<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The only thing necessary for the
triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>~ Edmund Burke<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#1F497D'>***** Original material
contained herein is Copyright 2007 through life plus 70 years, Saundra
Lund. Do not copy, forward, excerpt, or reproduce outside the Vision 2020
forum without the express written permission of the author.*****<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> vision2020-bounces@moscow.com
[mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tom Hansen<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, October 20, 2007 8:14 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> bjswan@moscow.com; vision2020@moscow.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Vision2020] All Wet?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>You mean this ad, Beedge?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:navy'>Seeya round town, Moscow.<br>
<br>
Tom Hansen<br>
Moscow, Idaho<br>
<br>
"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><span style='color:navy'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>B. J. Swanson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, October 20, 2007 8:09 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> vision2020@moscow.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Vision2020] All Wet?</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Although I don’t live in Moscow and can’t vote
in the City election, the stance on issues by the Greater Moscow Alliance
candidates frankly has me concerned.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>In the Daily News this morning was an ad, “Water? The
anti-growth politicians are all wet.” Basically, Carscallen, Krauss
and Steed do not think we have a water problem. The ad talks about
‘smart conservation’ but the candidates have said they want green
lawns, development at all costs, the scientists are wrong, Pullman is
getting a new golf course, etc. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Then below the ad header, “Forward
Thinking.” Perhaps “Heads in the Sand” would be a
better description. Is their idea of Forward Thinking ignoring all the
REAL warning signs? What about the many small domestic wells near Moscow
that have gone dry? What about the declining aquifer? What about
WSU realizing that it is unwise to water the golf course with aquifer water and
are planning an effluent system? What about the small towns on the edge
of the Snake River Aquifer whose wells have gone dry and fighting over water
rights has escalated to violence? Have they heard about drought and
declining aquifers in nearly every other area of the country? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Please vote for intelligent planning and real Forward
Thinking; vote Ament, Holmes, Lamar and Pall.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>B. J. Swanson<o:p></o:p></p>
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