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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>In part, Donovan wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>“</span>I bet anyone here a gift certificate to Tri-State
that Aaron Ament has at least one vocal supporter that has even been to jail.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>LOL – I’ll save y’all the trouble of wondering
and wagging your tongues: YES, I’ve been to jail a couple of times
for civil disobedience. One of the times, they thought they needed to
take me to juvie because they doubted my age (I was 23 or 24), but I proved
them wrong. I never spent the night (always got released OR from the jail
as soon as processing was finished), but I <b>have</b> been to jail more than
once for civil disobedience </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D'>J</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>For those wondering, I believe I went twice in San Francisco and
once in Berkeley.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Saundra Lund<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Moscow, ID<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
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='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>~ Edmund Burke<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
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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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></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>Donovan Arnold<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 01, 2007 12:05 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Tom Hansen; 'Tom Ivie'; 'Moscow Vision 2020'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Vision2020] The BLog and More Political Contributions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Mr. Hansen wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black","sans-serif";
color:maroon'>"Steed, Krauss, Carscallen, and GMA each accepted a $1,000
contribution from “Palouse Rentals and Construction” (PRC), a
company that has been administratively shut down by Idaho’s Secretary of
State for failure to file annual reports." </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Are you suggesting that Walter Steed, Wayne Krauss, and Dan
Carscallen are all going to collectively sell out the best interests of Moscow
residents and do the bidding of a construction company, that doesn't
exist, because the owner gave them $1000?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Seems like another pretty far fetched conspiracy theory to
me. This is almost as bad as the slanderous accusation made against a certain
mayoral candidate saying she was a drug dealer 20 or 30 years ago.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Why don't we stick to the issues and candidates instead of
trying to say someone is guilty of inappropriate behavior because they got a
financial contribution from someone that may have done something wrong years
ago in another state? I am willing to bet that most financial contributors
have done something or another, or belonged to a company, that would
reflect badly on a candidate if someone would bother to dig deep enough. I for
one think that is going to too far to investigate the histories over every
contributor of every candidate. I bet anyone here a gift certificate to Tri-State
that Aaron Ament has at least one vocal supporter that has even been to jail. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Donovan<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><i>Tom Hansen <thansen@moscow.com></i></b> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'>You guys simply DON”T GET IT.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:navy'><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'>It is not about the amount of the contribution. It is all
about where that contribution originated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:navy'><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'>Steed, Krauss, Carscallen, and GMA each accepted a $1,000
contribution from “Palouse Rentals and Construction” (PRC), a
company that has been administratively shut down by Idaho’s Secretary of
State for failure to file annual reports. PRC is headed by John Ficca, a
Moscow resident/businessman who has been permanently banned from ever bidding
on state projects within the state of Washington for reasons explained numerous
times earlier here on V2020.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:navy'><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'>To take this a step further, there are numerous OBV (Owned But
Vacant) properties - the triangular lot on the south edge of town, the old
Goodwill building on Main Street, etc. etc. – all belonging to Mike
Hoffman. You remember him. He’s the guy that proudly
announced (in the Moscow-Pullman Daily News) that he is buying and selling
property all over Moscow.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:navy'><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'>And then there is the North Polk Extension
“project”. Parties to that little venture include Matthew
Gray, Douglas Wilson, and Mike Hoffmann.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:navy'><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'>Like I suggested earlier . . .<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:navy'><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'>“One can only wonder how Moscow will be divvied up . . .
er . . . uh . . . I mean rezoned come January if Palouse Rental and
Construction should gain three seats on our city council.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><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>Tom Ivie<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 31, 2007 9:37 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Moscow Vision 2020<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Vision2020] The BLog and More Political Contributions</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Nothing is ever certain in horse races or politics.
All the money in the world doesn't win an election. It does help
though. Send your checks to...<br>
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<b><i>Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com></i></b> wrote: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I cannot wait to see who wins the third seat for the four
year term. I really think it looks like Tom Lamar, Wayne Krauss, and Dan
Carscallen are going to be fighting for the last two seats. I think Aaron Ament
with a big load a cash, incumbency, and being liberal in a liberal town is
definitely going to place in the top three. I am also certain that Walter Steed
will win.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Donovan<br>
<br>
<b><i>Tom Ivie <the_ivies3@yahoo.com></i></b> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>One person contributed $4,000 to a city election? What are
we, Boise or Seattle? or is that what they want us to be? What does
one person have to gain by providing so much money in a little race? like
ours? Nothing against the candidates though, good for them to have a
big spending benefactor. <br>
<br>
<b><i>Tom Hansen <thansen@moscow.com></i></b> wrote: <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>>From Dale Courtney's blog at:<br>
<br>
http://right-mind.us/blogs/blog_0/archive/2007/10/31/55739.aspx<br>
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<br>
"Hey, Big Spender <br>
<br>
I have a copy of all of the City Council Candidates' Campaign Financial<br>
Disclosure Reports. <br>
<br>
I'll post them shortly. <br>
<br>
Of interest is how much money the candidates have received. <br>
<br>
Aaron Ament: $9,475 <br>
Tom Lamar: $8,817 <br>
Walter Steed: $6,936 <br>
Wayne Krauss: $6,135 <br>
Dan Carscallen: $4,545 <br>
Linda Pall: $3,910 <br>
Evan Holmes: $1,992<br>
Bill London accuses the GMA candidates of being the "big spending"
group. <br>
<br>
Seems like most of the money is being funneled to the liberal candidates. <br>
<br>
If money is any indication, the libs have their bets set on Ament. <br>
<br>
Heaven help us."<br>
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<br>
Although it is important to learn how much money has been contributed to<br>
each candidate, it is vitally more important to learn from where that money<br>
was contributed.<br>
<br>
Your attention is invited to the Financial Disclosure reports located at:<br>
<br>
http://www.MoscowElection2007.com<br>
<br>
A review of the Financial Disclosure Reports submitted by Dan Carscallen,<br>
Walter Steed, Wayne Krauss, and the Greater Moscow Alliance Political Action<br>
Committee reflects contributions in the amount of $1,000 to each of the<br>
aforementioned by Palouse Rental and Construction.<br>
<br>
Who is Palouse Rental and Construction you ask?<br>
<br>
As mentioned earlier by Mark Solomon in an earlier posting at:<br>
<br>
http://mailman.fsr.com/pipermail/vision2020/2007-October/049113.html<br>
<br>
"As I'm always interested in who is contributing big $$ in elections, I<br>
looked it up and saw Palouse Rentals and Construction had donated $1000 to<br>
GMA. Maybe I'm just out of the loop, but I did not know that name. A quick<br>
search on the Sec'y of State website gives up John Ficca as the president of<br>
the corporation, which, by the way, has been administratively dissolved by<br>
the Sec'y of State for failure to file annual reports since 2004."<br>
<br>
It appears that this defunct company is/was headed by John Ficca, who back<br>
in 2000 . . .<br>
<br>
http://www.lni.wa.gov/news/2000/pr000214a.asp<br>
<br>
"TUMWATER - An Idaho employer must pay more than $95,000 in unpaid wages
to<br>
12 current and former employees in the Spokane area according to a<br>
settlement agreement announced today by the Department of Labor and<br>
Industries.<br>
<br>
John Ficca, of Moscow, Idaho, owner of Art's Electric, Inc., also has been<br>
permanently prohibited from bidding on or performing work on future public<br>
works projects in Washington. Ficca also does business as Palouse Country<br>
Electric and U Cities Contracting."<br>
<br>
It appears that perhaps the state of Idaho may be interested in the business<br>
posture of "Palouse Rental and Construction" as it makes political<br>
contributions to a select few (Steed, Krauss, and Carscallen) of Moscow's<br>
city council candidates.<br>
<br>
One can only wonder how Moscow will be divvied up . . . er . . . uh . . . I<br>
mean rezoned come January if Palouse Rental and Construction should gain<br>
three seats on our city council.<br>
<br>
Things that make you go . . .<br>
<br>
Hmmm. <br>
<br>
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<br>
students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."<br>
<br>
- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)<br>
<br>
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Tom & Liz Ivie <o:p></o:p></p>
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