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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The connection, Mr. Crabtree is . . .<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>THE GREATER <st1:City w:st="on">MOSCOW</st1:City>
<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">ALLIANCE</st1:place></st1:City><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Or should I draw you a picture? Or post
the photo of GMA’s “counting days” sign that I have before?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>More to come . . . lots more.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:navy'>Seeya round town, <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City>.<br>
<br>
Tom Hansen<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></st1:place><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></font><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> g. crabtree
[mailto:jampot@roadrunner.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, November 01, 2007
6:31 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Tom Hansen; 'Tom Ivie'; '<st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> Vision 2020'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Vision2020] The BLog
and More Political Contributions</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>You are absolutely correct, I don't get it. What does
PR&C and the contributions made to high quality local candidates have to do
with Mike Hoffman and his various enterprises? You seem to be making a
connection where one doesn't exist. Please enlighten me.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='background:#E4E4E4'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com" title="thansen@moscow.com">Tom Hansen</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>To:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:the_ivies3@yahoo.com" title="the_ivies3@yahoo.com">'Tom Ivie'</a>
; <a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" title="vision2020@moscow.com">'Moscow
Vision 2020'</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Thursday, November
01, 2007 5:54 AM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Re: [Vision2020]
The BLog and More Political Contributions<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>You guys simply DON”T GET IT.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>It is not about the amount of the
contribution. It is all about where that contribution originated.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;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 <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></st1:place>’s
Secretary of State for failure to file annual reports. PRC is headed by
John Ficca, a <st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City> resident/businessman who
has been permanently banned from ever bidding on state projects within the
state of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Washington</st1:State></st1:place>
for reasons explained numerous times earlier here on V2020.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;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 <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;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></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Like I suggested earlier . . .<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;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></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:navy'>Seeya round town, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City></st1:place>.<br>
<br>
Tom Hansen<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></st1:place><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></font><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Tom Ivie<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, October 31, 2007
9:37 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Moscow
Vision 2020</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Vision2020] The BLog
and More Political Contributions</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>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>
<br>
<b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Donovan Arnold
<donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com></span></i></b> wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>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 <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Aaron
Ament</st1:PersonName> 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></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Donovan<br>
<br>
<b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Tom Ivie
<the_ivies3@yahoo.com></span></i></b> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>One person contributed $4,000 to a city election? What are we, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Boise</st1:City></st1:place> 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><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Tom Hansen
<thansen@moscow.com></span></i></b> wrote: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>>From Dale Courtney's blog at:<br>
<br>
http://right-mind.us/blogs/blog_0/archive/2007/10/31/55739.aspx<br>
<br>
------------------------------------------<br>
<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>
<st1:PersonName w:st="on">Aaron Ament</st1:PersonName>: $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>
<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 <st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Alliance</st1:City></st1:place>
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 <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></st1:place>
employer must pay more than $95,000 in unpaid wages to<br>
12 current and former employees in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Spokane</st1:City></st1:place>
area according to a<br>
settlement agreement announced today by the Department of Labor and<br>
Industries.<br>
<br>
John Ficca, of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></st1:place>, 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 <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Washington</st1:State></st1:place>.
Ficca also does business as Palouse Country<br>
Electric and U Cities Contracting."<br>
<br>
It appears that perhaps the state of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></st1:place>
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 <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City></st1:place>'s<br>
city council candidates.<br>
<br>
One can only wonder how <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City></st1:place>
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, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City></st1:place>.<br>
<br>
Tom Hansen<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></st1:place><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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