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<DIV>Tom - Why don't you call them and ask?</DIV>
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<DIV>For those of you that wish to contact Moscow city council via email, here is how you can email all council members directly with only one email.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" dir=ltr><I><B>From:</B></I> <A href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">Tom Hansen</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" dir=ltr><I><B>Date:</B></I> 7/14/2009 3:02:03 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" dir=ltr><I><B>To:</B></I> <A href="mailto:bear@moscow.com">bear@moscow.com</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" dir=ltr><I><B>Cc:</B></I> <A href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">v2020</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt" dir=ltr><I><B>Subject:</B></I> Re: [Vision2020] An open letter to Moscow city council</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>Was this email really sent to the city council?</DIV>
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<DIV>The only address on it is Vision 2020.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Tom Hansen</DIV>
<DIV>Moscoa, Idaho</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>> Visionaries,</DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
<DIV>> I agree with Phil's letter below, and am hoping the listees can give me</DIV>
<DIV>> some information in regards to it.</DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
<DIV>> How many members of the current administration are veterans?</DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
<DIV>> W</DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
<DIV>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</DIV>
<DIV>>></DIV>
<DIV>>> ATTENTION: YOU ARE ENTERING A SMOKE FILLED ENVIRONMENT AND WILL BE</DIV>
<DIV>>> SUBJECT</DIV>
<DIV>>> TO SECOND HAND SMOKE! ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK! THIS ESTABLISHMENT COULD</DIV>
<DIV>>> BE</DIV>
<DIV>>> HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH!</DIV>
<DIV>>></DIV>
<DIV>>> Twenty generations have sacrificed loved ones to fight for the freedoms</DIV>
<DIV>>> for</DIV>
<DIV>>> which we are able to enjoy today. It is very sad to me when a small</DIV>
<DIV>>> handful</DIV>
<DIV>>> of people representing our city can take the blood that was shed and</DIV>
<DIV>>> ignore</DIV>
<DIV>>> the sacrifices made to insure our right to, “life, liberty and</DIV>
<DIV>>> happiness.”</DIV>
<DIV>>></DIV>
<DIV>>> I have flown an American flag on my building since I bought it because I</DIV>
<DIV>>> respect the blood, sweat and tears that allow me to do so. The city</DIV>
<DIV>>> council</DIV>
<DIV>>> should also respect and honor the same.</DIV>
<DIV>>></DIV>
<DIV>>> The city should agree with the Federal Government that when a person</DIV>
<DIV>>> turns</DIV>
<DIV>>> the age of 21, they have a mental capacity to make sound decisions and</DIV>
<DIV>>> will</DIV>
<DIV>>> be held responsible for those decisions in a court of law. This includes</DIV>
<DIV>>> their health. The city should not impose their “personal guidance” to</DIV>
<DIV>>> those</DIV>
<DIV>>> who have just obtained the privilege of choice. They do not need to baby</DIV>
<DIV>>> sit</DIV>
<DIV>>> However, they should be babysitting where smoking is allowed. Where</DIV>
<DIV>>> children walk our sidewalks and play in city parks.</DIV>
<DIV>>></DIV>
<DIV>>> In regards to “employee health,” No one is forced to work in a smoked</DIV>
<DIV>>> filled</DIV>
<DIV>>> environment. They came looking for a job. If they find it is not for</DIV>
<DIV>>> them,</DIV>
<DIV>>> they have the right of freedom to work elsewhere. The customer has a</DIV>
<DIV>>> right</DIV>
<DIV>>> to walk in my doors, or not. They even have the right to leave once</DIV>
<DIV>>> inside.</DIV>
<DIV>>> Liberty of choice and free will granted to us from the blood of our</DIV>
<DIV>>> forefathers.</DIV>
<DIV>>></DIV>
<DIV>>> The first thing I see when I walk into city hall is a United States</DIV>
<DIV>>> flag.</DIV>
<DIV>>> The last thing I see when I leave city hall is a United States flag.</DIV>
<DIV>>> Let’s</DIV>
<DIV>>> not loose what that flag stands for.</DIV>
<DIV>>></DIV>
<DIV>>> If the city agrees to this smoking ban I would like to suggest they also</DIV>
<DIV>>> consider an ordinance stopping the farmers from farming as it blows dust</DIV>
<DIV>>> that I breathe that causes my asthma to flare up. Talk about a health</DIV>
<DIV>>> issue!</DIV>
<DIV>>> How about bringing it up to vote when approximately 60% of Moscow’s</DIV>
<DIV>>> citizens</DIV>
<DIV>>> are back in town? Let the citizens of Moscow decide. Give them the</DIV>
<DIV>>> opportunity to voice an opinion on their own freedoms and liberties. Let</DIV>
<DIV>>> the</DIV>
<DIV>>> majority decide. Not a handful.</DIV>
<DIV>>></DIV>
<DIV>>> 1/3 of the bars in Moscow are non-smoking by choice. The city should not</DIV>
<DIV>>> interfere with the liberties of other bars and private clubs.</DIV>
<DIV>>></DIV>
<DIV>>> You ask why other bar owners are not speaking up? How about listening to</DIV>
<DIV>>> the</DIV>
<DIV>>> ones that are. I believe in fighting for the rights and liberties of my</DIV>
<DIV>>> 24</DIV>
<DIV>>> employees and thousands of customers that choose to walk through my</DIV>
<DIV>>> doors.</DIV>
<DIV>>> They count on me.</DIV>
<DIV>>></DIV>
<DIV>>> Bill Parks, who introduced this ordinance states, “it is a work place,</DIV>
<DIV>>> health issue. The only place we allow really dangerous things is in</DIV>
<DIV>>> second</DIV>
<DIV>>> hand smoke.” Well, how about coal mines? Gas refineries? Plastic</DIV>
<DIV>>> manufacturers? Paint fumes? As I understand, his company manufactures</DIV>
<DIV>>> and</DIV>
<DIV>>> builds thing in Mexico. He pays his workers in pesos. Why isn't Moscow</DIV>
<DIV>>> good</DIV>
<DIV>>> enough for him to employ and manufacture his wares here? Could it be</DIV>
<DIV>>> government enforced workman’s comp? Minimum wage? Social Security taxes?</DIV>
<DIV>>> Not</DIV>
<DIV>>> to forget the OSHA laws which are not enforced in Mexico? Why Bill Parks</DIV>
<DIV>>> do</DIV>
<DIV>>> you choose to have your companies in Mexico? I can tell you why I choose</DIV>
<DIV>>> to</DIV>
<DIV>>> have mine in Moscow, Idaho.</DIV>
<DIV>>></DIV>
<DIV>>> The chains of slavery on business were cut in 1776. Let’s not put them</DIV>
<DIV>>> back</DIV>
<DIV>>> on.</DIV>
<DIV>>></DIV>
<DIV>>> Let freedom ring.</DIV>
<DIV>>></DIV>
<DIV>>> Phil Roderick</DIV>
<DIV>>></DIV>
<DIV>>> <A href="mailto:cjs@turbonet.com=======================================================">cjs@turbonet.com=======================================================</A></DIV>
<DIV>>> List services made available by First Step Internet,</DIV>
<DIV>>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.</DIV>
<DIV>>> <A href="http://www.fsr.net">http://www.fsr.net</A></DIV>
<DIV>>> <A href="mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com">mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com</A></DIV>
<DIV>>> =======================================================</DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
<DIV>> =======================================================</DIV>
<DIV>> List services made available by First Step Internet,</DIV>
<DIV>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.</DIV>
<DIV>> <A href="http://www.fsr.net">http://www.fsr.net</A></DIV>
<DIV>> <A href="mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com">mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com</A></DIV>
<DIV>> =======================================================</DIV>
<DIV>></DIV>
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<DIV>"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change</DIV>
<DIV>and the Realist adjusts his sails."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>- Unknown</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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