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<DIV><FONT size=2>or: No, No, and No!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>W.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=bear@moscow.com href="mailto:bear@moscow.com">Wayne Price</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=lfalen@turbonet.com
href="mailto:lfalen@turbonet.com">lfalen</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">Moscow Vision 2020</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, December 21, 2009 1:51
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] UI Retiree
Lawsuit</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Roger,<BR><BR><BR>The thing to remember when you see this
question on the ballot, <BR>"Should Judge John R. Stegner be
retained?" is
NO!<BR><BR><BR><BR>Wayne<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>On Dec 21, 2009,
at 1:05 PM, lfalen wrote:<BR><BR>> Lets hope that The Idaho Supreme
Court rules in favor of the early <BR>> retirees. As it stands anyone
would be foolish to sign a contract <BR>> with the UI. It is not
worth the paper it is written on.<BR>> Roger<BR>> -----Original
message-----<BR>> From: "Tom Hansen" <A
href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</A><BR>> Date: Mon, 21
Dec 2009 13:34:38 -0800<BR>> To: "Moscow Vision 2020" <A
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A><BR>> Subject:
[Vision2020] UI Retiree Lawsuit<BR>><BR>>> Courtesy of the Lewiston
Tribune.<BR>>><BR>>>
-----------------------------------------<BR>>><BR>>> Judge
believes UI retiree lawsuit will be decided by state high
court<BR>>><BR>>> MOSCOW - A representative for the retirees suing
the University of <BR>>> Idaho<BR>>> over reductions to
their early separation benefits believes the <BR>>> suit
is<BR>>> headed to Idaho's highest court.<BR>>><BR>>> And
the judge who ruled against them in November said this morning
<BR>>> that he<BR>>> agrees.<BR>>><BR>>> "We all know
this case is going up and will ultimately be decided <BR>>> by
the<BR>>> Supreme Court," said 2nd District Judge John R. Stegner after
the <BR>>> attorney<BR>>> for the retirees asked him to
reconsider his earlier decision.<BR>>><BR>>> Stegner also
acknowledged the state high court could reverse his <BR>>>
ruling.<BR>>> "It's really that close."<BR>>><BR>>> The
judge said he would issue a new written decision "in due <BR>>>
course," but<BR>>> indicated it would largely be the same as his
previous ruling.<BR>>><BR>>> The group of 268 former employees
signed early retirement deals in <BR>>> 1998<BR>>> and 2002
that gave them a cash payout and covered their health and <BR>>>
life<BR>>> insurance premiums. They sued the UI after the university
changed the<BR>>> benefits in 2007, requiring them to pay part of the
premiums.<BR>>><BR>>> "It's a contract," said Wileen Anderson, who
retired from the <BR>>> registrar's<BR>>> office under the
most recent buyout. "And then to come back and say <BR>>>
'we<BR>>> got ya.' We'll carry it to the Supreme
Court."<BR>>><BR>>>
-----------------------------------------<BR>>><BR>>> Seeya round
town, Moscow.<BR>>><BR>>> Tom Hansen<BR>>> Moscow,
Idaho<BR>>><BR>>> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the
Optimist expects it to <BR>>> change<BR>>> and the Realist
adjusts his sails."<BR>>><BR>>> -
Unknown<BR>>><BR>>><BR>>>
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