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Amen, Tom. I'm a Western gal at heart -- born and raised in Arizona, 18 years in Washington, and even a year in Texas. But the first time Jeff showed me his home town, back in 1984, I prayed that I'd be able to live here. Now, eight years after moving to Moscow, I know Idaho is the best place in the world for me to live. Stanley, Salmon, Buffalo Hump, the Lolo Trail, Emmett, Cascade, Pocatello, Horseshoe Bend, Weiser, the Magic Valley, the Treasure Valley, CdA, Kendrick-Juliaetta, every little town in Latah County, Sandpoint -- great memories in every place, and I plan for a lifetime more as an Idahoan.<br><br>There's no place better. <br><br><font style="" color="#8064a2"><font style="font-size: 12pt;" size="3"><font style="" face="Verdana">Keely<br>www.keely-prevailingwinds.com<br></font></font></font><br><br><br><br>> Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 19:38:08 -0700<br>> From: thansen@moscow.com<br>> To: debismith@moscow.com<br>> CC: vision2020@moscow.com<br>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Is there an Idaho?<br>> <br>> In all my 20 years of military service (and being married to an Idaho<br>> native 17 of those years), with the once-in-a-while confusion with Iowa<br>> and Ohio (and the occasional "Ida-huh?", I have never experienced any lack<br>> of understanding for the culture or geographical proximity of the state of<br>> Idaho. The very first day I laid eyes on Idaho in June of 1982, after<br>> having driven cross-country from Fort Dix, New Jersey, the first words I<br>> said to my wife, Rodna, after crossing over Lookout Pass and seeing North<br>> Idaho for the first time . . .<br>> <br>> "I am going to die of old age here."<br>> <br>> So, next time some idiot give you a rash of trash about Idaho, you link<br>> them to a video I created a few years back (and re-posted today)<br>> consisting of a collection of photos I had taken of Idaho, a video I call<br>> . . .<br>> <br>> "My Idahome"<br>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIKN-zbkYVY<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 change<br>> and the Realist adjusts his sails."<br>> <br>> - Unknown<br>> <br>> <br>> =======================================================<br>> List services made available by First Step Internet, <br>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <br>> http://www.fsr.net <br>> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<br>> =======================================================<br> <br /><hr />The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. <a href='http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_3' target='_new'>Get started.</a></body>
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