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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=5 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
16.0pt;font-variant:small-caps'>Press Release &#8211; Census Return Rate
Reaches 76% in <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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6.0pt;margin-left:0in'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>To:</span></font></b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Interested Media<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
6.0pt;margin-left:0in'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b>&nbsp; Gary J.
Riedner, City Supervisor<o:p></o:p></p>

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style='font-size:12.0pt'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
<st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">206 E. 3rd St.</st1:Street>, <st1:City
 w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
 w:st="on">83843</st1:PostalCode></st1:address><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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6.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-indent:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Telephone: (208) 883-7006; Fax: (208) 883-7018<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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6.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-indent:.5in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>E-mail: <a href="mailto:griedner@ci.moscow.id.us">griedner@ci.moscow.id.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:6.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
6.0pt;margin-left:0in'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>c:</span></font></b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Mayor, City Council, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">All</st1:PlaceName>
 <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">City</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> Users<o:p></o:p></p>

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6.0pt;margin-left:0in'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Re:</span></font></b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
City of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City></st1:place>
Press Release<o:p></o:p></p>

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6.0pt;margin-left:0in'><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Date:</span></font></b>&nbsp;&nbsp;
April 23, 2010<o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:bold'>For
Immediate Release:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-weight:bold'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-variant:small-caps;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Census
Return Rate Reaches 76% in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
 w:st="on"><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
  font-weight:bold'>Moscow</span></font></b></st1:City><b><span
 style='font-weight:bold'>, <st1:State w:st="on">Idaho</st1:State></span></b></st1:place><b><span
style='font-weight:bold'> &#8211; </span></b>According to the 2010 Census rate
tracker webpage, (<a href="http://2010.census.gov/2010census/take10map/">http://2010.census.gov/2010census/take10map/</a>)
72% of households have mailed their 2010 Census forms back as of Friday, April
23.&nbsp; The nation has matched the rate achieved during the 2000
Census.&nbsp; As late mail returns are still being processed that rate may be
surpassed.&nbsp; As of April 23, 2010 at 2:15 p.m. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
 w:st="on">Moscow</st1:City></st1:place> has reached a 76% return rate for mail
in Census surveys, the County participation rate is 77% and the State
participation rate is 74%.<o:p></o:p></p>

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