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<DIV>I know the principal/supt in Elk City. I’ll give her a call by the
weekend and just find out her take on all this. And by the way she
graduated from MHS way back when she was Susie Williams. She also taught
at MJHS. Great teacher.</DIV>
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<DIV>Sue Hovey</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=rforce2003@yahoo.com
href="mailto:rforce2003@yahoo.com">Ron Force</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, December 15, 2011 11:40 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=areaman@moscow.com href="mailto:areaman@moscow.com">Dan
Carscallen</A> ; <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] Task force tweaks education
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<DIV><SPAN>There's a bunch of companies that "say" they have broadband in Elk
City. Anyone have direct knowledge?</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN>Century Link</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN>Comcast</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN>Hughes Satellite</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN>Clearwire</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV>Ron Force<BR>Moscow Idaho USA<BR></DIV>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Dan Carscallen
<areaman@moscow.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B>
vision2020@moscow.com <BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B>
Thursday, December 15, 2011 10:06 AM<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [Vision2020] Task force tweaks
education reform<BR></FONT><BR>
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<DIV class=yiv438450315MsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Y’know, Elk
City is served by a state highway, and gets pretty regular service from the ITD
snow plows. I think it’s pretty rare that you *<B>can’t</B>* get
there.</SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Not that I’m
speaking for or against any of these education reforms, but sheesh, it is a
relatively accessible place. I think First Step has even made some pretty
good inroads to that area with high-speed and wireless service (they’re
everywhere!).</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=yiv438450315MsoNormal><SPAN
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Elk City, now you might be talking about some difficulty.</SPAN></DIV>
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vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] <B>On
Behalf Of </B>Tom Hansen<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, December 15, 2011 9:02
AM<BR><B>To:</B> Janesta<BR><B>Cc:</B> Moscow Vision 2020; Penni
Cyr<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] Task force tweaks education
reform</SPAN></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=yiv438450315MsoNormal>And just who is going to respond to . .
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<DIV class=yiv438450315MsoNormal>"Hi. This is Mary Jones of Elk
City. My son's laptop is having problems and he is scheduled for an online
class exam in a couple days. How soon can you get somebody here to repair
it?"</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=yiv438450315MsoNormal>. . . in
FEBRUARY.</DIV>
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<DIV class=yiv438450315MsoNormal>Seeya round town, Moscow.</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=yiv438450315MsoNormal>Tom Hansen</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=yiv438450315MsoNormal>Moscow, Idaho</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=yiv438450315MsoNormal> </DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=yiv438450315MsoNormal>"If not us, who?</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=yiv438450315MsoNormal>If not now, when?"</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=yiv438450315MsoNormal>- Unknown</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=yiv438450315MsoNormal><BR>On Dec 15,
2011, at 8:54 AM, Janesta <<A href="mailto:janesta@gmail.com" rel=nofollow
target=_blank ymailto="mailto:janesta@gmail.com">janesta@gmail.com</A>>
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<DIV style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt" class=yiv438450315MsoNormal>A friend told me
years ago... Back in the day... *laugh* not sure of the EXACT date, once a
student in Elk City became high school age, they would attend high school in
Grangeville. This would consist of finding a family to live with, then, going
home on weekends.<BR><BR>Computers would be great for students in Elk City.
<BR><BR>*thinking*<BR><BR>Hmmm.. I wonder if there is a regular connection
during winter?<BR><BR>Janesta<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV class=yiv438450315MsoNormal>On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 6:43 PM, Tom Hansen
<<A href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank
ymailto="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</A>> wrote:</DIV>
<DIV class=yiv438450315MsoNormal>As Randy Newman would say, "It's all just a
matter of . . .<BR><BR>Political Science"<BR><A
href="http://www.TomandRodna.com/Songs/Political_Science.mp3" rel=nofollow
target=_blank>http://www.TomandRodna.com/Songs/Political_Science.mp3</A><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>-
Author Unknown</DIV>
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