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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>First a correction. I incorrectly placed the wrong email addy for Susan Petersen. It should be <a href="mailto:spetersen@Latah.id.us"><span style='color:windowtext'>spetersen@Latah.id.us</span></a> if you want to get in touch with her.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Secondly, yes, Wayne there is a remote connection between Andersonville Prison and Latah County if a veteran of that experience died here. In that case, do you think if we could resurrect Mr. ???? he would wish to have his experience memorialized at the courthouse by a large Confederate flag? Somehow I doubt it. <a href="http://www.nps.gov/ande/index.htm"><span style='color:windowtext'>Andersonville</span></a> is one more blot on the Confederate sorry record. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>There is a certain level of sophistication and historical insight – not to mention good taste - necessary in preparing displays that are especially sensitive in public buildings. Perhaps a photo of Andersonville Prison, or of the rescued prisoners – who looked like twins to the survivors of Bergen-Belsen, </span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Dachau, and Auschwitz would have been appropriate. How would you imagine we should honor the survivors of those camps who might live in Idaho or Latah County. What flag would you display under those circumstances?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Rose Huskey<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Wayne Price<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 12, 2012 3:55 PM<br><b>To:</b> Tom Hansen<br><b>Cc:</b> Moscow Vision 2020; Spettersen@latah.id.us; 'tstroschein@latah.id.us<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Vision2020] Moles and Mole Hills<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>YES, you were up there, I thought you would have read the display.<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>He settled after the Civil War in LATAH COUNTY, and is buried in VIOLA, which is also in LATAH County, enough of a link?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Enough of a link?<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Jul 12, 2012, at 3:44 PM, Tom Hansen wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Care to explain the link between the Union officer (not from Latah County) that was held in the Confederate prison and Latah County? This would certainly explain a conceivable reason for the display in the LATAH COUNTY Courthouse.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Seeya round town, Moscow.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Tom Hansen<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Moscow, Idaho<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>"If not us, who?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>If not now, when?"<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>- Unknown<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On Jul 12, 2012, at 15:31, Wayne Price <<a href="mailto:bear@moscow.com">bear@moscow.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Vision 2020 readers.....<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I've been following this discussion since it started this morning, and decided that before I wrote anything, I'd go up and take a look at the historic display in question to see for myself what all the fuss is about and if it's a substantial issue. I took a look, and it is, in my opinion, a tempest in a tea pot!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The focus of the display is primarily about a UNION CIVIL WAR officer that was captured by the Confederates and held at Andersonville Prison during the Civil War! The Confederate flag <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>is, again in my opinion, incidental to the story of someone buried in Latah County and is a war veteran. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Much ado about NOTHING <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Wayne M. Price<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Jul 12, 2012, at 3:17 PM, Sue Hovey wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi everybody I just talked with Jennifer Barrett. Haven't seen Tom's pictures but she thought it was part of a historical display about certain battles. She thinks the Historical Society is responsible for the maintenance of the case. If it's a historical display from the 1860s the Confederate flag may be perfectly appropriate to the display. <br><br>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>On Jul 12, 2012, at 2:54 PM, "Rosemary Huskey" <<a href="mailto:donaldrose@cpcinternet.com">donaldrose@cpcinternet.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Hi guys,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I called the courthouse – thanks for the photos, Tom. I spoke to the auditor’s office where I had hoped to reach Susan Petersen. Ms. Petersen, who is out of the office is in sole charge of the display case. No one else appears to know who or what group is responsible for the display. I encourage all V2020 subscribers who share our concern about what is clearly a celebration of the Confederacy lodge a complaint or query (or, if you are a jackass a pat on the back) to Susan at :</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:Spettersen@latah.id.us">Spettersen@latah.id.us</a> . I also think a conversation with your country commissioner representative is in order. Unfortunately they are not answering their central phone line at the moment. They can be reached:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Commissioners:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b>Jennifer Barrett</b>, Chair, <b>District I</b>, jbarrett<image001.gif> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b>Tom Stroschein</b>, <b>District II</b>, tstroschein<image001.gif> <br><b>Dave McGraw</b>, <b>District III</b>, dmcgraw<image001.gif> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>If you don’t know your District, send the message to Ms. Barrett.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Rose Huskey</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com">vision2020-bounces@moscow.com</a> [<a href="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com">mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Scott Dredge<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 12, 2012 1:59 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</a>; viz<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Vision2020] Welcome to Confederate Latah County . . .</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Tom,<br><br>Was there any information regarding this display. Something like 'Donated by [insert church name of your choosing] to commemorate the greatest civilization in the history of the world where slaves and their owners shared genuine affection for each other and made God smile'?<br><br>-Scott</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From: <a href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</a><br>Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 13:17:45 -0700<br>To: <a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</a><br>Subject: [Vision2020] Welcome to Confederate Latah County . . .</span><o:p></o:p></p><pre> <br> <o:p></o:p></pre><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><br><br>Seeya round town, Moscow. Tom Hansen Moscow, Idaho "If not us, who? 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