<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">YES, you were up there, I thought you would have read the display.<div><br></div><div>He settled after the Civil War in LATAH COUNTY, and is buried in VIOLA, which is also in LATAH County, enough of a link?</div><div><br></div><div>Enough of a link?<br><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Jul 12, 2012, at 3:44 PM, Tom Hansen wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div><div>Seeya round town, Moscow.</div><div><br></div><div>Tom Hansen</div><div>Moscow, Idaho</div><div><br></div><div>"If not us, who?</div><div>If not now, when?"</div><div><br></div><div>- Unknown</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div><br>On Jul 12, 2012, at 15:31, Wayne Price <<a href="mailto:bear@moscow.com">bear@moscow.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>Vision 2020 readers.....<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>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!</div><div><br></div><div>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 </div><div>is, again in my opinion, incidental to the story of someone buried in Latah County and is a war veteran. </div><div><br></div><div>Much ado about NOTHING </div><div><br></div><div>Wayne M. Price</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Jul 12, 2012, at 3:17 PM, Sue Hovey wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>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</div><div><br>On Jul 12, 2012, at 2:54 PM, "Rosemary Huskey" <<a href="mailto:donaldrose@cpcinternet.com"></a><a href="mailto:donaldrose@cpcinternet.com">donaldrose@cpcinternet.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style><![endif]--><style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Tahoma; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Consolas; panose-1:2 11 6 9 2 2 4 3 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-priority:99; color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} p {mso-style-priority:99; mso-margin-top-alt:auto; margin-right:0in; mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; margin-left:0in; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} pre {mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-link:"HTML Preformatted Char"; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Courier New";} p.MsoAcetate, li.MsoAcetate, div.MsoAcetate {mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-link:"Balloon Text Char"; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:8.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";} span.HTMLPreformattedChar {mso-style-name:"HTML Preformatted Char"; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-link:"HTML Preformatted"; font-family:Consolas;} span.BalloonTextChar {mso-style-name:"Balloon Text Char"; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-link:"Balloon Text"; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";} span.EmailStyle22 {mso-style-type:personal-reply; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; font-size:10.0pt;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="2050" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext="edit"> <o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Hi guys,<o:p></o:p></span></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 :<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:Spettersen@latah.id.us"></a><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:<o:p></o:p></span></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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Rose Huskey<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><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""> <a href="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com"></a><a href="mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com">vision2020-bounces@moscow.com</a> [<a href="mailto: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"></a><a href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</a>; viz<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Vision2020] Welcome to Confederate Latah County . . .<o:p></o:p></span></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<o:p></o:p></span></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"></a><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"></a><a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</a><br>Subject: [Vision2020] Welcome to Confederate Latah County . . .<o:p></o:p></span></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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