<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">The top of the donation page for each candidate should say, "This politician has been bought and paid for by the following special interests;". </SPAN></div>
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<DIV style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 0; MARGIN: 5px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 0px; BORDER-TOP: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class=hr contentEditable=false readonly="true"></DIV><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Tom Hansen <thansen@moscow.com><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> Joe Campbell <philosopher.joe@gmail.com> <BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Cc:</SPAN></B> Moscow Vision 2020 <vision2020@moscow.com>; Penni Cyr <cpenni@gmail.com> <BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Thursday, October 18, 2012 8:23 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [Vision2020] Superintendent says 'doomsday' not coming<BR></FONT></DIV><BR>
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<DIV>Do I have this right?</DIV>
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<DIV>The State of Idaho closed several mental health facilities due to insufficient funds to keep them open.</DIV>
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<DIV>Drastic cuts have been made to Medicaid due to a lower-than-anticipated budget.</DIV>
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<DIV>The state education budget has been reduced for the same reason.</DIV>
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<DIV>The State of Idaho miraculously foresees the availability of $100 million for the purchase of computers, network services, and software.</DIV>
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<DIV>Out of curiosity I browsed the multitude of financial disclosure reports filed by Luna back in 2010 during his campaign.</DIV>
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<DIV>(I was going to extract applicable portions of Luna's financial reports and post them here, but they are rather numerous)</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN>What I found is disturbing . . .</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV>Several substantial contributions by out-of-state (Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Arizona) software manufacturing companies, computer networking companies, etc. etc.</DIV>
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<DIV>Here, browse for yourselves. Scroll down to "Supt. of Public Instruction" at:</DIV>
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<DIV>Here are just a couple familiar names and a couple early-in-the-campaign contributions they made.</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN id=misspell-3 class=mark>Seeya</SPAN> at the polls, Moscow, because . . .</DIV>
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<DIV>"Moscow Cares"</DIV>
<DIV>http://www.MoscowCares.com</DIV>
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<DIV>Tom Hansen</DIV>
<DIV>Moscow, Idaho</DIV>
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<DIV>"We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."</DIV>
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<DIV>- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)</DIV>
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<DIV><BR>On Oct 18, 2012, at 7:27 AM, Joe Campbell <<A href="mailto:philosopher.joe@gmail.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:philosopher.joe@gmail.com">philosopher.joe@gmail.com</A>> wrote:<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>Why do we need teachers or even schools? Just give them a computer and let them figure it out for themselves. Joe<BR><BR>
<DIV class=yiv1820435479gmail_quote>On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 3:37 AM, Tom Hansen <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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<DIV>Courtesy of today's (October 18, 2012) Moscow-Pullman Daily News.</DIV>
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<H1 style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><FONT size=3>Superintendent says 'doomsday' not coming</FONT></SPAN></H1>
<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 18px; MARGIN: 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px">Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna came to speak at an event hosted by the University of Idaho College Republicans on Wednesday night, and used the opportunity to defend the Students Come First laws, which are being challenged at the polls in November.</div></SPAN><SPAN style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></SPAN><SPAN style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px">
<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 18px; MARGIN: 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px">Propositions 1, 2 and 3 would limit teachers collective bargaining, institute merit pay bonuses, provide laptops to every high school student and require <SPAN id=misspell-4 class=mark>online</SPAN> learning for graduation.</div></SPAN><SPAN style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></SPAN>
<DIV style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-ALIGN: left; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN: 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px">
<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 18px; MARGIN: 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN>Alexander <SPAN id=misspell-5 class=mark>Rowsen</SPAN>, vice president of the <SPAN id=misspell-6 class=mark>UI</SPAN> College Republicans, heard Luna speak at a previous event and organized an opportunity to bring him to campus.</SPAN></div></DIV><SPAN style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></SPAN>
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<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 18px; MARGIN: 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN>"I was very impressed by his passion and knowledge of the issues," <SPAN id=misspell-7 class=mark>Rowsen</SPAN> said. "Education in this state should be a very important issue to all Idahoans, and I hope we get all different types of people to come learn about it."</SPAN></div></DIV><SPAN style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></SPAN>
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<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 18px; MARGIN: 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN>Luna responded to hesitation from an audience of more than 100, a few of whom were wearing "No on Props 1, 2, 3" buttons, by saying Idaho is behind the curve in education reform, particularly in technology.</SPAN></div></DIV><SPAN style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></SPAN>
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<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 18px; MARGIN: 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN>"Don't let anybody tell you that schools don't want this, that teachers don't see the value in it and that students don't need this," Luna said of the use of <SPAN id=misspell-8 class=mark>online</SPAN> learning and laptops in classrooms. "These are the 21st century learning tools we need to get into every classroom."</SPAN></div></DIV><SPAN style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></SPAN>
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<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 18px; MARGIN: 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN>Luna did recognize that <SPAN id=misspell-9 class=mark>online</SPAN> learning is in need of improvement, which will come in the form of an <SPAN id=misspell-10 class=mark>online</SPAN> portal where students and teachers can evaluate courses.</SPAN></div></DIV><SPAN style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></SPAN>
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<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 18px; MARGIN: 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN>"<SPAN id=misspell-11 class=mark>Online</SPAN> and distance learning are not going away. We have to look at increasing the quality," he said. "We are going to make sure that before a class is ever offered it has to meet the standards and has to be taught by an Idaho certified teacher."</SPAN></div></DIV><SPAN style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></SPAN>
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<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 18px; MARGIN: 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN>Luna also claimed the rumor that instructors teaching on the Idaho Digital Learning Academy were not Idaho teachers was false and blamed much of the push-back from educators across the state on bad information.</SPAN></div></DIV><SPAN style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></SPAN>
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<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 18px; MARGIN: 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN>"I can go through list after list after list of the misinformation that has been put out there about these laws, and I'm not surprised," he said. "What's happening now with pay for performance is that teachers across the state are finding out the things they've been told aren't true."</SPAN></div></DIV><SPAN style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></SPAN>
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<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 18px; MARGIN: 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN>Luna gave examples of misinformation such as the merit bonuses resulting in pay cuts and computers replacing teachers.</SPAN></div></DIV><SPAN style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></SPAN>
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<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 18px; MARGIN: 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN>"Time is going to prove the doomsday scenario that was painted by the opposition just hasn't materialized. There's not a crater where there used to be a school," he said.</SPAN></div></DIV><SPAN style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></SPAN>
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<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 18px; MARGIN: 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN>Luna also explained teachers within the same school would not be competing for bonuses because merit pay based on student performance would be distributed to an entire school as opposed to individuals. The doomsday scenarios are more likely to come if the propositions are voted down, he said.</SPAN></div></DIV><SPAN style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></SPAN>
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<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 18px; MARGIN: 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN>"If you want to see disruption and chaos we can see all the things that will change if these laws will go away because of the impact that will have on school funding," said Luna, adding $40 million of funding for districts would go away, possibly including the merit bonuses teachers should receive in November.</SPAN></div></DIV><SPAN style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></SPAN>
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<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 18px; MARGIN: 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN>A major criticism Luna has received for the laws is that they took away the voice of Idaho teachers.</SPAN></div></DIV><SPAN style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></SPAN>
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<div style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 18px; MARGIN: 0px; OUTLINE-STYLE: none; OUTLINE-COLOR: invert; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; OUTLINE-WIDTH: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; VERTICAL-ALIGN: baseline; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px"><SPAN>"I've started hearing this recently, and I don't know where it's coming from," Luna said. "The argument that somehow we are limiting the opportunity for teachers to speak up on behalf of students is just not true."</SPAN></div></DIV><SPAN style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"></SPAN>
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<DIV>"Moscow Cares"</DIV>
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<DIV>Tom Hansen</DIV>
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<DIV>"We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."</DIV>
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<DIV>- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)</DIV>
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