<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><span></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">Courtesy of the Letters section of today's (November 5, 2012) Lewiston Tribune.</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">------------------------------------</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"> <br></span><div class="encrypted-content" style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left; "><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 18px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><strong style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Re-elect Ringo</strong></p></div><span style="text-align: left; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><div class="encrypted-content" style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left; "><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 18px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Shirley Ringo has our vote. Ringo supports funding to ensure the Idaho constitutional mandate of a free and equitable public school system. Her opponent supports tax credits to home school parents.</span></p></div><span style="text-align: left; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><div class="encrypted-content" style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left; "><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 18px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Ringo opposes the Luna Laws, her opponent supports them.</span></p></div><span style="text-align: left; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><div class="encrypted-content" style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left; "><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 18px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Ringo supports measures that encourage citizens to vote. Her opponent supports the closed primary and would have U.S. senators be chosen by the Legislature.</span></p></div><span style="text-align: left; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><div class="encrypted-content" style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left; "><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 18px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Ringo supports Social Security and would work to make it stronger; her opponent would privatize social security.</span></p></div><span style="text-align: left; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><div class="encrypted-content" style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left; "><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 18px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Ironically, every position listed above applies not only to Ken Devries but to every Republican candidate for the Idaho Legislature from District 5 and every Republican Latah County candidate. Every one of them takes the same stand. Every one - no exceptions.</span></p></div><span style="text-align: left; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><div class="encrypted-content" style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left; "><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 18px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Ringo supports Medicaid, Medicare and other health care programs; her opponent would see them reduced or eliminated altogether. For us, that is the critical distinction.</span></p></div><span style="text-align: left; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><div class="encrypted-content" style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left; "><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 18px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This spring, our daughter, who has a life-long disability, lost state support that allowed her to hold her job at Rosauers. Many of you know her - she has worked there nearly two decades. The Legislature cut funding and refused Medicaid that would have allowed her and other Idaho citizens to continue to work and live independently.</span></p></div><span style="text-align: left; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><div class="encrypted-content" style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left; "><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 18px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Ringo was our ombudsman. Through her efforts our daughter continues in her job. We are grateful to Idaho taxpayers for their support. We are grateful to Ringo for her assistance.</span></p></div><span style="text-align: left; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><div class="encrypted-content" style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left; "><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 18px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Vote wisely and re-elect Shirley Ringo to the Idaho Legislature.</span></p></div><span style="text-align: left; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><div class="encrypted-content" style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left; "><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 18px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Norman and Sue Hovey</span></p></div><span style="text-align: left; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><div class="encrypted-content" style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left; "><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 18px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow</span></p><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 18px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">--------------------</span></p></div><span style="text-align: left; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><div class="encrypted-content" style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left; "><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 18px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><strong style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Schmidt, Ringo, Jordan</strong></p></div><span style="text-align: left; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><div class="encrypted-content" style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left; "><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 18px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Dan Schmidt, Shirley Ringo and Paulette Jordan deserve your vote for 5th District, Idaho Legislature.</span></p></div><span style="text-align: left; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><div class="encrypted-content" style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left; "><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 18px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Sen. Schmidt, a family physician, offers knowledge and experience in health care which is a vital and timely issue. Schmidt is honest and does not offer knee-jerk responses to issues.</span></p></div><span style="text-align: left; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><div class="encrypted-content" style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left; "><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 18px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Rep. Ringo has worked hard on JFAC for adequate funding for Idaho's public education system. Ringo's seniority on JFAC should not be thrown out in favor of a newcomer.</span></p></div><span style="text-align: left; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><div class="encrypted-content" style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left; "><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 18px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Paulette Jordan, candidate for Idaho's House, is smart, articulate, well-educated, hard-working and she gives one great confidence that she will be an excellent legislator.</span></p></div><span style="text-align: left; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><div class="encrypted-content" style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left; "><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 18px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">These three very accomplished professionals have integrity and intelligence. They don't offer bumper-sticker messages to voters. They don't promise results that are beyond the legislative jurisdiction to deliver. They have not sworn allegiance to some party platform as some opponents have done, but instead they will work for all their constituents.</span></p></div><span style="text-align: left; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><div class="encrypted-content" style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left; "><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 18px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I urge you to vote for Dan Schmidt for Senate, plus Shirley Ringo and Paulette Jordan for Idaho Representatives in District 5.</span></p></div><span style="text-align: left; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><div class="encrypted-content" style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left; "><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 18px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Betty Benson</span></p></div><span style="text-align: left; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"></span><div class="encrypted-content" style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left; "><p style="text-align: -webkit-auto; outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 18px; border: 0px; font-style: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow</span></p></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">------------------------------------</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span><img src="cid:246A9DEF-33D9-4F4B-9283-04C720853CE3" alt="image.jpeg" id="246A9DEF-33D9-4F4B-9283-04C720853CE3" width="330" height="125"><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">Seeya at the polls, Moscow, because . . .</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">"Moscow Cares"</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><a href="http://www.MoscowCares.com">http://www.MoscowCares.com</a></span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">Tom Hansen</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">Moscow, Idaho</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">"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!)."</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)</span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span><br><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span></div></div></body></html>