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He wants to learn how things work and understand the system before
tinkering with it. This is a much better attitude than walking in
half-cocked trying to push an agenda that may not make sense. I
think that's a wise way to proceed.<br>
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The gentleman hasn't even taken his oath yet, and you are already
throwing poo at him. I guess that's one thing he'll be learning
soon - how hard it is to reach across the aisle.<br>
<br>
He did mention building light industry in town and working closely
with the U of I, as well as continuing programs that are working,
such as the water summits. All of which sounds reasonable to me,
but we'll see what the specifics are when he gets that far.<br>
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Paul<br>
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On 01/04/2014 08:59 AM, Tom Hansen wrote:<br>
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<div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">. . . or "How to Be
Interviewed and Say Absolutely Nothing" by Bill Lambert.</div>
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<div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Courtesy of today's
(January 4, 2014) Lewiston Tribune</div>
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sans-serif;"><span class="blox-headline entry-title"
style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color:
rgb(204, 0, 0); line-height: 38px; font-family:
TiresiasInfofontRegular, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New
mayor readies for his entrance</span></h1>
<p class="sub-headline" style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px;
padding: 10px 0px 10px 20px; background-image:
url(http://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lmtribune.com/content/tncms/live/components/core_base_library/resources/images/dingbat.gif);
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);
-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 24px; font-size:
18px; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(153, 153,
153); background-position: 0% 50%; background-repeat:
no-repeat no-repeat;">Bill Lambert says he will take time to
learn the details of Moscow's policies before he makes any
recommendations</p>
<p style="outline: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;
background-image: none; float: none !important;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">MOSCOW - Bill Lambert is excited to
get into office, but Moscow's incoming mayor says he has a
lot studying to do before making any drastic changes.</span></p>
<p style="outline: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;
background-image: none; float: none !important;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"I kind of want to get a feel for
everything, and that's how I operate," said Lambert, who is
a manager at Safeway.</span></p>
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<p style="outline: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;
background-image: none; float: none !important;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Lambert succeeds Nancy Chaney as
Moscow's mayor, and will officially be sworn into office
during the city council's meeting Monday night. Newly
elected or re-elected city councilors Walter Steed, John
Weber and Art Bettge will also be sworn in Monday.</span></p>
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<div class="encrypted-content" style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px;
padding: 0px; float: none !important;">
<p style="outline: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;
background-image: none; float: none !important;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Lambert has already begun
preparing for his new role, and said he will spend much of
the day leading up to his swearing in at city hall meeting
with staff and going over the council's agenda for the
night.</span></p>
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<div class="encrypted-content" style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px;
padding: 0px; float: none !important;">
<p style="outline: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;
background-image: none; float: none !important;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Even with his preparation,
Lambert said he's not the type of person to just decide
something needs to be changed without understanding it
thoroughly beforehand - that's shooting from the hip.</span></p>
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<div class="encrypted-content" style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px;
padding: 0px; float: none !important;">
<p style="outline: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;
background-image: none; float: none !important;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Instead, he said he plans to
spend the first few weeks in office learning the ins and
outs of various policies and operations. If something
needs to be changed, Lambert said he should be able to
provide a list of reasons why.</span></p>
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<div class="encrypted-content" style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px;
padding: 0px; float: none !important;">
<p style="outline: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;
background-image: none; float: none !important;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The new mayor plans to focus on
creating a clear direction for Moscow's future, something
he said has been lacking in recent years.</span></p>
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<div class="encrypted-content" style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px;
padding: 0px; float: none !important;">
<p style="outline: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;
background-image: none; float: none !important;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"I just think that we need to get
people together, moving the sled together," he said.</span></p>
</div>
<div class="encrypted-content" style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px;
padding: 0px; float: none !important;">
<p style="outline: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;
background-image: none; float: none !important;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">That includes working to build
light industry in town, enhancing the city's relationship
with the University of Idaho and building on how those two
institutions can work together. Lambert said if Moscow
could strengthen those efforts, the city would be
unstoppable.</span></p>
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<div class="encrypted-content" style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px;
padding: 0px; float: none !important;">
<p style="outline: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;
background-image: none; float: none !important;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">One way he intends to try to
accomplish that is by having a close relationship with the
UI president, with the hopes that by working together they
can find a way to get some students to stay in Moscow
after graduation. Lambert said he thinks retaining young
professionals can help to grow businesses in the area.</span></p>
</div>
<div class="encrypted-content" style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px;
padding: 0px; float: none !important;">
<p style="outline: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;
background-image: none; float: none !important;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Lambert said he also wants
continue some of the programs already in place at the city
that focus on water conservation, like the regularly
scheduled water summits.</span></p>
</div>
<div class="encrypted-content" style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px;
padding: 0px; float: none !important;">
<p style="outline: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;
background-image: none; float: none !important;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Accomplishing that kind of work
will require the community, Lambert said, and all its
individual parts capitalizing on everyone's skills. But
the council has to be open to different ideas, he said.</span></p>
</div>
<div class="encrypted-content" style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px;
padding: 0px; float: none !important;">
<p style="outline: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;
background-image: none; float: none !important;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"We don't know what we can't do
because we haven't done it yet," he said.</span></p>
</div>
<div class="encrypted-content" style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px;
padding: 0px; float: none !important;">
<p style="outline: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;
background-image: none; float: none !important;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Lambert is eager to help point
out hidden potential of individuals and within the
community of Moscow. Lambert said he's passionate about
finding the hidden potential in people because it will
often lead to remarkable outcomes that sometimes people
didn't know were possible.</span></p>
</div>
<div class="encrypted-content" style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px;
padding: 0px; float: none !important;">
<p style="outline: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;
background-image: none; float: none !important;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">But it's a process that won't
just happen overnight, he said, especially when
considering there are also the city's day-to-day functions
like police and fire protection that have to be carried
out.</span></p>
</div>
<div class="encrypted-content" style="outline: 0px; margin: 0px;
padding: 0px; float: none !important;">
<p style="outline: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;
background-image: none; float: none !important;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Those are the first and foremost
things for us all to keep in mind," Lambert said.</span></p>
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padding: 0px; float: none !important;">
<p style="outline: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;
background-image: none; float: none !important;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Lambert will continue working
part-time at Safeway. He enjoys the job and said it gives
him a good opportunity to have Moscow residents meet with
him.</span></p>
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padding: 0px; float: none !important;">
<p style="outline: 0px; margin: 10px 0px 0px; padding: 0px;
background-image: none; float: none !important;"><span
style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Being mayor, I've got to be an
ambassador for Moscow," Lambert said. "That's what I want
to achieve."</span></p>
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<div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Not one specificity
anywhere in the interview.</div>
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<div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Just what The readers
of the Lewiston Tribune need on this cold Weekend . . . hot air.</div>
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</div>
<div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">One can hardly (and
painfully) imagine what the next few years will be like. We'll
just have to wait, watch, and see (as I stock up with public
records requests).</div>
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<div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">That said, I have one
question for Mr. Lambert that was not (and should have been)
asked of him during the pre-election debates . . . </div>
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<div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">With whom do you
place your primary loyalties, Mr. Lambert . . . Safeway (that
pays yor wages) or the people of Moscow, to whom you will be
giving an oath on Monday?<br>
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<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya
'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div>
<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br>
</span></div>
<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow
Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div>
<div><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color:
rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div>
<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div>
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<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom
Hansen</span></div>
<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow,
Idaho</span></div>
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<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br>
</span></div>
<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"There's
room at the top they are telling you still.</span></div>
<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">But
first you must learn to smile as you kill,</span></div>
<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If
you want to be like the folks on the hill."</span></div>
<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br>
</span></div>
<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">-
John Lennon</span></div>
<div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div>
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