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>>>>> "Steve" == Steve Cooke <scooke@marvin.csrv.uidaho.edu> writes:
> Dear Visionaries, RE my disclosure that the Thompson business
> park deal had broken off.
> Kenton reminded me on Wednesday that Greg Barton from the Daily
> News is a subscriber and would probably follow up on the
> business park disclosure with a news story (See Thursday's Daily
> News, p. 1).
> I did not see the problem with that and asked Kenton's opinion
> on possible problems. I also suggest that the business park
> story was a lot like community reporting and I thought the Daily
> News had a policy against that sort of thing. (It seems I was
> wrong, it appears to be done on an invitation-only basis, e.g.,
> Greg Barton recent email message).
> Steve Cooke
> Date: Wed, 22 Nov 95 12:16:10 PST From: Kenton
> <90142419@WSUVM1.CSC.WSU.EDU> Subject: Re: business park To:
> Steve Cooke <scooke@marvin.csrv.uidaho.edu>
> It shouldn't be a problem. However, it might create some
> additional tension between you and Carole.
> If the EDC had a pro-active public relations policy, it would
> put out a press release rathr than letting the news leak out.
> That way, Carole et al could put the best possible "spin" on the
> news.
> Chances are that Greg is too busy today to look at his e-mail
> (if he's even in town) and probably wo'nt see it until next
> week... which would give you time to suggest that a public
> announcement might be in order since there is so much public
> interest in the park.
> I'd be happy to talk about this in more detail some time.
> Kenton