RE: Murf's Steve Lyons quote

["Ron Force" <rforce@moscow.com>]

Steve Lyons' column was about the 2020 discussion of the briefly proposed motel-convention center at the Sweet Avenue entrance.  As I remember, most of the discussion criticized the conflict of interest of the developer sitting on the board that approved "blighted area renewal" projects, of which this was one.

 

The column appeared in the "Writers on the Range" page of the High Country News, but it's expired now. For you academics with access to Lexis-Nexis, it can be found under "U.S. News", "Western Regional Sources" search: "no-growthers"

 

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Ron Force                 rforce@moscow.com

Moscow, Idaho U.S.A.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Priscilla Salant [mailto:psalant@moscow.com]
Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2001 8:51 AM
To: vision2020@moscow.com
Subject: Murf's Steve Lyons quote

Murf quoted Steve Lyons yesterday (from a column of Steve's that appeared in the Denver Post).  Steve used Moscow as an example of a place where no-growthers have been obstructionist and destructive. In particular, Steve blamed unimaginative, grouchy people in the 40s and 50s.

 

Whew!  Was he talking about Vision 2020, in the Denver Post no less? 

 

It's always an eye opener to hear how others perceive us.

 

Priscilla Salant