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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#008000 size=2>Good morning everyone,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#008000 size=2>When I returned home form Augusta on
Friday, I wrote this e-mail Friday afternoon. Last night I found it in my
draft file. I had apparently not sent it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#008000 size=2>So, even though the information is a
little dated, I am sending it this morning.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#008000 size=2>Best wishes,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#008000 size=2>Skip</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000 size=4>Good afternoon everyone,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>We filed our petition to repeal the
school consolidation law with the Secre-</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>tary of State's office this
morning. Everything went as expected and I think we all had a
good time. The only disappointment was that more of you especially Judy
Sproule, Lauren Romain, and Bucket Davis were not present.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>Present were David Trahan, a
candidate for the Senate from Waldoboro and Brad Moulton, a candidate for the
House from Cape Neddick. Dick Dyer was also present as was George Crawford
from Harrington. Members of the press included Paula Gibbs from the
Wiscasset news-</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>paper, Don Carrigan and a
cameraperson from Channel 2/6. Matt Stone and a cameraperson from the
Kennebec Journal. We had a little imprompto news conference at which I
read my prepared remarks and then there was a general discussion between the
press and non-press</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>people. We took the 12
cartons of signatures up to the 4th floor. Melissa</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>Packard, Director of Elections, gave
me a receipt for them. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>The very best news of the day
came from Julie Flynn, Deputy Secretary of State, that she hoped that they
would begin counting the signatures in December after all the recounts and
election matters are finalized. It will probably take them the better part
of a month to count the signatures. So, maybe we shall know by the new
year about our petition.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>On our way back downstairs, we had
another exchange of views with Mal</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>Leary of Capitol New Service and AJ
Higgins of MPBN.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>It was a year ago today this
afternoon that Judy Sproule and I picked up the first petitions from the
Ellsworth American printers and started mailing them out. <FONT
color=#008000> We sure have come a long way in one year, thanks to
everyone's very hard work and energy.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>I have received many nice e-mails of
congratulations this week. Thank you all for your expressions of
appreciation.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>If anyone thinks that our work is
done, you are incorrect. The real work of convincing the legislators to
repeal the law is just beginning. More later!!!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>Best wishes and my personal thanks to
each and everyone of you.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#ff0000 size=2>Sincerely,</FONT></DIV>
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