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Additional Text for the 9/23/05 Alumni Sandstorm 
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>>From: Richard Anderson ('60)
mailto:bomber60@richlandbombers.com

Re: R-Cloud Logo

The count of letters in the Tri-City Herald is up to six: Nate
Holdren's original and five responses. You can read them all at
http://alumnisandstorm.com/Mascot/050921-TCH_Editorials.htm


I talked with Burt about his letter before it was published and he gave
me considerable insight into the Herald's letter-publishing policy;
namely, that it will run submissions pretty much unedited as far as
style or usage are concerned. Which explains how the pretty much
incomprehensible "Why would anyone expect anything other than the
administration and so-called powers to be put it back on as soon as the
former coach retires," sentence in Holdren's letter made it into the
paper.

I went to the RSD board meeting on September 13th to ask if they
planned to do anything about Nate's letter or another, which has not
appeared (and most likely will not appear) anywhere [we were copied at
Alumni Sandstorm as was TCH, RSD, and RHS (it rarely gets you far when
you misspell the names of people you have addressed the letter to)].
Anyway, the general consensus was, "Nate Holdren? Of all people? Gosh."

Now all that remains is a scathing editorial excoriating RHS for our
wonderful logo and it will be over for a while. (Then they can hop onto
the problem of Wa-Hi's Blue Devil mascot which, believe it or not, gets
vilified just as much as our R-Cloud. Yikes!)

Bomber cheers,
-Richard Anderson ('60) ~ two months till hoops!
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