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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Fyi<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Jw<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>Dr. J. Webster Smith<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>President, National Federation of the Blind of Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>PO Box 458 Athens, OH 45701<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>740-592-6326<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>“Changing what it means to be blind”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0F243E'>For more information go to nfbohio.org<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> terrysmith@epbfi.com [mailto:terrysmith@epbfi.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 14, 2012 5:46 PM<br><b>To:</b> jwsmithnfb@frontier.com; dneufarth1@woh.rr.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Fwd: FYI re: LaTourette amendment<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:black'>Good job Ohio. It isn't over but this is a good step in the right direction. <o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center id=zwchr></span></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>"Catriona Macdonald" <<a href="mailto:cmacdonald@linchpinstrategies.com">cmacdonald@linchpinstrategies.com</a>><br><b>To: </b>"Terry Smith (new)" <<a href="mailto:terrysmith@epbfi.com">terrysmith@epbfi.com</a>>, "Kevan Worley" <<a href="mailto:kevanworley@worleyenterprises.com">kevanworley@worleyenterprises.com</a>>, "Nicky Gacos" <<a href="mailto:nickycolorado@netscape.net">nickycolorado@netscape.net</a>><br><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, February 14, 2012 5:13:05 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>FYI re: LaTourette amendment<br><br>As a result of the pressure being exerted by blind entrepreneurs and others in Ohio and around the country, Congressman Stivers is removing his name from the LaTourette amendment. Good work everyone! <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Cat<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'>Catriona Macdonald</span></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><br><span class=apple-style-span>President</span><br><span class=apple-style-span>Linchpin Strategies, LLC</span><br><br><br><span class=apple-style-span>639 Massachusetts Ave NE</span><br><span class=apple-style-span>Washington, DC 20002</span><br><span class=apple-style-span>866-443-0998 MAIN</span><br><span class=apple-style-span>202-345-3334 MOBILE</span><br><span class=apple-style-span>202-318-8113 FAX</span><br><span class=apple-style-span><a href="mailto:CMacdonald@LinchpinStrategies.com" target="_blank">CMacdonald@LinchpinStrategies.com</a></span><br><br></span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>