Mayor Cunningham is on a roll with the letters [1]! Look what just popped up at the Daily Times website, re: the Sister City program - (http://www.thedailytimes.com/article/20071214/NEWS/71214025)

Cunningham, who also sent the letter to two county commissioners, said, “I have little love lost of the Russian government in particular” because Russia supplied armaments and advisors to the Vietcong and North Vietnamese Army during the Vietnam war, which killed several of his buddies.

*Update: Lawsy day, the DT has now posted the full text of the letter! (http://www.thedailytimes.com/article/20071214/NEWS/71214026) **Second Update: WVLT Reporter Steve McLamb reported on the Mayor's letter on the 5:30 p.m. news tonight. (http://www.volunteertv.com/home/headlines/12517786.html) They've also posted a photocopy of a "copy" of the original letter on county letterhead on their website at (http://media.graytvinc.com/documents/Blount-Russian+Document.pdf). Strangely, Cunningham told McLamb it was a private letter. Hmmmm. Private letter on county letterhead?