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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">I need help with a letter-writing campaign to save an
American Elm.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><BR><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">I have been notified by Marathon Ashland Pipe Line LLC
that, after some forty years, they have decided to clear-cut the fifty feet of
their easement along its length across my property in <?xml:namespace prefix =
st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
/><st1:place><st1:City>Granville</st1:City>,
<st1:State>Ohio</st1:State></st1:place>. I just met with them on <st1:date
Month="2" Day="6" Year="2004">Friday, February 6, 2004</st1:date> and they
continue to assert that all of the trees must be cut including a mature,
disease-free American Elm that was there when the pipeline was installed
sometime in the mid 1960s. Its trunk circumference is about 10' 9'' at eye
level. I understand there are fewer than 5000 such trees left in
<st1:place>North America</st1:place>.<BR><BR>While they have the legal right to
cut the trees within their easement, I would argue that the Elm could be saved.
Their need to observe the pipeline from the air and to get heavy equipment to
the pipeline in case of a break is more than satisfied with the Elm standing.
The Elm's roots will not damage the pipe since it is far deeper than Elm's send
their root system.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">I hope you will write to the following
<st1:place>Marathon</st1:place> executives and Board members asking them to save
the American Elm:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Clarence P.
Cazalot Jr.</B><BR>President & Chief Executive Officer<BR>Marathon Oil
Corporation<BR>5555 San Felipe Road<BR>Houston, TX 77056-2723<BR>phone:
713-629-6600<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">phone: 713-629-6600<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Home:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:address><st1:Street>11935 Cobblestone
Dr</st1:Street><BR><st1:City>Houston</st1:City>, <st1:State><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">TX</SPAN></st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode>77024</st1:PostalCode></st1:address><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><A
href="http://www.marathon.com/About_Us/Board_of_Directors/Charles_F_Bolden_Jr/"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Charles F. Bolden
Jr</FONT></SPAN></A><o:p></o:p></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:place>Marathon</st1:place> Oil Board
Member<BR>Senior Vice President<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">TechTrans International,
Inc.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:address><st1:Street>2200 Space Park Drive<BR>Suite
410</st1:Street><BR><st1:City>Houston</st1:City>, <st1:State>Texas</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode>77058</st1:PostalCode>,
<st1:country-region>USA</st1:country-region></st1:address><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Phone 281.335.8000<BR>Fax
281.333.3503<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Home:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">803 <st1:place><st1:PlaceType>Forest</st1:PlaceType>
<st1:PlaceType>Lake</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><BR>Seabrook, <SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">TX</SPAN> 77586<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><A
href="http://www.marathon.com/About_Us/Board_of_Directors/David_A_Daberko/"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="COLOR: windowtext">David A.
<SPAN style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1">Daberko</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-bookmark: OLE_LINK1"></SPAN></FONT></FONT></A><A
name=OLE_LINK1></A></B><BR><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Marathon
Oil Board Member<BR>Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:place><st1:PlaceName>National City</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName>Corporation</st1:PlaceName><BR><st1:PlaceName>National
City</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType>Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><BR>1900
</FONT></FONT><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:address><st1:Street>East Ninth
Street</st1:Street><BR><st1:City>Cleveland</st1:City>, <st1:State>OH</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode>44114-3484</st1:PostalCode></st1:address><BR>(216)
222-2000<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Home:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:address><st1:Street>33851 Old Kinsman
Rd</st1:Street><BR><st1:City><SPAN style="COLOR: #282467">Chagrin
Falls</SPAN></st1:City>, <st1:State><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">OH</SPAN></st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode>44022</st1:PostalCode></st1:address><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN class=tablesubhead1><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><A
href="http://www.mapllc.com/about/management/heminger.html"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Gary
R. Heminger</SPAN></B></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN class=tablesubhead1><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT
color=#333366>President<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
color=#333366><st1:place><SPAN class=tablesubhead1><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Marathon</SPAN></SPAN></st1:place><SPAN
class=tablesubhead1><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">
</SPAN></SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN class=tablesubhead1><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Ashland</SPAN></SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
class=tablesubhead1><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">
Pipeline LLC</SPAN></SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:address><st1:Street>539 South Main
Street</st1:Street> <BR><st1:City>Findlay</st1:City>,
<st1:State>Ohio</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode>45840</st1:PostalCode></st1:address><o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Home:<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:address><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:Street>420 Westchester
Dr</st1:Street><BR><st1:City>Findlay</st1:City>, <st1:State><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">OH</SPAN></st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode>45840</st1:PostalCode></FONT></FONT></st1:address></P></DIV><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><BR
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><A
href="http://www.mapllc.com/about/management/becker.html"><SPAN
style="COLOR: windowtext"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Ronald G.
Becker</FONT></SPAN></A></B><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>President<BR></FONT><SPAN class=tablehead1><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT
color=#333366>Speedway SuperAmerica LLC</FONT></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><BR></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>P.O. Box 1500<BR>Springfield, OH 45501-1500</FONT></P>
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size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Home:</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>2633 Greenside Dr<BR>Dayton, <SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">OH</SPAN> 45431</FONT></P>
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size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Speedway Super America is owned by Marathon Ashland and is trying to open
a gas station in Granville.</FONT></P>
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size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Letters to the Editors of the following newspapers might also
help:</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:City><st1:place>Newark</st1:place></st1:City>
Advocate: </FONT></FONT><A
href="http://www.newarkadvocate.com/customerservice/contactus.html"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"
size=3>http://www.newarkadvocate.com/customerservice/contactus.html</FONT></A></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> </FONT></o:p></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><st1:City><st1:place>Columbus</st1:place></st1:City>
Dispatch: <SPAN style="COLOR: black"><A
href="mailto:letters@dispatch.com">letters@dispatch.com.</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black"><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="COLOR: black"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3>Granville Sentinel: </FONT><A
href="mailto:CPeterson@nncogannett.com"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>CPeterson@nncogannett.com</FONT></A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Thanks for all of your help with this,</FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">John
Thornborough<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>