Dear Governor Schafer, My name is Dennis Mongeon. I was an educator in the Mandan Public School system for 28 years and retired in 1991. I now work part time in the crop insurance industry as an adjuster. The reason for this letter is my concern with the disciplinary action taken by the appointed Board of Podiatric Medicine regarding the practice of Dr. Brian Gale. The account o the investigation in the Bismarck Tribune which attracted my attention and concern was the last two paragraphs regarding the conflict of interest position taken by Dr. X based on the suing of each other when Dr. Gale left Dr. X’s practice to open his own practice in 1993. While not trying to minimize the importance of all the information in the Bismarck Tribune regarding the investigation and subsequent actions taken by the acting board, the presence of Dr. X on that board causes concern. If there is an appeal or any other type of review of the board’s decision, I would encourage everything possible would be investigated to ensure that no personal vendetta was involved with the board’s decision. Thank you for your consideration of this letter and enjoy your post governor years. ND was fortunate to have such a fine governor. Sincerely, Dennis Mongeon