Issue: Kootenai officials approve pay raises of 19% to 25%: Several citizens were upset with commissioners' vote/Marc Stewart, Coeur d'Alene Press

DFO: Who said the commissioners couldn't make tough decisions? They seem to be able to stand firm when it comes to their own pay.

Question: Will the big pay raises handed out to courthouse elected officials come back to haunt the commissioners in the 2006 elections?

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