We have a coupla more days to enjoy the extended summer weather that we've been experiencing. Then, we'll face temperatures in the 50s (by Tuesday). Garrison Keiller once said that winter approaches in three steps -- Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Well, we're still a month away from the first giant step toward winter. So I plan to enjoy the last week of Mariners' baseball. Once that's over, I'll turn to other fun spectator sports -- like the municipal election campaigns this fall. They should erupt into something fun to watch any minute now. The candidates will be courting votes in City Hall Tuesday when they meet with the police officers union. It'll be interesting to see who Coeur d'Alene's finest endorse. While we wait for that news, I'll play this Wild Card ...

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