Dan English is eager to spread the catch-phrase for his Kootenai County clerk campaign: He's got the skinny. "It speaks to my experience and confidence as county clerk ... And it's a little bit about how I've lost about 95 pounds since last July," the 58-year-old said with a grin Wednesday, adding that folks do a double take since he started his aggressive diet program. "I'm back to my high school wrestling weight. So if I get any tough opponents, I'm ready to go." County clerk since 1995, and running again this year, the white-bearded Democrat has plenty of plans for improving and sustaining the several departments he supervises/Alecia Warren, Coeur d'Alene Press. More here.

Question: Anyone here that doesn't think that the incredibly shrinking Dan of the County has earned 4 more years as Kootenai County clerk?