In an online post this PM, Coeur d'Alene Press reporter Tom Hasslinger discusses the potshots that were taken at the Coeur d'Alene City Council candidates forum Thursday night. Councilman John Bruning slapped at potholes in the city of Spokane. Annastasia Somontes said the location of the city library on the edge of McEuen Field "sucks" because it's far from the population center. Then, Councilman Ron Edinger came out firing as a result of a comment challenger Adam Graves had made about his age during the controversy about using iPads earlier in the week. Hasslinger quotes Edinger as saying: "I'm proud to be a part of the oldest common denominator. I'm a 75-year-old geezer!" Frankly, I thought half the questions were softballs, and the candidates did very little mixing it up. (AP file photo of then Rep. George Sayler, a Coeur d'Alene council candidate)

Question: Why do Coeur d'Alene candidates forums tend to be so boring?