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Press: Just Follow Rotary’s Lead

Is it possible that our community could follow the lead of the Coeur d’Alene noon Rotary Club? Among its many well informed and ultra-active citizens, you might find Rep. Kathy Sims, a recall advocate and enemy of urban renewal, sharing space and laughs with recall target Deanna Goodlander and urban renewal director Tony Berns. This is not to say that their families are planning vacations together, but in the Rotary environment, at least, they’ve found they can all pull in the same direction. Maybe the foes facing off on opposite cliffs of our political divides can, for the sake of their constituents, agree to break bread and work toward ensuring those differences are not personal. Private meetings where they can look each other in the eye and find things they agree on, things that perhaps they can build on, would minimize acrimony and maximize potential/Coeur d'Alene Press Editorial Board. More here.

Question: I don't like the war raging in Coeur d'Alene. But I also believe that the attempt to recall our progressive mayor & half the City Council is an outrage that must be fought. Can there be peace in the community at a time like this?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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