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Tyler: Lake City Becoming Stockton

A quote from a Reagan Republican founder and almost Post Falls legislator shows why Coeur d'Alene residents who support the community's progress should be wary of local Republican hardliners. Reacting to the term "dug in" that I used to describe Councilman Ron Edinger and his two, new BFFs Dan Gookin and Steve Adams, Jeff Tyler, who came thisclose to winning the GOP nod for state Rep. Bob Nonini's seat, said on the Reagan Republican Facebook wall: "Dug in? I am glad that Ron, Dan and Steve are dug in to try to stop Coeur d "Alene from becoming another Stockton CA!" I know that Reagan Republican leaders from Post Falls are given to hyperbole when it comes to their undying contempt for Coeur d'Alene city government and all of its accomplishments, but comparing Coeur d'Alene to bankrupt Stockton, Calif., seems way over the top. (BTW, for those of you keeping score at home, I once cover the San Joaquin County Courthouse in Stockton, Calif. So I know that area fairly well. Two of my siblings live about 15 miles to the south.)

Question: Anyone think Coeur d'Alene is truly in the same bad shape as bankrupt Stockton, Calif.?



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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