Thursday Poll: A plurality of Hucks Nation says Mayor Sandi Bloem is the best mayor that Coeur d'Alene has had. 91 of 189 respondents (48.15%) agreed that Bloem, now finishing her third and last term, is the city's all-time best mayor. Another 47 of 189 respondents (24.87%) rated her as "above average -- for a combined total of 73% who consider her to be a very good mayor. On the other hand, 22 of 189 respondents (11.64%) consider her a "failed" mayor. Another 8 (4.23%) say she is "below average" and 5 (2.65%) were undecided.
Today's Poll: Do you want to see North Idaho College build a $15M events center?
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.