I think I'm becoming addicted to Woody TV — and the Coeur d'Alene City Council meetings. I couldn't take my eyes off my home office TV last night, as City Attorney Mike Gridley, sewer plant manager Sid Fredrickson and fellow council members tried to talk sense to Councilman Steve Adams. Or as Adams sought in vain at the end of the meeting — yes, I watched beyond that late executive session — for a second to a motion to force Gridley to answer questions why he should be viewed as an adverse party in court action involving the sewer plant. Way better than any sit-com, except “Modern Family.” Now for today's Wild Card …
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