Weekend Poll: Overwhelmingly, Hucks Nation says it won't vote for a political newcomer who moved to Kootenai County in the last two years. 167 of 217 respondents (76.96%) said they won't vote for a newcomer running for legislative or courthouse office. Only 16 of 217 respondents (7.55%) said they would vote for such a person. 31 of 217 (15.67%) said they might vote for a political newcomer.
Today's Poll:Is it time for Gov. Butch Otter to go regardless of whether Russ Fulcher or A.J. Balukoff replaces him?
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.