Democratic gubernatorial candidate A.J. Balukoff continues his "listening tour" of Idaho next week with visits to Lewiston, Moscow, Ponderay, Bonners Ferry, Sandpoint, Coeur d’Alene, Hayden, and Post Falls, on his final trip to North Idaho before the Nov. 4 election. “I have now made eight visits to North Idaho to hear from locals about what they think of the direction our state has been going in under Gov. Otter," Balukoff said, "and I'm struck by the differences and similarities with what I hear from Idahoans in other parts of the state. People in North Idaho feel the government in Boise doesn't listen to them. As one small business owner told me, the rare visits from state officials to North Idaho are to tell locals up here what's going on instead of asking local people what they think. Well, I will be a governor of all Idahoans and I will listen"/Balukoff for Idaho news release. More here.

DFO: Balukoff will swing by HucksOnline HQ at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, for a HucksOnline interview.