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Treasurer Crane Can Run, Can’t Hide

Ron Crane (pictured) has been the Idaho State Treasurer for 16 years.  Most voters don’t have a clue who he is or what he does. That’s a shame because his inexpertise at shifting investment accounts has cost the taxpayers at least $20 million dollars according to an independent audit.  He is trying to cloud the picture by citing a legislative audit of office management that gives him a “clean” bill of health and included reviews of his questionable personal use of a state issued gas credit card and expense account reimbursements.  However, he continues to refuse to disclose all the documents related to his inept management of the known $20 million loss. Fortunately, for Idaho voters, there’s a lady bulldog after him, a tough minded, no nonsense accountant from Twin Falls named Deborah Silver who knows numbers and can keep the books balanced/Chris Carlson, The Carlson Chronicles. More here.

Question: Here's another Idaho race in which the best candidate doesn't have an R after his name. Thoughts?



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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