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Carry-On Politics Of Local Solons

At Northwest Public Radio, Jessica Robinson reports on the politics of airplane seating when North Idaho lawmakers return home on weekends:

On Friday afternoons, the crowd at the B gates of the Boise Airport includes a lot of familiar faces from the Idaho capitol. Sen. Bob Nonini knows everybody. He's one of the longest-serving north Idaho lawmakers. “We got Rep. Don Cheatham, Rep. Ron Mendive, Sen. Mary Souza, Rep. Sage Dixon, Rep. Vito Barbieri, Rep. Heather Scott, Rep. Kathy Sims, and Rep. Eric Redmond,” Nonini said. “And we go home -- most of us -- go home every weekend. And then come back.” Everyone was in jeans and sneakers, ready to fly to Spokane. Idaho is so long and has so many mountains, flying from Boise into eastern Washington is the most practical way for these lawmakers to get back and forth. And if you’re Rep. Sage Dixon, once you land, you drive another two hours to get home. “I tried doing it every other weekend at first,” Dixon said. “But my wife wasn't too appreciative of that so I go home every weekend.” More here.

Question: Sounds like the so-called "cool kids" of the North Idaho delegation freezes out state Rep. Luke Malek, R-Coeur d'Alene, during rides back from Boise. 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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