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IReporter Defends Adams, Slams DFO

Coeur d’Alene City Councilor Steve Adams voted against more federal money for cops in his city, worrying the cash would come with federal strings. “I don’t like the potential of having to fund this in the fourth year with no plan,” Adams told IdahoReporter.com Wednesday. Adams served as the lone dissenter on a 2-1 vote to move forward on the grant application. If the U.S. Department of Justice approves the request, Coeur d’Alene would receive $375,000 to pay three-quarters of three officers’ salary and benefits for three years. Coeur d’Alene would have to pick up the remaining quarter of costs for the first three years, plus the total cost of three officers for the fourth year. Grant rules require the city keep the officers on for a year after the federal funds run out. The Coeur d’Alene Police Department plans to deploy officers in the East Sherman area of town, recently plagued by burglaries. Adams’ vote drew the ire of leftist blogger Dave Oliveria, who bashed the councilor in a Spokesman Review blog post Tuesday/Dustin Hurst, pictured, Idaho Reporter. More here.

Question: How far to the right would someone have to be to consider yours truly to be a leftist? Genghis Khan far?



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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