The last thing Jon Ruggles of Wallace had on his mind was controversy when he visited the Shoshone County transfer station on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. But controversy found him in the form of two Confederate flag symbols on a county employee’s pickup, parked in a prominent spot. Jon complained to the solid waste director, who kicked the complaint to the county prosecutor. Nothing has happened so far. In an op-ed column for Huckleberries Online, Jon said: “Even those with the most closed social awareness must realize that this emblem is a comment in support of: enslavement, racism, bigotry, xenophobia, cruelty and most recently used in the death of people of color.” Jon simply wanted the owner of the offending vehicle to cover the Confederate flags or park his pickup in a less conspicuous spot at the transfer station. Jon’s Silver Valley neighbors reacted. Against him/DFO, Sunday Huckleberries. More here.

Question: Is the Confederate flag gaining popularity in North Idaho?