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Tribune editorial miffs Labrador

In an op-ed response, Congressman Raul Labrador comments:

I don't pay attention to Marty Trillhaase's editorials for the same reason most people in Idaho don't pay attention to them. They're not informative, they're not entertaining and, all too often, they're inaccurate enough to be labeled fiction. But on June 9, Trillhaase sunk to a new low and I feel the need to respond.

According to Trillhaase, I'm "inching toward" using my congressional office to "subsidize" my campaign for governor. That's a pretty serious charge, so you would think Trillhaase would have some serious evidence to back it up. Furthermore, you would think Trillhaase would contact my office in advance to make sure his allegations are grounded in basic facts. Sadly, Trillhaase never contacted my office, ignoring a standard practice of journalism and breaking a promise he made to my office in 2014. So, once again, Trillhaase found himself in a situation all too familiar to his editorial practices - not having any idea what he's talking about. More here.



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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