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• CdA councilman: Didn’t know law

  October 13, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 Coeur d’Alene City Councilman Ron Edinger said Wednesday he’s the victim of a smear campaign because he believes the proposed makeover of McEuen Field should be put to a public … 5

• Spin Control: Laws on lawmen color initiative campaigns

  October 2, 2011 in City on Page B3 The campaigns for and against the get-the-state- out-of-the-booze-biz initiative seem in a competition for “first responders” willing to endorse their stance. It started with the ad by Protect Our Communities, …

• Eight simples rules can smooth campaign path

  June 6, 2010 in City on Page B2 Each campaign season brings a new crop of candidates who pump fresh blood into the body politic. Good thing, too: The body politic could use a transfusion, or at least …

• Campaign finance law doesn’t need party décor

  June 2, 2010 in Opinion on Page A11 A bill in Congress contains some ingredients for healthy campaign finance reform, but it’s ruined with gooey gamesmanship and a nutty partisan center. That’s too bad, because if the bill …

• Study finds early campaigner catches the older voter

  September 20, 2009 in City on Page B3 Note to candidates and campaign managers: If you’re going after voters in the upcoming election, you may want to target seniors early and hit the Gen Ys after Halloween. At … 1