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• N. Idaho sheriff candidate hosts cross burning

  May 9, 2012 in Idaho SANDPOINT — A white power activist campaigning to be the next sheriff of Bonner County hosted a cross burning last week with fellow members of the Idaho Ku Klux Klan. 30

• N. Idaho white supremacist runs for county sheriff

  March 19, 2012 in Idaho SANDPOINT, Idaho — A white supremacist in North Idaho wants to be the next Bonner County sheriff, saying federal overreach motivated him to run for the office. 12

• Kootenai County sheriff won’t seek re-election

  March 22, 2011 in City on Page A7 Kootenai County Sheriff Rocky Watson will not seek re-election next year and will leave office after serving a total of 17 years. Watson was sheriff for one four-year term in …

• Candidate completed probation

  October 15, 2009 in City on Page A5 A candidate for mayor of Post Falls served probation after a woman he worked with accused him of sexually assaulting her. The misdemeanor battery charge was dismissed after Steven De …

• Optometrist vying for House seat

  February 28, 2008 in City on Page B4 OLYMPIA – Spokane optometrist and developer Mel Lindauer said Wednesday he’s running for the state House of Representatives seat now held by Rep. Don Barlow, D-Spokane. “I look forward to …

• Post Falls businessman in Senate race

  January 8, 2008 in Idaho on Page B3 Post Falls businessman Richard Phenneger commissioned a poll that showed only 21 percent of Idahoans were satisfied with the two major-party frontrunners for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat – …

• Cda Doctor Joins Race For Governor Democratic Hopeful Embarks On New Adventure

  April 1, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 Coeur d’Alene obstetrician Dr. William Tarnasky is joining the Democratic race for governor, promising more ideas and less fund raising. “If my ideas don’t sell, money is not going to …

• Pischner To Run Again

  March 30, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A9 Don Pischner will run for a third term in the Idaho House of Representatives. The District 4 Republican cites his efforts to restore state funding for children’s health insurance and …

• Watson Seeks 2nd Term

  March 30, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A9 Larry Watson announced he will seek a second term in the Idaho House of Representatives from District 4. The Wallace Democrat says his accomplishments include work on property tax relief, …

• New Chief

  March 28, 1998 in Idaho on Page B2 Gov. Phil Batt’s chief of staff, Jeff Malmen, will become the manager of the gubernatorial campaign of U.S. Sen. Dirk Kempthorne in three weeks. Malmen, who managed Batt’s 1994 campaign …

• Crow To Run Again For District 3 Seat

  March 28, 1998 in Idaho on Page B3 Crow

• Simpson Will Repay State For Use Of Airplane

  March 28, 1998 in Idaho on Page B2 Idaho House Speaker Michael Simpson admitted Friday that he was wrong to use a state-owned plane for a seven-city tour kicking off his Republican congressional campaign in eastern and southern …

• Keough Wants To Hold Her District 1 Position

  March 28, 1998 in Idaho on Page B3 Keough

• Rep. Jim Clark Seeks Re-Election

  March 27, 1998 in Idaho on Page B2 Clark

• Second Try For Williams Democratic Challenger Back In Race For Chenoweth’s Seat

  March 26, 1998 in Idaho on Page B1 Dan Williams announces his candidacy Wednesday. Photo by Craig Buck/The Spokesman-Review

• Former Sen. Watkins Drops From 2nd District Congressional Race

  March 25, 1998 in Idaho on Page B4 The Republican congressional primary in Idaho’s 2nd District narrowed to three candidates with former state Sen. Dane Watkins’ decision not to enter the race, citing his wife’s illness. Watkins, a …

• Weeks Running For Pend Oreille Sheriff Welfare Fraud Investigator Has Background In Law Enforcement, Military Service

  March 23, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A7 State welfare fraud investigator Jerry Weeks has announced he is running for sheriff of Pend Oreille County. Incumbent Doug Malby is expected to seek re-election, but has not yet made …

• Gop Rival Quits, Backs Chenoweth Paquin Says He Underestimated Her Support

  March 19, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A1 Tony Paquin

• Huntley May Fill Demos’ Slot In Governor Race

  March 18, 1998 in Idaho on Page B1 After months of searching for a candidate for Idaho’s top office, Democrats announced on Tuesday that former state Supreme Court Justice Robert Huntley could be its standard bearer this fall. …

• Candidate Discloses Net Worth Of $500,000 Simpson First In 2nd District To File Personal Statement

  March 17, 1998 in Idaho on Page B2 House Speaker Michael Simpson reported a net worth on Monday of around $500,000 in the personal financial disclosure statement required in his bid for the Republican congressional nomination in the …

• Candidate Focuses On Freeway Democrat Craig Peterson Wants Sommers’ House Seat

  March 17, 1998 in City on Page B2 Peterson

• Election ‘98

  March 15, 1998 in Idaho on Page B3 County race? The rumors abound as the filing season nears for county offices. Reliable wags say that former Coeur d’Alene personnel chief Rob Beck is angling for one of the …

• Otter To Seek Fourth Term In Office

  March 13, 1998 in Idaho on Page B4 Otter

• Bush Offspring Focuses On Texas For Now ‘I Could Win, You Know,’ He Says Of Presidential Race In 2000

  March 10, 1998 in Nation/World on Page A4 George W. Bush, the former president’s son, is dancing around reports that he is eyeing the White House in 2000. Photo by Associated Press

• Democrats’ New Leader Optimistic Park Feels Party Can Make Some Headway

  March 8, 1998 in Idaho on Page B1 Its newly elected chairman said Saturday that the Idaho Democratic Party can make headway against the state’s Republican juggernaut, and he even held out hope that a legitimate candidate can …

• Blum Plans Another Run For Assessor’s Post Incumbent Cooney Hasn’t Announced Her Intent

  March 5, 1998 in City on Page B2 Blum

• Benton Will Run For House

  March 3, 1998 in City on Page B3 State Sen. Don Benton says he has decided to run for the congressional seat being vacated by Rep. Linda Smith, and he urged another likely candidate to support him instead …

• Longtime Attorney Will Seek Judgeship

  March 3, 1998 in City on Page B3 Veteran Spokane attorney Harold D. Clarke III wants to put the title “judge” in front of his name. Clarke, son of retired Spokane County Superior Court Judge Harold Clarke, announced …

• Olympia Helps Sterk Prep For Sheriff’s Race

  February 28, 1998 in City on Page B1 (From For the Record, March 3, 1998): Rank incorrect: State Rep. Mark Sterk, R-Spokane, is a sergeant for the Spokane Police Department. His rank was incorrectly reported in a Saturday …

• Lee To Run For Assessor As A Republican

  February 25, 1998 in Idaho on Page B3 Ray Lee, whose appointment as temporary Kootenai County assessor generated an intense political squabble last year, is running for the office as a Republican. Lee was senior commercial appraiser in …

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