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• Council election fight ends

  November 17, 2012 in Idaho on Page B2 A Coeur d’Alene man who contested his defeat in a 2009 City Council election, alleging numerous irregularities, has lost on appeal to the Idaho Supreme Court. In a unanimous decision …

• Huckleberries: Kennedy slims down by ‘Running from Recall’

  September 23, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page B1 Coeur d’Alene City Councilman Mike Kennedy didn’t shrink from appearing at the Idaho Supreme Court hearing for Jim Brannon’s challenge of his three-vote 2009 loss to Kennedy last week. But …

• Candidate who lost council race appeals to Idaho high court

  September 20, 2012 in Idaho on Page A6 The Idaho Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a challenge to the outcome of a 2009 Coeur d’Alene City Council election. Jim Brannon, who narrowly lost a council race to …

• Huckleberries: Matching views to office sought can be tricky

  December 11, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page B7 Let’s play a game. Huckleberries will tell you where candidate John Green stands on issues. And you guess which office he’s seeking. Ready? On his Facebook wall, Green lists his …

• Keeping seasonal beliefs aloft

  December 19, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 My son, Seth, is a 31-year-old doctor today, in his first year of neurosurgery residency at the University of Florida. But 26 years ago, he was a kindergartner suffering a …

• Huckleberries: Air Force ring comes full circle

  November 28, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 Tony Smith isn’t a hobbit, dwarf, elf, or any of the other mythical characters that inhabited Middle Earth and coveted the one ring that ruled them all. Yet he has …

• Judge upholds CdA election result

  October 6, 2010 in City on Page A5 The city of Coeur d’Alene and an incumbent councilman emerged victorious Tuesday in a lawsuit that challenged the legality of the November 2009 City Council election and accused Kootenai County’s …

• Judge upholds Coeur d’Alene election

    October 5, 2010 The city of Coeur d’Alene and an incumbent councilman emerged victorious Tuesday in a lawsuit that challenged the legality of the November 2009 City Council election and accused Kootenai County’s …

• Closing arguments in CdA election case today

  September 18, 2010 in Idaho on Page B1 In an unusual move, closing arguments are scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. today in a case challenging the outcome of the November election for Coeur d’Alene City Council. Jim …

• Lawyers eliminate three votes in trial

  September 16, 2010 in Idaho on Page A6 The vote count from the Coeur d’Alene City Council election last November changed Wednesday after attorneys in an election challenge lawsuit agreed to eliminate three votes deemed illegal due to …

• Trial starts in contested CdA race

  September 14, 2010 in City on Page A6 The losing candidate in last year’s Coeur d’Alene City Council election on Monday took the city and the councilman who defeated him to court. On Nov. 3, City Councilman Mike …

• Political punches fly on the blog

  April 18, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 Councilman Mike Kennedy won’t take up Jim Brannon on his challenge to stage a do-over election for Kennedy’s council seat on May 25. If you don’t know what I’m talking …

• Election challenge gets zanier

  March 14, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 You want to know how far over the top the biggest cheerleaders for unsuccessful City Council candidate Jim Brannon are? Some sincerely believe that there’s a conspiracy to steal votes …

• NY Times skewers tea partiers

  March 7, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 Charlie Brown never seemed to learn that Lucy always yanked the football before he tried to kick it. And Idaho conservatives never learn that they aren’t going to catch a …

• Comments on Benewah sheriff brought Payne to surface

  February 28, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 Prosecutor Doug Payne didn’t appreciate the criticism leveled at Sheriff Bob Kirts and Benewah County by outsiders including me recently. In a Handle Extra comment, I said the issue of …

• Suit hinges on absentee vote, eh?

  January 31, 2010 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 Monica Paquin, a former resident of Coeur d’Alene now living in the Montreal area, finds herself the focus of an effort to overthrow the 2009 Lake City elections. And all …

• Editorial: Elections should hinge on voters, not judges

  December 2, 2009 in Opinion on Page A11 Coeur d’Alene City Council candidate Jim Brannon faced a deadline this week. Monday was the last day he could call for a cost-free recount in the five-vote squeaker by which …

• CdA election challenged

  December 1, 2009 in City on Page A5 The losing candidate in a Coeur d’Alene City Council race filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the outcome, naming all council members as defendants, along with the mayor, the city clerk, …

• Recount expected in 5-vote CdA race

  November 5, 2009 in City on Page A7 The losing candidate in a tight Coeur d’Alene City Council race formally asked the city clerk for a recount Wednesday. Jim Brannon lost to incumbent councilman Mike Kennedy by five …

• Brannon seeks recount in CdA council race

  November 4, 2009 in Idaho The losing candidate in a tight Coeur d’Alene City Council race formally asked the city clerk for a recount on Wednesday.

• Council races focus on new CdA facilities

  October 23, 2009 in City on Page A8 The incumbents in three races for Coeur d’Alene City Council regularly point with pride to two projects completed during their last term: the city’s new downtown library and the Salvation …

• At church, expect hard questions

  October 18, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 After she recovered from a broken hip suffered in a fall at Mass seven weeks ago, John Austin’s mother wanted nothing more than to return to church. So John’s sister, …

• CdA Habitat director fired

  October 9, 2009 in Idaho The executive director of Habitat for Humanity of North Idaho has been dismissed. Jim Brannon was given the news in a letter Wednesday just 90 minutes before a televised debate …

• Political assertion has limit

  September 6, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 If you think the potential race between incumbent Mike Kennedy and challenger Jim Brannon is your typical City Council race, think again. Linda Cook has been busy soliciting $49 contributions …