In his weekly Cheers & Jeers column, Marty Trillhaase/Lewiston Tribune writes: "CHEERS ... to Gov. C.L. (Butch) Otter. He's the incumbent Republican in a Republican state. He's ahead of Democratic challenger Keith Allred by, depending on the poll, at least 11 points. So the prudent thing for Otter would be to dispense with Allred in one obligatory debate. Not this time. Otter has agreed to share the stage as many as five times in this campaign:

• Aug. 19's debate at the Idaho Falls City Club.
• Sept. 15 at the Boise City Club.
• Oct. 7 at Lewiston, sponsored by the Tribune, the Moscow-Pullman Daily News and KLEW. (Otter's people say this is tentative. They're still working out the schedule.)
• Oct. 13 at Caldwell, presented by Boise's KTVB, Spokane's KREM and Idaho Falls' KIFI television stations.
• Oct 28 at Boise, broadcast statewide over Idaho Public Television and co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters and the Idaho Press Club." More here.
  

Question: I join Lewiston Trib opinionator Marty Trillhaase in applauding Butch Otter for his series of debates against Democrat Keith Allred. But there be one debate in North Idaho?