Tuesday Poll: 100 of 163 respondents (61.3%) said the House Ethics Committee should recommend that Rep. Phil Hart, R-Athol, be expelled from the Legislature as a result of his ongoing federal and state income tax problems. 38 of 163 (23.3%) said the ethics panel should recommend censure. 8 of 167 (4.9%) want to see Hart reprimanded. Only 17 of 167 (10.4%) want to see charges against Hart dismissed.
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.