Cox is unperturbed by the knowledge that (Gutson) Borglum once was involved with
the KKK. “Well, I’ll bet if we sat down and took every one of the inductees since
1995, you could find something on every one of them…. As far as I’m
concerned, we are focusing on the accomplishments,” she said. ... The Idaho Statesman chides the organization for its “apparent
cluelessness” in failing to do adequate searches on its nominees. “It
cheapens the honor for the rest of the class of 2010,” the paper
observes. So, who’s next for the Hall of Fame? Richard Butler, founder of the
Aryan Nations in north Idaho, or Claude Dallas, one of the state’s
best-known outlaws who shot two Fish and Game officers to death and
later escaped from the Idaho penitentiary before being recaptured? Of
course not. But more due diligence on those who are selected would be
appropriate/Idaho State Journal editorial. More here.
Question: Who would you consider to be the most infamous Idahoan?
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.
“Well, I’ll bet if we sat down and took every one of the inductees since
1995, you could find something on every one of them…. As far as I’m
concerned, we are focusing on the accomplishments,” she said. ... The Idaho Statesman chides the organization for its “apparent
cluelessness” in failing to do adequate searches on its nominees. “It
cheapens the honor for the rest of the class of 2010,” the paper
observes. So, who’s next for the Hall of Fame? Richard Butler, founder of the
Aryan Nations in north Idaho, or Claude Dallas, one of the state’s
best-known outlaws who shot two Fish and Game officers to death and
later escaped from the Idaho penitentiary before being recaptured? Of
course not. But more due diligence on those who are selected would be
appropriate/Idaho State Journal editorial. More here.