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BonnerCo R’s Still Want To ‘Celebrate’

The letters to the editor of the Bonner County Bee reveals that the Bonner County Republican Central Committee continues to be tone deaf to the controversy it has stirred with its stand against the county fair's "fiesta" theme this year. As you know, Bonner County Republicans want to use the word "celebrate" instead of "fiesta" to register their support for new immigration laws in Arizona. Also, they have asked the Arizona governor for an Arizona license plate to post at their booth. Their stand against the word "fiesta" triggered national indignation, including a column by Bee Publisher David Keyes. In responding to Keyes in a letter to the editor, BCRCC rep Chalon Harris of Hope writes: "I explained the Bonner County Republican Central Committee is not racist, and we did not criticize the Fair Board. We merely approved the use of the word “celebrate” on our fair booth. The Fair Board has never disallowed using synonyms in booth decorations." You can read the rest here. You can see the "offensive" fair "fiesta" poster here.

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D.F. Oliveria
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.

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