I plan to attend the various county and legislative debates at the Coeur d'Alene Library community room tonight. But I will do so with regret that the sponsoring League of Women Voters let its rules dictate a serious error in judgment. Seems the league doesn't sponsor debates involving write-in candidates. Therefore, Commissioner Rick Currie isn't allowed to debate GOPrimary winner Jai Nelson in his re-election bid. And Howard Griffiths isn't allowed to debate incumbent Phil Hart in their House District 3 race. Hello! Does anyone on the League of Women Voters realize that Currie-Nelson and Hart-Griffiths may be two of the more interesting races on the ballot this year? Currie and Griffiths have a better show at upsetting their Republican opponents than Independent Jeremy Boggess and Constitutionalist Ray Writz have of beating Sen. John Goedde in their District 4 contest. Also, there are a number of issues that have surfaced since the primary that Nelson and Hart should address rather than getting a free pass to the general election. But Goedde-Boggess-Writz are on the docket tonight. And the write-ins aren't. Oh well, the county clerk debate between Demo Dan English and Repub Cliff Hayes should be interesting.

Question: What do you think? Did the League of Women Voters miss the boat by not scheduling debates involving write-ins tonight?