Ex-Rep. Larry Watson, 54, RIP

Huckleberries Online has confirmed a report that former state representative Larry Watson , 54, shot himself to death last night at his son’s home in Star, Idaho. He left the legislator to accept a job with the Idaho Tax Commission. But wasn’t reappointed. He’d recently married the assessor of Lewis County. Like his successor, Mary Lou Shepherd, Larry was respected as conservative Democrat who could reach across the aisle and therefore was an effective representative from Shoshone County.