Hot Potatoes (1/19/04)

5:27 p.m. I finished writing an editorial endorsing the library. No great shakes that, except that I was one of the people who had to be won over re. location and the broken promise not to use public funds to build the new facility. Bottom line? The city has the property and the coalition to make it happen now. If the bond doesn’t pass, it’ll be quite some time before the city addresses this important need.

2:47 p.m. For those keeping score at home, new Commish Katie Brodie’s property management for IFI involves about 10 hours per week, managing the company’s medical office in Liberty Lake. When IFI sold its Lost Creek property a coupla years ago, she told me this p.m., she no longer was involved with land development or subdivisions.

2:01 p.m. And the answer is — Joseph B. Kunka , 45, a marketing rep for Watson Agency. Question: Who’s the first Coeur d’Alene resident to file for the office of mayor in 2005?

1:08 p.m. I spotted a familiar face among our growing Spokesman-Review local blogroll: Lauren Ladoceour , a Coeur d’Alene High grad I mentored a few years ago, who’s now enjoying four months of sunshine in Australia. She’s blogging about it in a delightfully named “A Winter of Eternal Sunshine and A Spotless Mind” here .

11:06 a.m. I’m blogging in the middle of a conference-call Editorial Board meeting because I can — and to show you the marvels of Cyberspace.

10:15 a.m. Sid Smith , CHS Class of ‘96 and current Man Friday for U.S. Sen. Larry Craig’s office, wants to know if any bloggers would like to receive office press releases or columns directly? Writes Sid: “We are always looking for ways to be more effective in communicating Larry’s message to Idahoans.” You can contact him at sidneyp2k@yahoo.com.

8:35 a.m. Looks like there was quite a discussion yesterday (under “Hot Potatoes Log”) re. new Commish Katie Brodie and the library bond. Check it out.

8:32 a.m. I need to open the day by wishing a Happy Birthday to my wonderful wife, who was born … ah … let’s leave it at Happy Birthday, Sweetie .