Hand over those e-mails

Dunno if you read my editorial this a.m. asking county officials to listen to their bosses, us, and provide the interoffice emails between Prosecutor Bill Douglas and his Marina Kalani , his former drug court administrator. Quoth:

Earlier this week, Kootenai County released 461 of 1,060 e-mails between the two. Many of the messages were heavily redacted, including some that hint at a relationship. Officials withheld the rest, claiming that they “appear not to relate to the conduct or administration of the public’s business.” County officials, however, have a conflict of interest here. Because this potential scandal could tarnish them, they’re in a poor position to decide what is or isn’t “the public’s business.” By withholding e-mails, the officials have raised suspicion about their content and have shown they’ve forgotten that they ultimately work for Kootenai County taxpayers.

DFO: Sorta weird quoting myself. But, I believe, county commissioners have a mess on their hands. And the truth will eventually come out on this. They’ll reduce political damage to themselves by handing over the e-mails, sooner than later.