Wild Card/Sunday — 8.30.09

We had quite an opening week to the municipal election process last week, as most of the individuals who’d made noises about  running this fall in Coeur d’Alene filed their candidacy petitions. The lineup was predicted here three days before the filing deadline began. However, there’s still a week left to file. So there’s room for surprises. Huckleberries Online has provided a couple of exclusive posts re: the race between incumbent Mike Kennedy and challenger Jim Brannon. You didn’t see anywhere else that Brannon had missed his official announcement at McEuen Field and was seeking $49 donations (via Linda Cook) from individuals who might want to hide their support from financial disclosure statements. Or that high-rolling Dems in Boise had staged a fund-raiser for Councilman Mike Kennedy. We discussed those things thoroughly while the dead-tree media was content to simply tell you who had filed candidacy papers. Tell you friends that they need to check in here if they want the latest on the important council races. Now, for your Sunday Wild Card …