TGIF Wild Card — 9.4.09

Obviously, the lineups are now set for the fall elections in North Idaho communities. In Coeur d’Alene, Mayor Sandi Bloem has token opposition as she seeks her unprecedented third, four-year term as mayor. But there will be fireworks in the three council races where OpenCDA.com’s Dan Gookin will lead a trio of challengers with designs on council seats. Gookin probably has the best chance for the outsiders to crack into city politics in his head-to-head matchup with veteran Councilwoman Deanna Goodlander. All three races will be one-on-one, which should make this fall’s campaigns interesting. Also interesting will be former commissioner/mayor Dick Panabaker’s attempt to return to local politics in Hayden. Now, I’ll break for the Labor Day weekend until Tuesday. But I’ll post things tonight for Saturday morning. You can continue to play this Wild Card in the meantime …