Press: Bruning, Service Go Together

There’s a groundswell of excitement over the election of Dan Gookin and Steve Adams to the Coeur d’Alene City Council, and there should be. Whether or not the existing council is actually guilty of routinely applying the rubber stamp to important decisions, the entry of Dan and Steve to future deliberations promises to be entertaining and engaging. But we admit to feeling a sense of loss in the defeat of John Bruning, and not just because newspapering is in his family’s blood. John’s father, Rollie, became editor of the Coeur d’Alene Press in 1956, when John and the rest of the family moved to Coeur d’Alene from Wallace. This quiet, thoughtful man who enjoyed a 40-year career with the U.S. Forest Service has sunk some of the deepest roots in his community. John holds volunteer leadership positions with St. Vincent de Paul and served on the St. Pius X Catholic Church parish council for six years. He has taken his civic duties even further/ Coeur d’Alene Press Editorial Board . More here.

DFO: I couldn’t agree with this editorial more.

Question: Do you expect the involvement of Dan Gookin and Steve Adams on the Coeur d’Alene City Council to be “entertaining and engaging”?