Mayor Candidates Clear The Air

Both Post Falls mayoral candidates on Friday fought back against concerns targeted at them during their run for the Nov. 5 election. Kerri Thoreson and Ron Jacobson - both current city council members - cleared the air on multiple issues at the Panhandle Pachyderm Club meeting at Red Lion Templin’s Hotel. Then came rapid-fire questions from conservatives, including voting records on tax hikes, why they would be better-qualified to be mayor , and how much time they could devote to the part-time job. Jacobson has called Thoreson a “cheerleader” for the community, and said he would be a better choice to ease the tax burden on residents by facilitating commercial growth based on his banking and financial background. “As a banker, I’ve dealt with big companies and small companies,” he said. “I’m not running to be a rah-rah guy”/ Brian Walker , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here. (Gabe Green CdA Press photo: Post Falls mayoral candidates Ron Jacobson, right and Kerri Thoreson laugh at a political joke made by a Panhandle Pachyderm Club member)

DFO: Both candidates are clearly qualified to be mayor of Post Falls. No wrong picks in this race.

Question: Current Mayor Clay Larkin backs Jacobson; Reagan Republicans back Thoreson. Who do you back?