Here is Monday’s press release from the Kootenai County Clerk announcing the up-to-date results of his office’s examination of the Coeur d’Alene recall petitions. Today’s press release was marked “final,” so I presume any subsequent announcements will come from the City after they have received the results.
June 18, 2012
June 16, 2012
Recall Update – Saturday Afternoon
Here is Saturday afternoon’spress release from the Kootenai County Clerk announcing the up-to-date results of his office’s examination of the Coeur d’Alene recall petitions.
June 15, 2012
Recall Update – Friday Morning
Here is Friday morning’s press release from the Kootenai County Clerk announcing the up-to-date results of his office’s examination of the Coeur d’Alene recall petitions.
June 14, 2012
Recall Update – Wednesday’s Info
Here is Thursday’s press release from the Kootenai County Clerk announcing the up-to-date results his office’s examination of the Coeur d’Alene recall petitions.
June 13, 2012
Recall Update
Kootenai County Clerk Cliff Hayes has issued a press release announcing some interim and approximate results of the first day’s verification process of the Coeur d’Alene election recall petitions.
Rather than focusing on the preliminary first-day percentages, we’d like to encourage all electors to pay particular attention to the principal reason for rejection thus far: Electors signed the recall petitions who have a Coeur d’Alene mailing address but do not reside inside the City of Coeur d’Alene. (more…)
June 12, 2012
In the Beholder’s Eye
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Coeur d’Alene, Idaho’s imitation news/views/skewspaper, the Coeur d’Alene Press, published an article this morning in which Coeur d’Alene city councilman Deanna Goodlander offered her opinion of Recall CdA supporters. Quoting from the article: “She [Goodlander] said it will be nice not having signature gatherers waving signs on street corners anymore, which doesn’t make an attractive sight for visitors who flock to Coeur d’Alene in the summer.”
Let’s consider that. (more…)
June 11, 2012
Signs of the Recall
The petition signature-gathering phase of the citizen’s efforts to recall Coeur d’Alene, ID, Mayor Sandi Bloem, Councilman Mike Kennedy, Councilman Woody McEvers, and Councilman Deanna Goodlander has generated a range of signs.
Here are a few of them. (more…)
June 2, 2012
“The Late Night Turntable”
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Turn up those volumes, folks, ’cause from the hidden files of Art Laboe, “The King of Oldies But Goodies” comes this swell pack of real hot wax by “Not” Elvis Presley — “Come Sign the Recall.”
May 30, 2012
Gone Again … For Now
Well, according to his comment at 11:24 P.M. on May 29, frequent commenter John Austin has left us again.
In honor of his latest depature, here is a theme song for him (via YouTube) by the Penny Loafers: “Goodbye, [John], Goodbye!”
May 25, 2012
Really?
Really?
Just because of a recall effort in a town of fewer than 50,000?
ADDENDUM on 05-28-2012: Here is a link to the FBI’s criminal complaint.