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The Fancher Report laid the foundation for understanding the Cowles empire. More contemporary research and publication was done by Connor, Shook, and Ladden at CamasMagazine. Their detailed work spans several years. |
August 23, 2008
Understanding the Cowles Empire – Camas Magazine
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camas – connor, shook and ladden, together with rocketbrain are hated at the cowles losepaper. the truth hurts.
Comment by TheWiz — August 24, 2008 @ 7:10 am
Sunlight, microscopic analysis, citizen activists, and the US Attorney for the Western District of Washington are the enemies of many harmful organisms.
Comment by Bill — August 24, 2008 @ 7:25 am
bacteria can be tough.
Comment by TheWiz — August 24, 2008 @ 12:11 pm
Bill,I was told on one of my blogs by a blogger, that you are very informative on the issues you talk about and I would agree with that assessment,because you have alot of good information.
So,even though some blogs on Opencda don’t get alot of comments,people are still reading them.Keep up the good work!
Comment by kageman — August 24, 2008 @ 7:45 pm
One Question:Does the Cowles family have a vested interest in the Education Corridor development or any other LCDC funded development?
Comment by kageman — August 24, 2008 @ 7:50 pm
kageman,
Thank you for the compliment.
Your question in #5 is a great one. I don’t know if Cowles has a vested interest, but there are at least two connections: First, Marshall Chesrown is a figure in the Ed Corridor, and he’s also the developer of the Cowles-favored project Kendall Yards in Spokane. Second, Cowles’ Coeur d’Alene law firm is Witherspoon, Kelley, Davenport and Toole. One of the Coeur d’Alene WKDT attorneys is Dennis Davis who sits on the LCDC Board.
My opinion is that the Spokesman-Review has intentionally ignored a number of newsworthy transgressions by the Coeur d’Alene City government and the LCDC, transgressions they would normally have jumped on (e.g., one of the S-R’s staff bloggers putting up a post identifying an Idaho State Police captain as one of City Administrator Wendy Gabriel’s informants providing political intelligence. If it was true, it was news. If not, it should never have been put up on the S-R’s blog.) Another almost certainly intentional “miss” by the S-R was LCDC Chairman Charlie Nipp’s acquisition of the property at 401 Front Street in CdA, a property inside the LCDC boundary. A commissioner acquiring any personal interest inside an urban renewal project s/he oversees is clearly proscribed by Idaho Code 50-2017. But then, the quality of the S-R’s news coverage in Idaho has so badly deteriorated that we stopped our subscription several months ago. I still look at it at the Hayden library, but it’s getting worse, not better.
So I guess I’d have to say that the circumstantial evidence suggests Cowles has some interest in Coeur d’Alene, but whether it’s a vested interest — I don’t know.
Comment by Bill — August 24, 2008 @ 8:09 pm
I believe that it is known that the Cowles are one of the largest land owners in Kootenai County. Where ever those properties are they will benefit if their value increases. The unbridled growth fostered by the LCDC serves to accelerate that goal and professional ethics be damned. In 2002 property valued within the LCDC URD was $22 million, in 2007 it reached $280 million and by 2009 they project $510 million. While the national economy is withering CdA growth is exploding, but according to the Mayor and LCDC there’s blight that requires fixing.
Comment by Wallypog — August 25, 2008 @ 6:33 am