I sincerely hope they replay the City Council meeting which took place, July 3. The people of Cd'A should see their council in action. I was there and I was shocked! Councilwoman Dixie Reid's behavior was appalling. She verbally abused and lashed out at a concerned citizen as if she were a subject asking for something outlandish. I do not know the woman's name who was there with a request, but the request was valid and sincere; she was polite and well-spoken -- M. Kathleen Sims (former Kootenai County Republican chairman and state senator) in letter to Coeur d'Alene Press today.

DFO: I've been watching the whole Spencer/CAVE attack on the LCDC, Kroc Center, library and now council members Dixie Reid and Mike Kennedy with increasing interest. Do you realize that the attackers (Dan Gookin, Larry Spencer, Duane Rasmussen, Matt Roetter, Kathy Sims, and Sharon Culbreth) are all Republican stalwarts? Toss in Don Morgan, who circulated the controversial video this week, and you have the uberconservative wing of the local Republicans in full-assault mode against Mayor Sandi Bloem and the City Council (who are almost all Republican and possibly the most progressive council in my 23 years in Coeur d'Alene). So what gives? Is the official policy of the county Republican Party to attack the Coeur d'Alene council? (Remember: Republicans were also involved in the attack ads against Demo Mike Kennedy in the 2005 elections.) Or have these uberconservatives taken over control of the local party? This inquiring mind wants to know.

Question: Do you want the local Republicans to continue to inject party politics into nonpartisan Coeur d'Alene council elections?

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