Item: Press columnist argues for ousting Edinger, Reid, Hassell: Mary Souza says she won't seek council seat/Mary Souza, Coeur d'Alene Press

This year there are three city council positions up for re-election in Coeur d’Alene: Dixie Reid, Al Hassel (sic) and Ron Edinger. The other three council seats and the mayor will be considered in 2009. If you vote for one or even two new candidates, the balance of power will stay the same, and therefore the policies and methods of the city council will stay the same. If you are unhappy with the current situation in Coeur d’Alene, you must vote in three new people to tip the scale back to neutral: three new thinkers, three predictable incumbents who are not up for re-election this time -- Mary Souza/Coeur d'Alene Press.

DFO: This week's City Pulse column by Mary Souza is noteworthy for two reasons. She sez she will continue to write her "City Pulse" column rather than seek a City Council seat. And she calls for a clean sweep of three hard-working, respected council members. In other words, Mary Mary Quite Contrary and her handlers have exposed a little more of their game plan for this fall. Mary will use her column as a free political ad once a week to promote a slate of three allies, with Duane Hagadone's blessing, of course. (Hagadone and his hirelings have been beating the bushes to line up candidates for this fall's face.) Meanwhile, the remainder of the Wild Goose Chase Gang will join Hagadone in seeking candidates or offer themselves as fodder. Stay tuned.

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