Election time near - so are candidate forums

Friday is the first day of fall, which means candidate forums aren't far behind.

In Coeur d'Alene, the Coeur Group is sponsoring a Coeur d'Alene City Council candidate forum on Oct. 5 at 5:30 p.m., at the Coeur d'Alene Inn.

The format will be a question and answer session with the candidates. Each candidate will be allowed to make a closing statement. Questions will be prepared in advance by members of the Coeur Group and submitted via Twitter prior to and during the forum.

A "Meet Your Candidates" forum will be held at Post Falls City Hall in the council chambers on Thursday, Oct. 20 from 7-9 p.m. The public is invited. Candidates for Post Falls City Council seats 1, 3, and 5 have been invited to participate.

The candidate forum will be broadcast live on City Cable 13, the City of Post Falls government channel. The forum will be rebroadcast on City Cable 13 on Sundays at 3pm and Mondays,

Wednesdays and Fridays at 6pm until the day before the election. The forum will also be available as video on demand on the City's website www.postfallsidaho.org.