Pachyderms host presidential forum today

Representatives of the Republican presidential candidates' campaigns are attending a forum today in Post Falls.

The event is hosted by the Panhandle Pachyderm Club and takes place at noon at Templin's Red Lion Inn, 414 E. First Ave.

Members of the public can attend, and will be able to join club members in submitting questions to surrogates representing the four leading Republican campaigns.

The Mitt Romney campaign will be represented by Jack Riggs, former Idaho Lt. Governor; the Newt Gingrich campaign by Adam Waldeck,  director of Gingrich's South Carolina primary campaign; Ron Paul by Jim Hollingworth, Kootenai County for Ron Paul; and Rick Santorum by Jim Hightower, local businessman.

The Panhandle Pachyderm Club is an official Republican group patterned after civic clubs with programs centered around government and politics. Their meetings are open to all Republicans and the general public.

Pachyderm clubs, as an organization, do not endorse issues or candidates in a contested primary election.