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PRESS ENDORSEMENTS: Voters, don't buy what ideologues are peddling

| May 2, 2021 1:00 AM

Thanks to extremists within the local Republican Party, candidates on the May 18 ballot are being vetted based on party loyalty rather than the ideals usually associated with nonpartisan elections: qualifications to serve and commitment to the community and the entity or agency they’re hoping to help guide.

With a hefty war chest, the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee is backing people based largely on political and social matters the candidates will never face as members of these boards...

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