SAYLER: Ideal for dynamic city

George Sayler is running for Coeur d'Alene City Council and if ever there was an individual more suited to represent everyone in the city I don't know who it is. He has been accused of being "establishment' and if that means having lived in this community for 40 years and raising his family here, then he is established. As a retired educator, highly thought of by former students, he has established a good reputation. He is a board member of both the Tubbs Hill Foundation and the Coeur d'Alene Audubon Society, established protectors of our natural world.

George will be a rational and reasonable voice guiding our community through needed changes. He does not have a personal agenda. That he cares about the people of our city and wants to work for their best interests by doing so through public service is a credit to his character. He has the courage to speak out in defense of a respectable salary for the hard-working public employees, our community's middle class, despite knowing he'd be criticized by the local negative nags.

I have observed traffic congestion on Front Street as vehicles jockey to get to the boat ramp and I recently witnessed a carload of obviously intoxicated individuals shouting epithets at anyone who came close. It is time for some changes to McEuen Field that benefit both local residents and visitors. I trust George will make wise decisions about McEuen.

Please DO elect George Sayler to the Coeur d'Alene City Council.

JANET CALLEN

Coeur d'Alene