It’s not surprising that Christa Hazel’s friend Nicole Olson is publicly calling Trustee Regan "racist." What IS surprising is that she didn’t wait until the eve of the election, like Christa Hazel did two years ago when she tried to brand trustees Hamilton and Seymour as Aryans in the media. Let’s hope Nicole doesn’t wait a year and a half to "apologize" like Christa Hazel when she last interviewed for the Zone 1 trustee appointment.

And what's with the Press and the "Balance" PAC hijacking the candidates’ names — linking them to the Balance opposition website if you clicked on Brent Regan's name or Ann Seddon's name — on the Press's website? That's both unethical and again, not surprising.

It is interesting to observe that though Christa professes to be a "conservative Republican" she is running against a Tea Party conservative Republican in Brent Regan. Why is that? Furthermore, she is on the Balance slate along with liberal Democrat Tom Hearn and "former" Democrat, now "independent" Dave Eubanks. Is running a "Republican, Democrat and Independent" how they came up with the name "Balance?" How honest is that?

KEN MAYO

Coeur d'Alene