NO ID Episode 26 - Cocaine Salmon
A guy with a baseball bat takes on the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office, and the media treats broken windows like the fall of civilization. Meanwhile, Coeur d'Alene Mayor Dan Gookin discovers that being mayor doesn't necessarily mean getting his way, resulting in a spectacular City Hall meltdown over the police chief appointment. We also mourn the passing of Idaho political royalty, christen a $2.7 billion nuclear-powered sea cucumber, and examine the sacred ritual of extracting more property taxes through school levies. Plus, teachers' unions discover the horror of operating without taxpayer-funded privileges, and scientists confirm that cocaine makes salmon swim faster. Another week of public service, institutional self-importance, and government behaving exactly as advertised.
Timestamps:
(00:00:30) Poker night, Idaho gambling laws, and the glory days of ESPN poker
(00:06:10) Ryan McClintock, the Sheriff's Office windows, and sensationalist reporting
(00:19:00) Mayor Dan Gookin versus Coeur d'Alene's city attorney
(00:30:00) City Hall theatrics, political egos, and the Gookin meltdown
(00:43:00) Listener contributions, hockey rinks, and local updates
(00:57:00) Remembering Idaho's political establishment and the meaning of public service
(01:05:00) The USS Idaho, a $2.7 billion submarine, and taxpayer-funded military hardware
(01:12:00) Property taxes, school levies, and the cost of government
(01:23:00) Idaho's teachers' union and restrictions on taxpayer-funded union activities
(01:29:00) Cocaine-fueled salmon and the next great animal disaster movie
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