Dear Editor,

During the George W. Bush administration, actor Jon Voight made public statements supporting the War in Iraq, which was somewhat controversial at the time.  Reading an online account about his support on CNN, I was surprised that the authors of that article only mentioned that Voight played a role in the recent movie National Treasure.  What they failed to point out was the irony of Voight's statement in support of the war in Iraq while failing to mention that in 1988 Voight won an Academy Award for his role as a disabled Vietnam War veteran, protesting that war in the movie Coming Home.  At the time I attributed this omission to what might have been the young age of the reporters.

I couldn't help but remember that experience as I read the article in last Thursday's edition of the Enterprise which stated, "Although one can never predict how things may change down the road (both Oneida County and Idaho itself have had periods characterized by iconic Democratic leaders like Frank Church and Cecil Andrus) it is likely,,,"  Since the author of that article chose to include both Oneida County and the state of Idaho, it would have been appropriate to mention the names of John V. Evans, governor from 1977 -1987, and Ralph Harding who served in Congress from 1961 to 1965.  Both of these men were from Oneida County and it seems they should be mentioned in any political discussion about past Oneida County political leaders.  I'm not writing to make a political point today but only asking that the Enterprise staff do some basic research before attempting to write an article intended to inform the local public.

Sincerely,

Lamonte John