- Draws explicit parallel between KCRCC-endorsed NIC board's dysfunction and the Lakeland board's pattern
- Notes former superintendent Dr. Becky Meyers was not rehired by Lakeland, then hired by Lake Pend Oreille and named 2023 Idaho State Superintendent of the Year

- Documents KCRCC selectively posting individual member votes on social media to publicly shame dissenters
- Describes voting to postpone a Resolution and finding her name posted with "LEFT BEFORE THE VOTE" in capital letters
- Concludes: "they take every opportunity to make dissenters look bad. Free speech? Not so much."

- Identifies chaos at NIC, assessor's office, and CLN as the result of poor-quality "rated and vetted" KCRCC candidates.
- Notes Regan cited ILA — "a data and policy hub for right-of-center organizations" — to support his claims.
- Written before the May 21, 2024 primary election.

- The Coeur d'Alene Press editorial board gave the KCRCC's rating and vetting system a "solid F" in April 2024, directly responding to KCRCC Chairman Brent Regan's April 19 column defending it.
- The editorial cited KCRCC-endorsed NIC trustees Banducci, McKenzie, and Waggoner for pushing the college toward accreditation loss and "fiscally reprehensible spending."
- CLN trustees Ottosen, Plass, and Hanley were cited for "collective belligerence" and "deep-rooted ignorance" in their library duties.
- County Assessor Bela Kovacs was cited for alienating employees, taxpayers, and fellow Republicans.
- The KCRCC voted 151-0 against Christie Wood, Dan Gookin, and Dan English in November 2023 — all three won easily against KCRCC-backed opponents.

- Cites the CLN (Community Library Network) "debacle" as evidence KCRCC recommendations are problematic.
- Argues KCRCC-endorsed candidates "do not deliver" responsible government and cost taxpayers money.

- Notes NIC remains on NWCCU Show Cause status; lawsuits cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands; board hired two outside lawyers neither specializing in education law.
- CLN board violated state law, attempted to reject $42,000 in urban renewal funds (called "fiscally irresponsible").
- Assessor Bela Kovacs's office missed property roll deadlines; employees left citing "toxic work environment" and "incompetence."

- Criticizes Regan's "fact check" column for spreading what Boothe calls "common nonsense"
- Notes KCRCC "succeeded so well in damaging NIC, libraries and various boards of directors in the county"

- Notes KCRCC-endorsed officials fired or suspended two NIC presidents "literally without cause for simply having a different point of view."
- KCRCC "maligned and slandered two successful, longtime library network trustees" for not yielding to "manufactured outrage."
- Documents KCRCC legally challenging other organizations for calling themselves Republicans.

- Argues Regan's columns repeat debunked claims (CRT in schools, drag queens at libraries, CLN obscene books that were never found in any network library)
- States the books KCRCC and CleanBooks4Kids fearmongered "were never found at any of the network libraries. Not one."

- States KCRCC adopted a July 2021 resolution incorporating the John Birch Society; resolution urged those who don't support JBS platform to leave the Idaho Republican Party.
- Documents unlawful anonymous mailer sent to thousands falsely claiming minors were being exposed to pornography by librarians.
- William F. Buckley Jr. denounced the JBS as "far removed from common sense."

- Describes KCRCC as a "juggernaut to humiliate Coeur d'Alene."

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- Names Banducci, McKenzie, Waggoner, and Art Macomber as responsible for NIC turmoil; all KCRCC-supported.
- Written when NIC accreditation was at risk.

- Names Banducci, McKenzie, and Waggoner as responsible for firing NIC presidents MacLennan and Swayne.
- Documents three faculty/student "No Confidence" votes against the three KCRCC-endorsed trustees.
- NIC attorney Art Macomber paid $325/hour; $25,000 paid in December alone.
- Authors call for resignation or recall of Banducci, McKenzie, and Waggoner.

- Describes KCRCC's agenda as to "turn neighbor on neighbor, to destroy unity in our community, destroy public education and defund, disrupt and dismantle our form of government."
- Identifies Brent Regan as "de facto leadership of the NIC board of trustees."
- Characterizes KCRCC-vetted NIC board as "political animals, Christian anarchists" using "deceit, blatant lies, and division."

- Documents KCRCC politicizing non-partisan elections; school board meetings requiring security; city council meetings disrupted.
- NIC "very close to losing its accreditation because of three KCRCC board members vetted specifically for their party purity."
- Asks whether NIC is "a test case by the KCRCC before the same thing happens to our school district and city council."

- Despite public claims of not supporting Dave Reilly, the KCRCC selected him as a delegate to the Idaho Republican Party's July 2022 state convention in Twin Falls.
- Guest opinion authors Sandy Patano and Jack Riggs documented that the KCRCC was effectively paying Reilly through delegate expenses while claiming to distance itself from him.
- Brent Regan's claim that the KCRCC did not "support" Reilly was contradicted by his selection as an official party delegate.

- Documents KCRCC plan to flood Democratic precinct positions with far-right Republicans to gain majority control of the Kootenai County Democratic Central Committee.
- Plan included running David Reilly as chair of the KCDCC, shutting down Democratic operations for two years, and redirecting Democratic donations to Republican candidates.
- Editorial states the scheme "very well could constitute fraud."
- Local Democrats outnumbered by Republicans and unaffiliated voters 8-1 per January 2022 Secretary of State registration data.

- KCRCC publicly claimed "all incumbents" were contacted for their vetting process; at least 7 city council members say they were never contacted.
- Uninvited incumbents: Hayden's Panabaker and DeLange, Post Falls's Wilhelm, Anthony, and Wolfe, CdA's Miller and Evans.
- Linda Wilhelm: "I really didn't expect them to lie and then the Coeur d'Alene Press to print it."
- DeLange: "I can't respond to something I didn't receive. It is misleading and not honest to the public."

- Notes KCRCC adopted resolution urging those who don't agree with their platform to "voluntarily disaffiliate from the Idaho Republican Party."
- References KCRCC's John Birch Society alignment.
- Urges voters to independently research KCRCC-endorsed candidates.

- Notes 58,671 registered Republicans in Kootenai County; KCRCC represents only a small portion of them.
- Describes KCRCC-endorsed candidates as "often unprepared, under-educated, non-involved and only have their name on a ballot to follow Mr. Regan's directions."
- Cites NIC board turmoil as the prime example of what KCRCC endorsements produce.

- Documents KCRCC suing the school district to "expose left-wing activists."
- Written when KCRCC was expanding its vetting and endorsement reach into school board races.