It’s called the rule of law, not the rule of emotions

A lawyer friend once told me that property issues were a surefire money maker for any lawyer. “Kids and dirt,” he said. “Dirt and kids.” Seldom does either side end up 100% happy but the lawyers get paid regardless of the outcome. 

Change is inevitable. Do you hear that as often as I do? That may be, we say to ourselves, but what happens when we don’t like the changes. We’re likely to get cranky and maybe even try to change things back to the way they were before.

If you’ve lived in Bonner County for any time at all, you have come to realize that property disagreements are nothing new — especially when it comes to developers wanting to turn multiple acres of farmland or forest into high-density building sites.