Word on the street - Feb. 11, 2010

Monday is President’s Day. Who’s your favorite?

Verna Stephenson, LaCrosse

“JFK.”

Why?

“I just think he did a lot for our country.”

Brian Berntgen, Oakesdale

“I’d have to say my favorite president would be, not George W. Bush, but his dad.”

Why?

“I just like the way he ran things.”

Fritz Soumokil,

St. Helens, Ore.

“I spent 32 years in the Marine Corps, and the best president I served was Reagan. But Nixon took us out of Vietnam, so...”

Jeff McCoskey, Colfax

“I have no favorite president. I never have. They’re all just politicians.”

Shawn Gould, Oakesdale

“I’ve never really paid attention, to tell you the truth.”