exposure How much liability an insurer takes on when they write an insurance policy. insurance (insur) An arrangement where one party provides financial protection to another party for specific damages or losses. liability A situation where one party is found to be legally responsible for something.
It's a mixed bag. Moscow, Coeur d'Alene, Sandpoint are more liberal. Kellogg/Wallace, Lewiston/Orofino, St. Maries are more conservative. (These are cultural not political attributes; Democrats are still strongest in the most culturally conservative, blue-collar mine/mill towns in Idaho.)
Some rural Oregon and Washington residents, unhappy with liberal policies passed by urban voters, want to secede to conservative Idaho. (Google Earth) Instead of creating a whole new state like most aspiring secessionists, one disgruntled resident is looking for support in joining eastern Oregon and Washington with Idaho.