OPINION: The Open Primaries Initiative will protect public school sports programs
Having grown up in a small farming community, I can attest that public schools are the heart and soul of most communities in Idaho. Local folks of every political stripe show up in droves for school activities — football, baseball, basketball, soccer, track, school plays, marching bands, Future Farmers and everything else our local schools offer.
When my Valley Vikings from Eden and Hazelton (east end of Jerome County) were competing with teams from other communities in the late 1950s, the bleachers were packed with fans from both sides. The same thing happens to this very day. Public school activities of every sort bring communities together, give them a common identity and enrich their lives. It all depends on a healthy, adequately-financed public school system — a “uniform and thorough” system, as mandated by the Idaho Constitution.
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