SCHOOL LEVIES: Invest in children

After the last levy failure during first voting, it became clear how many transplants reside here now. Understand, voting no to these levies is, in the long run, failing our most innocent and vulnerable future leaders of this country. A country that is in shambles thanks to the last 30 years of incompetent leaders, as we're forced to vote for the lesser of two evils. If we want decent leadership in the future that will take us back to civilized elections without the nastiness we see these days, I’m afraid our generation is too far gone.

Our only glimmer of hope is investing in our education system to provide what’s necessary for the sake of the children, whom hold the key to get this country back to a well respected power that we may once again feel pride in being a part of its success. Voting no conveys the message to kids that they aren’t worthy of the small investment to provide a decent and safe education. Voting no is cheating society as a whole from producing the best educated, well rounded potential leaders for our community, our country. We can do better. We can be better, but we must do our part to get there. How much money is it costing us to have a derelict government. Is that how we want to continue to waste our money, to ultimate demise? Vote YES, or prepare for more of the same for years to come.

MARCIE GILLESPIE

Coeur d’Alene