Columns
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MY TURN: PF levy needed to keep kids safe in schools
In the current political atmosphere, there seems to be very little agreement. I dare say that there are two issues where all citizens of Kootenai County would find agreement. Our children need to be safe in their …
MY TURN: Our future
This article is to everyone in our community.
OPINION: The forever levy
Our public schools badly need the accountability only competition can provide but the Freedom in Education Act, a bill that would have allowed some education d…
OPINION: Extremist GOP legislators are at it again, attacking our public libraries
The claim that Idaho librarians are dispensing pornography and other harmful materials to kids fell flat last year, but extremist GOP legislators are attacking…
MY TURN: Cd'A School District needs your support
Friends and neighbors, we need to say what paid school officials can’t: The Coeur d’Alene School District needs your support on March 14. On that day, local vo…
MY TURN: State needs to step in at NIC
North Idaho Dysfunctional Board Of Trustees — I have Zoomed in on the last two years of board meetings, Jan. 18 was a ray of sunshine, a glimmer of hope.
OPINION: Courage in the face of doxxing
There is a line between political activism and immoral or criminal behavior. For years, some on the far right of Idaho’s political spectrum have stepped right …
Lights bring funny memory of first time
For those fortunate enough to live in the northern tier of the U.S, Sunday evening provided a spectacular gift from Mother Nature.
School levy FAQs
March 14 is a big day for North Idaho school districts.
The latest with earthquakes
Many of have heard about the disastrous and monster earthquake that struck the border of Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6. The magnitude was a 7.8 and resulted in ne…
Huckleberries
Richard Butler of the Aryan Nations began 1998 with plans to march his goose-steppers through downtown Coeur d’Alene. He ended up raising $35,000 for human rig…
MY TURN: Rare Disease Awareness Month is February
There’s a quote which goes like this: “When you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras.” It means you look for what is normal, not the unusual. This is wh…
MY TURN: Public education — a personal perspective
With all of public education’s complexities what has always been a given is that we could pretty much guarantee every 5- to 18-year-old in our last hundred plu…
MY TURN: Cd'A is under attack
Recently Trustee Banducci whined that it’s hard holding the position and that both he, personally, and his business are suffering because of it. The solution is staring you in the face Toddy. Quit. And take your…
MY TURN: Our public schools
2023 will mark 20 years for me as a local public school educator. I have worked in various positions (classroom teacher, administrator) at three different scho…