Opinion
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REFORM: Out of touch
I can't be quiet any longer about the legislation that Tom Luna is trying to pull over our heads! Are you aware that he has NEVER been a teacher, principal or superintendent? What does he know about education? He g…
LEVY: Former sups endorse it
Coeur d' Alene is a special place. It's one where we as citizens have over the years shown our support for our local schools, parks, public art and music. As a community we have come to expect our students to perfo…
REFORM: Step in right direction
There have been a number of excellent letters to the editor lately commenting on the bills to revise education (commonly referred to as The Luna Plan) in which Superintendent Luna, Gov. Butch Otter, Sen. John Goedd…
MEETING: Raul preached to choir
I attended a packed room for the Congressman Raul Labrador's Townhall Meeting at the Eagles Lodge in Coeur d'Alene and I have to say I wasn't all that impressed.
SWIM: Rude and unwelcoming
My grandchildren were three of the 356 swimmers that competed in the 2011 Inland Empire Championship swim meet held at the Kroc Center pool last weekend.
FUNDING: Stop cuts, raise taxes
Representatives at the Capitol,
WARMING: Where is the truth?
Now that "Cliff Harris Bashing" has become a fashionable cottage industry in our community, one has no choice but to ask: "Who is telling the truth?" Since neither side of the debate has made claims that they are i…
SWIM: Disaster at Kroc Center
The Coeur d'Alene Area Swim Team (CAST) hosted a swim meet last weekend at the Kroc Center. Usually it's a source of great pride when the local team gets to host a meet. It's a chance to invite other teams from acr…
REFORM: Not proven by research
The State Department of Education has spent thousands of dollars to train educators all over the state for the past seven years to use a program called Results to Intervention (RTI).
BUDGET: Wars are killing us
I realize that the states, including Idaho, are short of revenue. And of course so is the Federal government. Yet I don't like the ideas for bringing down the debt such as cancelling kindergarten and ending the sup…
Vote 'yes,' Post Falls
Leadership of the Post Falls School District had a goal.
LEVY: Some good - and bad
Regarding the March 8th M & O Levy for the schools, the election practice seems to have improved. Now the entire public is made aware of these levies prior to the vote. Not just those involved within the schools di…
LEVY: Cd'A leadership lacking
I've been waiting for facts to support the District 271 levy. None were forthcoming from our educators, but Jim Ballew gave us the truth with numbers in My Turn on Friday, Feb 25. I will vote against the levies and…
LEVY: Schedule looks suspicious
Isn't it convenient that the District 271 levy vote and kindergarten registration for that district occur on the same day? Parents, who would have proof of residency and identification on them already, could be inf…
LETTER: Politics in education
As I was reading the "Readers Write" section of the Feb. 18 paper I was struck by the statements of Michelle Lippert. I found her article quite enlightening, not due solely to the content but because she chose to n…