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OPINION: Junkyard in the sky?
Your views of the havens at night might be interrupted by non-heavenly objects passing by your binoculars.
FOOD DRIVE: Kudos to Canfield and University of Idaho
Thank you Canfield Middle School students and staff for the hundreds of pounds of fresh produce, dairy and canned goods you provided for Canvas Pantry with your food drive. Thank you, Shelly Johnson from the Univer…
NIC: Shows KCRCC-endorsed candidates are unqualified
Time to summarize for those following NIC’s struggle to survive the ongoing assault by its own chaos creating board members.
CDA SCHOOL LEVY: Vote yes; it’s not perpetual
I support the updated request by the Coeur d’Alene School District. I had concerns over the “perpetual” aspect of the previous levy request. These concerns were heard and addressed. The district is “listening” and …
CDA SCHOOL LEVY: KCRCC campaign not ‘done in good faith’
When Judge Meyer wrote last week that the North Idaho College board’s attempt to terminate Dr. Swayne “was not in good faith,” she might as well have been talking about Brent Reagan and the KCRCC.
CDA SCHOOL LEVY: Vote yes
As a voter who is mindful of fiscal responsibility, I look for value when it comes to deciding which boxes I check when I visit the polls. As such, I am proud to Vote Yes on May 16 as I see it as an opportunity to …
CDA SCHOOL LEVY: Vote yes
Hi my name is Dylan. I am in kindergarten. I think that it is not fair that we wouldn’t have teachers for specials because then we wouldn’t have art, science, music, PE and library. I would miss them very much. I l…
LIBRARY TRUSTEE NETWORK ELECTION: Vote for Meyer and McCrea
Most of us have a special memory from elementary school. One of my memories involves a classroom presentation by Judy Meyer.
RACIAL PROFILING: Saddened by neighborhood response to visitor
I was incredibly disheartened to receive the below email from the secretary of our neighborhood HOA: “Today, May 5, between 3:00 - 3:06 p.m. we had a young black man walking in the middle of the street heading east…
CDA SCHOOL LEVY: Vote yes
Though I no longer have children in Coeur d’Alene’s school district, I still care deeply about our district’s continuing ability to deliver top-notch educational programs. Why? Because the quality of our educationa…
LAKELAND SCHOOL LEVIES: Vote yes
On May 16, you have the opportunity to support your local schools and surrounding community by voting yes. As a renewal of the existing supplemental levy, our continued financial support will have a direct impact b…
SCHOOL FUNDING: ESSER money had ‘curious’ effect
In 2020-2022, the Federal Government distributed $190 billion in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds as part of the CARES act to offset the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Each state rec…
LIBRARY NETWORK ELECTION: Vote for Meyer and McCrea
I am writing to give my enthusiastic support to re-elect Judy Meyer and Regina McCrea to the Community Library Network Board of Trustees.
LIBRARY NETWORK ELECTION: Vote for Meyer and McCrea
Vote May 16 to re-elect trustees Judy Meyer and Regina McCrea to our Community Library Network Board. Thanks to current and previous boards, we have seven incredible community libraries and three bookmobiles. Our l…
LIBRARY NETWORK ELECTION: Vote for Meyer and McCrea
As a Coeur d’Alene resident, I can’t vote for library trustees in the Community Library Network, but I can understand the impact of electing freedom-trouncing people on library services throughout North Idaho. They…
CDA SCHOOL LEVY: Vote yes
A number of years ago, our community members chose to elect me four times to represent them in the Idaho Legislature. My margin of victory rose with each election, and I viewed that as a sign that I had earned thei…