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OPINION: Just like everyone else, Idaho’s Attorney General must comply with the law
Three years ago, I joined five other former Idaho Attorneys General in describing that important position as “the …
LEVY: Support kids in lean times
I would like to thank the voters of Coeur d'Alene for their continued support of School District 271.
LEVY: Families are cutting, too
To Hazel Bauman regarding the Coeur d'Alene levy, here are our facts: We are cutting our budgets just to feed our kids but you aren't willing to find ways to cut your budget? At what point will the school districts…
LEVY: Fill in bottomless pit
We've paid our dues when our children were in school. We don't mind paying "our fair share" now but District 271 is out of control. They just keep digging and digging but the pocket has a hole in it. Last year what…
SCHOOLS: Hear what people say
We have heard from the teachers and the politicians. Let us hear from the parents and the students.
REFORM: Request from local student
Dear Mr. Luna, I am a seventh-grade student at Canfield Middle School in Coeur d'Alene. During class the other day, my teacher was talking about the bill you are trying to pass. I think there are some major issues …
TAX: Charge more for tobacco
As our legislators face decisions to make deep cuts to our state's budget that will affect programs that benefit us all, there will be a proposal to increase the tax on cigarettes by approximately $1.25 per pack an…
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).