New bill seeks to prevent government mask mandates

If passed into law, the new bill would prevent governments in Idaho from implementing mask mandates to fight infectious diseases.

Legals for February, 6 2024

Budget discussion for Cd'A School Board continues today

Special meeting at 4 p.m.

The budget discussion will continue at 4 p.m. today when trustees of the Coeur d'Alene School District hold a workshop at Midtown Meeting Center, 1505 N. Fifth St., Coeur d'Alene.

CLN trustees vote against new insurance

Discussions to continue regarding staffing needs during PF, Athol library closures

Trustees voted down a motion that would have bound the Community Library Network to another insurance provider and brought the district over budget during an emergency meeting Thursday evening at the Post Falls Library.

Bill to arm teachers easily clears House

Rep. Ted Hill faced a barrage of questions Wednesday before the House advanced his bill that would allow school staff to carry guns on the job. Ultimately, the House overwhelmingly supported the bill. Backers argued it would give teachers a chance to protect their classrooms in the minutes before police respond to a school shooting.

OPINION: We are all paying KCRCC's bills

Examining the major stories unfolding at North Idaho College, the Kootenai County Assessor's office, and the Community Library Network reveals a pattern of so-called 'fiscal Conservatives' spiraling out of control.

Legals for February, 2 2024

Damage at Post Falls, Athol libraries could near $1 million

Several months expected to repair weather-related destruction

The catastrophic damage caused by freezing in the Post Falls and Athol Library buildings is estimated to take four to six months to repair. “The total damage could near $1 million," Community Library Library Network Library Director Alexa Eccles said in a Wednesday news release. "It is still too early to say. The total cost estimates for facilities should be back in about a month," she said. "The adjusters are very busy right now with so many claims."

Legals for February, 1 2024

Layoffs, insurance on CLN emergency meeting agenda

Board will meet Thursday at storm-damaged PF Library

Staff layoffs and a reduction in force will be part of the discussion as the Community Library Network holds an emergency meeting at 2:45 p.m. Thursday at the Post Falls Library, 821 N. Spokane St., which has been closed to the public due to winter weather damage and flooding.

NIC BOARD: Goals are to clean up messes they have made

During the public comments section of the Jan. 24 meeting of NIC’s Board of Trustees, a community member asked for certain trustees to stop making inappropriate, derogatory and intimidating remarks to those giving comments to other trustees and to any spectators. That request was immediately followed by an inappropriate, derogatory and intimidating response by one of the trustees. Was that request beyond understanding, or did the trustee simply need to feel more powerful by demoralizing someone?

BANDUCCI: ‘An immature person’

A Jan. 26 Coeur d’Alene Press article again exposed Todd Banducci as an immature person. He recently accused a fellow NIC trustee of being asinine, even calling her a “jackass.” He went on to call other trustees “lunatics” just because he couldn’t get his way. Is this guy 12 years old?

Legals for January, 31 2024

Legals for January, 30 2024

Cd’A School District weighs options to save $6M

Four-day school week among possibilities for addressing projected shortfall

A four-day school week, closing an elementary school, larger class sizes, staff cuts and building budget reductions are among options Coeur d’Alene School District officials will be weighing as they work to right-size a projected $6 million shortfall in the district’s 2025 operating budget.

Considerations when selecting an executor or trustee of your estate

When I meet with clients to set up estate plans, I find that a surprising number of people mistakenly believe that they must name their eldest child in their will or their trust as the person in charge of their estate. Even those who understand that they are not legally required to do this may think they are supposed to nominate their eldest child for this duty. There may have been a time when social norms dictated this outcome, but those days are long past, and today I speak to my clients in detail about who the right type of person is to be left in charge of their estate. Let’s review some of the factors that should be considered.

EDITORIAL: Ban books? Censor bad trustees instead

Library network leadership under subtle but subversive assault

Legals for January, 27 2024

NIC enrollment picture brightening; South contract to end

North Idaho College trustees won’t renew former interim president Greg South’s contract when it ends in June.

Legals for January, 26 2024