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 schools. Property taxes ought to be controlled. That’s why I would urge a Yes vote for the Post Falls levy.

Legals for March, 4 2023

Judge orders NIC to reinstate Swayne to president's office

A Kootenai County judge has ordered North Idaho College to immediately reinstate Nick Swayne as active president of the college while his lawsuit is resolved.

EDITORIAL: Clearing up a stream of NIC sludge

What NIC property can - and can't - be used for.

Dale Lavigne, 91

Dale Benedict Lavigne, 91, of Osburn, Idaho, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather passed away Feb. 25, 2023, in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Dale was born April 29, 1931, in Kellogg, Idaho, to Emma (Sala) and Ben Lavigne.

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 dollars to follow the student, died in the Senate on Monday. In March, parents are being asked to give up their remaining ability to hold the district administrators accountable by voting to approve a forever levy.

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 voters will decide whether to support two crucial levy requests.

NIC: Swayne should be reinstated

Last month, Interim NIC President Greg South told Idaho legislators that it’s “premature” to consider that NIC might lose accreditation and maintained that the college is committed to addressing the concerns outlined by the NWCCU.

LIBRARY MATERIALS BILL: Parents, not libraries should be responsible

As an avid reader, grandmother and regular patron of my public library I am appalled at the possibility of House Bill 139 becoming law.

NIC: Community demands change on the board

I’ve had it with the majority of the NIC Board of Trustees.

NIC: Three trustees should resign

North Idaho College has been a positive contributor to our community since 1933.

Legals for March, 3 2023

School officials: Anti-levy efforts are ‘bogus,’ ‘un-American’

Misleading levy materials circulate in Cd’A School District

Coeur d'Alene School District officials are calling out misleading levy information that has been distributed to voters in the district.

NIC gets new legal counsel for lawsuits

North Idaho College has acquired new legal representation for two of the lawsuits it’s currently facing. Attorneys Kelly Drew and Brittney Adams, of the firm Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, will represent the college in separate lawsuits filed against NIC by President Nick Swayne and Coeur d’Alene resident Mike Gridley.

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.

NIC Faculty Assembly censures trustees, college attorney

The North Idaho College Faculty Assembly have issued a resolution of censure against Trustees Greg McKenzie, Todd Banducci and Mike Waggoner, as well as college attorney Art Macomber.

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 up to that line and spit right over it.

House bill reflects troubles at North Idaho College

The Idaho House Education Committee introduced a bill Monday that could change the State Board of Education’s role over community colleges. The bill, presented by Rep. Lori McCann, R-Lewiston, grants the State Board emergency authority over a community college facing accreditation loss. Specifically, the State Board can step in if an accrediting organization threatens to revoke a college’s accreditation, has taken steps to do so, or if the State Board deems a college in danger of losing accreditation due to severe financial crisis.

NIC: What are the motives of those sinking the ship?

A beautiful white ship has been sailing across splendid blue sears for many years. Recently, however, torpedoes have been fired at this magnificent ship. Perhaps the final torpedo is about to sink this ship into an abyss. This final torpedo has a payload of “lost accreditation.” Of course my analogy refers to North Idaho College.

CDA LEVIES: Permanent levy removes voting privilege

Coeur d’Alene School District 271 is asking you to vote for a permanent levy that will be on every future tax bill you receive. Normally a supplemental levy ends and a new one is voted on every few years. The Coeur d’Alene School District mailer advertises, “Locks in amount, so no need to vote on this again!” Please note, it does not say they will not ask for an additional levy on top of securing a permanent one.