Letters to the Editor
Some Facts about the LPOSD Levy
Some Facts about the LPOSD Levy Before we vote on March 12th for the latest LPOSD supplemental Levy, here are some facts about what the bulk of this levy is for. $21 million – […]
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Letters to the Editor
Fact Checking LPOSD’s Levy Claims
Fact Checking LPOSD’s Levy Claims Let’s take a look at what LPOSD claims are some of the reasons it absolutely must have the upcoming $25.4 million supplemental levy. • Enrollments are well above projection, so […]
Letters to the Editor
LPOSD Levy Misleading Information
LPOSD Levy Misleading Information You may have noticed the parade of school related stories in the forefront of the local newspaper over the past several weeks. Could it be promoting the upcoming $25,400,000 levy in […]
Letters to the Editor
The Unbelievably High March 12 Supplemental Levy
The Unbelievably High March 12 Supplemental Levy In January, LPOSD submitted its ballot language for the $25.4 million supplemental levy to the Bonner County Elections Office. The levy asks for $12.7 million a year for […]
Letters to the Editor
LPOSD To Hit Us With TWO Levies
LPOSD To Hit Us With TWO Levies Janice Gore’s recent letters to the editor of the Daily Bee provide a window into what many of us felt when we heard that the Lake Pend Oreille […]
Letters to the Editor
LPOSD Record-High Supplemental Levy
LPOSD Record-High Supplemental Levy Once again LPOSD is running a record-high supplemental levy on March 12th. This one is for $25.4 million – $8.4 million higher than the one two years ago. That’s a whopping […]
Letters to the Editor
LPOSD’s Dire Predictions If Levy Does Not Pass
LPOSD’s Dire Predictions If Levy Does Not Pass LPOSD’s dire prediction for what will happen if their upcoming supplemental levy doesn’t pass looks a lot like the scenario from 2017, 2015, 2013, and every other […]
Letters to the Editor
LPOSD Salary Excesses
LPOSD Salary Excesses If you’re wondering why LPOSD levies are getting higher all the time, it’s mostly the salaries. Superintendent Woodward admits that they make up about 84% of the budget and in the upcoming […]
Bonner County
The Folly Of It All
The Folly Of It All Our culture has entered a stunning paradigm shift. If you told me a year ago that bad behavior behind closed doors would actually be punished, I’d never have believed it. […]
Bonner County
Kate Steinle – She Had Dreams Too
Kate Steinle – She Had Dreams Too by Kathy Rose City Beach was the tranquil setting for a vigil for Kate Steinle: a young life taken; her murderer acquitted. The evening of December 20, 2017 […]