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Coeur d’Alene School Board Recap 3/13/23 with a SECOND Girl Speaking Out Against School District

Erin B.

Mar 14, 2023

Coeur d’Alene School Board Recap 3/13/23 with a SECOND Girl Speaking Out Against School District

First off: It's voting day so GO VOTE! Today is the day where you let the school district know if you approve or disapprove of how they...

Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 3/13

Erin B.

Mar 13, 2023

Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 3/13

A weekly snapshot of meetings throughout the county that could affect our daily lives. These include city council, county commissioner,...

Lakeland Has Solution to CDA School District's Problem

Erin B.

Mar 11, 2023

Lakeland Has Solution to CDA School District's Problem

Over the past few days there has been a flurry of discussion involving the Coeur d'Alene School District. A student has come out against...

INTERVIEW and TRANSCRIPT: Coeur d’Alene High School Student Encounters Male in Girls Restroom

Erin B.

Mar 10, 2023

INTERVIEW and TRANSCRIPT: Coeur d’Alene High School Student Encounters Male in Girls Restroom

Yesterday we brought you the story about a Coeur d’Alene High School student who had an incident where a male used the female bathroom,...

What is really going on in the Coeur d’Alene School District?

Erin B.

Mar 9, 2023

What is really going on in the Coeur d’Alene School District?

This is an extended version of the article that was posted in the print edition of The People's Pen. In March the Coeur d’Alene School...

Girls Are Afraid to Use the School Restroom

Erin B.

Mar 8, 2023

Girls Are Afraid to Use the School Restroom

A mom in the Coeur d'Alene School District has a daughter at Coeur d'Alene High School that just had an incident where a male walked into...

Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 3/6

Erin B.

Mar 6, 2023

Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 3/6

A weekly snapshot of meetings throughout the county that could affect our daily lives. These include city council, county commissioner,...

Kootenai Classical Academy Now Accepting Enrollment Applications

Erin B.

Mar 4, 2023

Kootenai Classical Academy Now Accepting Enrollment Applications

Application deadline is March 24 so apply for enrollment today!

Guest: Former Coeur d'Alene School Trustee Discusses School Levy

Guest Author

Feb 27, 2023

Guest: Former Coeur d'Alene School Trustee Discusses School Levy

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...

Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 2/27

Erin B.

Feb 27, 2023

Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 2/27

A weekly snapshot of meetings throughout the county that could affect our daily lives. These include city council, county commissioner,...

Erin B.

Feb 22, 2023

CDA City Council Recap 2/21/23

Last night was the latest Coeur d’Alene City Council meeting and there were a lot of spicy items on the agenda: Coeur Terre Annexation...

Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 2/20

Erin B.

Feb 20, 2023

Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 2/20

A weekly snapshot of meetings throughout the county that could affect our daily lives. These include city council, county commissioner,...

Kootenai Dems Hosting Symposium Hijacking Democracy 2/25

Erin B.

Feb 17, 2023

Kootenai Dems Hosting Symposium Hijacking Democracy 2/25

The Kootenai County Democrats, yes the Democrats, are having a symposium to talk about the “threat to democracy” in direct response to...

March 14th School Levy: A Common Sense Approach

Guest Author

Feb 16, 2023

March 14th School Levy: A Common Sense Approach

Written by Citizens for Common Sense Education It is amazing to us that we are considering a $25 million dollar levy for the Coeur...

Kootenai County Commissioners Meetings Update

Erin B.

Feb 15, 2023

Kootenai County Commissioners Meetings Update

Kootenai County Commissioners Status Update 2/14 GTN XPress Pipeline Project A local senator has asked for a letter of support from the...

Erin B.

Feb 14, 2023

Coeur d’Alene School Board Recap 2/13

The Coeur d'Alene School Board met for their monthly meeting, now on the second Monday of the month. Here is a link to the agenda and the...

Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 2/13

Erin B.

Feb 13, 2023

Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 2/13

A weekly snapshot of meetings throughout the county that could affect our daily lives. These include city council, county commissioner,...

Coeur d'Alene School District Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Guidelines

Erin B.

Feb 9, 2023

Coeur d'Alene School District Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation Guidelines

Does everyone remember the uproar in the Caldwell School District, where parents found out that the school board was trying to pass...

Erin B.

Feb 8, 2023

Coeur Terre Public Hearing Recap 2/7

The Coeur Terre public hearing took place in front of a large group at the Coeur d’Alene City Council last night. The entire meeting was...

Kootenai Classical Academy Now Accepting Applications!

Erin B.

Feb 7, 2023

Kootenai Classical Academy Now Accepting Applications!

Great news! The newest charter school, Kootenai Classical Academy, is now accepting applications for students K-8! This has been a long...