Idaho teachers bluff on strike threat in Boise assembly
Editorial views the Idaho Education Association delegate meeting as a calculated bluff to pressure funding. It notes a watered down plan to withhold services, a bomb scare ending the session, and argues taxpayers enjoy a strong bargain while salaries lag and few educators risk striking.
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Idaho Education Association
Boise
Idaho
IEA
Bonner County
Bonners Ferry Youth Charged In Death
Richard Ayers an 18 year old Bonners Ferry resident was charged with involuntary manslaughter after a shotgun incident that killed his 17 year old brother Tim Ayers of Bothell Washington at their home near the Bonners Ferry fair grounds. A coroner jury ruled death by negligence in firearm handling. The incident occurred about 9 p m while the family feared a third party entering the home. Richard Ayers allegedly fired the 16 gauge shotgun while closing its action striking Tim Ayers in the chin and neck from about ten feet away. Bond set at 500 dollars and a preliminary hearing scheduled for March 16.
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Richard Ayers
Bonners Ferry
Tim Ayers
Bothell
Wash
West Bonners Ferry
Fairgrounds
Tom
Ernie Irons
Robert Pace
Ralph J. Mills
Magistrate Mills
Bonner County Commissioner Criticizes Slanted County News
Bonner County officials condemned a Sandpoint News Bulletin report after Morgan Monroe quoted Harold Anselmo accusing Deputy Jerry James of an unauthorized promotion to sergeant. Anselmo conceded some quoted words during a Wilcox press conference.
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Bonner County
Harold Anselmo
Sandpoint
The
Bee
Jerry James
Kindergarten Benefit Highlighted At Chamber Meeting
Dr. Heard cited studies and her own research showing clear advantages from one year of kindergarten. She argued that education funding favors higher grades and universities while early years get less, calling the system financially reverse. After her talk, she answered questions from Chamber members and guests interested in Idaho’s education program.
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Heard
The
Chamber of Commerce
Idaho
Rock-button truth questioned in local newspaper dispute
The letter condemns Anselmo and Monroe for political slant in a Wilcox story while defending Wilcox and the Idaho law on county departments. It argues the charges were untrue and calls the journalism irresponsible amid rival party tensions.
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Anselmo
Monroe
Wilcox
Idaho
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