School Board districts debated amid calls for equal populations
Voting district maps shown by Yarnall aim to keep population balance across five districts with District 5 covering Venice and Englewood areas. Board members prefer aligned county and school lines but caution against altering neighborhood character. Commissioners Anderson and Carlton favor matching lines to reduce voter confusion while Hente questions the need for difference.
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Englewood
Dick Doudna
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Illiterate Grandma Becomes Special Justice of the Peace
A rural piece recounts Grandma Carmichael who acted as a judge without training or election. Community members testified on her porch supervised by a county judge. The governor commissioned her as a special justice, but she could not read the official letter or commission.
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Grandma Carmichael
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Wage talks continue between teachers and officials
The negotiation sessions show progress with classified workers at the table and teachers not backing a full salary schedule overhaul. Spurlin remains positive about movement but notes slow pace and hope for single digit figures in the teachers’ side.
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Spurlin
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