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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...

Erin B.
Mar 11, 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,...

Erin B.
Mar 10, 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...

Erin B.
Mar 9, 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...

Erin B.
Mar 8, 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,...

Erin B.
Mar 6, 2023


Kootenai Classical Academy Now Accepting Enrollment Applications
Application deadline is March 24 so apply for enrollment today!

Erin B.
Mar 4, 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...

Guest Author
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 27, 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...

Erin B.
Feb 22, 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,...

Erin B.
Feb 20, 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...

Erin B.
Feb 17, 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 15, 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,...

Erin B.
Feb 13, 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 9, 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...

Erin B.
Feb 8, 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...

Erin B.
Feb 7, 2023


Kootenai County Legislative Town Hall This Saturday 2/4
This week has been extremely light in meetings - including the world's fastest KCBOCC Business meeting EVER - so there hasn't been much...

Erin B.
Jan 30, 2023


Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 1/30
A weekly snapshot of meetings throughout the county that could affect our daily lives. These include city council, county commissioner,...

Erin B.
Jan 30, 2023


Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 1/23
A weekly snapshot of meetings throughout the county that could affect our daily lives. These include city council, county commissioner,...

Erin B.
Jan 23, 2023


NIC Board Meeting Recap 1/18
The North Idaho College Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, January 18 went exactly as it should: uneventful, straight to the point,...

Erin B.
Jan 19, 2023
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