Schools should prepare for next year's budget now
With one exception, all school districts in our readership area have had their budgets, adopted, and are on to another year of educating young people. More...
Large and enthusiastic crowds greeted those who marched in the Memorial Day parades last week. The responses from the public in the parades we covered in three communities were better than it has been in years. More...
State aid and the public's ability to pay cannot keep pace with new school spending
Dear Editor: The price of gasoline is over four dollars a gallon, food items are all going up and there isn't a thing we can do about it. But the blockbuster expense, our local school tax is also going up, and we can do something about that. More...