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CARTHAGE, Mo. — Carthage resident Donal Myers celebrated his 105th birthday at the end of March with a gathering at his home that included family, friends and even the mayor.
Over the last 14 months, school boards across the country have received more attention and become more accessible, with meetings and decision-making moved
Conservative Candidates are Stoking Needless Fear about the "Critical Race Theory" Boogeyman in Schools. That's Fake News. A coordinated effort to push an anti-anti-racist agenda is happening all over the country—including Bend and Redmond It seems the entire community is talking about the current school board elections for Bend-La Pine Schools—a strange turn for a May election, which oftentimes is barely a blip on voters' radars. While we have already commented on the disservice rendered to local voters when candidates opt not to engage in the non-partisan forums and interviews...
BEND â Typically, school board races in Central Oregon are a quieter affair than City Council or state Legislature campaigns. The elections are in May, not November, and during odd-numbered years. Turnout is lower, as most people donât get as fired up about whoâs going to be on the school board as much as they do about whoâs going to represent them in Salem. And the race is nominally nonpartisan â no Republican or Democrat identifiers on the ballot. But not in this yearâs race for the Bend-La Pine School Board. The campaign has become politically charged, and thr...