Voting "no" is not against kids

The notion that the NO vote for the high school bond issue was a vote against kids lacks respect of possible voter wisdom, or more importantly, people’s pocketbooks.

In the early 1990’s Cheney school district officials put forth a bond issue to enclose the high school — converting it from California-style buildings to one facility.

I remember well listening to the district presentation in the high school’s Little Theatre and thinking at the conclusion: I hope there’s a Plan B.

When that bond issue failed to receive a 60 percent approval, school district officials initiated small group coffee m...