With the departure of President Tim White and a nationwide search for a replacement, I think it's high time for the State Board of Education to take a look at the track record of some other high-ranking UI executives. I'm talking, of course, about Vice President of Finance and Administration Lloyd Mues. When news broke this spring that the Life on Wheels RV event was moving to Lewiston, many in our community raised an eyebrow. Mues was at the forefront of that issue, claiming it was simply a "contract discrepancy" and that there was no falling out of any kind. That "discrepancy" cost the Moscow economy an estimated $500,000 and the chance for the event to return to Moscow in the future. I accepted the fact that sometimes mistakes happen and that maybe Mues wasn't entirely to blame. Imagine my surprise then when I picked up the Daily News last Monday only to find another front page story involving the esteemed administrator/Henry "Digger" Johnston, Moscow-Pullman Daily News. More here.

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