Of the Coeur d’Alene 12th-graders surveyed in 2008, nearly 23 percent had smoked pot within the past month – up 6 percentage points from the previous survey in 2006. Ninth-graders’ use also increased/Jody Lawrence-Turner, SR. More here.

• Monday Poll: 45 of 79 (57 percent) of the respondents said college professors and instructors shouldn't foist their personal political opinions on students. 15 of 79 (19 percent) each said they should be able to do so or to do so "only a little."