A retired secretary who worked at Mountain Home Air Force Base for 22 years is attempting to fly an idea that has never succeeded in Idaho history. “I know,” said Nancy Berto, who formed the Committee to Recall Tom 
Luna. “Not in 121 years. That it’s never been done before keeps us motivated, and they didn’t have Facebook and e-mail back then.” Berto has attended protests against Luna’s three big education reform bills with “Stop the Lunacy” and “Save Our Schools” signs. Despite overwhelming public testimony against the plan backed by Luna and GOP Gov. Butch Otter, two of the three bills are expected to get final legislative approval in the House Tuesday. The third bill is stalled in the Senate/Dan Popkey, Idaho Statesman. More here.
Question: Even if the long-shot recall effort fails, do you think it could be the spark to launch a movement against the lurch to the Far Right by the Idaho Legislature?
D.F. Oliveria is a columnist and blogger for The Spokesman-Review. Huckleberries Online was judged the best 2008 Idaho newspaper blog by the Idaho Press Club. And the best 2007 news blog in the Pacific Northwest by the Society for Professional Journalist. Print Huckleberries is a past winner of the Herb Caen Memorial Column contest by the National Association of Newspaper Columnists. The Readership Institute of Northwestern University cited this blog as a good example of online community journalism.
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