5 Questions For Greg Rod

Huckleberries : First, can you describe your Coeur d’Alene School Board zone?

Greg Rod: Roughly Coeur d’Alene Airport in Hayden to Coeur d’Alene Public Golf Course and then west to Highway 95. (Bill Hemenway’s open seat … Greg Rod literature here . And: Terri Seymour literature here .)

• Huckleberries: The Reagan Republicans have endorsed (and are working for) your opponent, Terri Seymour . Do you think partisan politics should play a role in a Coeur d’Alene School Board race?
• Greg Rod (Facebook page here) : The partisan politics is only going to create division in our schools and not help our students. We need to find a way to work together and help solve our problems. Some of the greatest things we’ve done as a community has been as a result of collaboration. The coming together to back (Coeur d’Alene police officer) Mike Kralicek when he was seriously injured. We supported Excel Foundation. We came together against the Aryan Nations.
• More below

• Huckleberries: How would you characterize the differences between your opponent and you?
• Greg Rod: I’ve never met my opponent. I haven’t had that pleasure yet. I imagine we have more in common than differences.
• Huckleberries: What do you think of Tom Luna’s public education reforms?
• Greg Rod: As a district, we’re going to have to spend time and effort working through the changes. The changes will bring a lot of fears to the stakeholders. We’ll need to educate the stakeholders to eliminate some of the fear. I don’t personally support what the 2011 Legislature did. But that’s what we’re working with. And we have to move on from there.
• Huckleberries: What surprising things have you seen about this election?
• Greg Rod: I’m surprised about the amount of interest this race has garnered. I’m humbled by the show of support in this race. I look forward to serving for the next four years.
• Coeur d’Alene Press story on this race here.