Gov. Butch Otter was questioned - a lot - about the school-reform proposals when he and Lt. Gov. Brad Little were in Sandpoint, Wallace and Bonners Ferry in recent days, Little said this morning. "Most of the questions were about the public education bill - he took a lot of questions up there."

Responding to questions from reporters, Little also said he fully expects Otter to complete his term as governor. "If he was going to be a short-termer, he wouldn't be making all the tough decisions he's making right now."

Asked about the guns-on-campus bill, Little said he hasn't studied the legislation and reached a final conclusion, but said he's concerned that it may put public colleges and universities at a competitive disadvantage, because the private schools would have more latitude to set their own policies regarding campus issues. "I think it's going to be an issue for 'em," he said. Little said when he was a college student, he often had guns in his room, but "times have changed."
 

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