Sara Meyer: The emergence of Balance North Idaho must have made an impact on the Reagan Republicans this week. We had one of their members try to hijack our FB page, nasty comments from that member on the Press, the mention of "balance" in Jeff Wards "newsletter" and now the comment from 57chevy. It’s been quite a week. :) The purpose of BNI is to find out more about the candidate as a person and less about their party affiliation. You can read more about BNI on our webpage. I personally believe that when you sit down and actually talk with someone about their views, you learn a great deal. This can also produce a healthy debate, which is essential in an organization that represents many different views. I prefer to know something about someone before I label them, but that's just me.

DFO: You can make a Regan Republican groupie angry by following these Facebook pages: Balance North Idaho or Citizens for a Positive Coeur d'Alene or Coeur d'Alene Education Partnership.

Question: What role do you see Balance and other new education groups playing in the 2013 Coeur d'Alene School Board elections?

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