REPUBLICAN
Candidate Name:
R. J. "Dick" Harwood
Candidate Mailing Address:
81527 Hwy 3 South
Saint Maries ID 83861
Political Party (If partisan race): Republican
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Candidate Name:
C.J. Rose
Candidate Mailing Address:
POB 550 / Spirit Lake 83869
Email: rosehips@imbris.net
Website:
www.imbris.net/~rosehips
Political Party (If partisan race): Democratic
Years of Residence in Jurisdiction: 27 and one half
Describe your educational background (including degrees, certifications and life experiences):
High School in Rio de Janeiro, father with US Aid for International Development
Bennington College, Vermont
New York University, Washington Square, B.A. Psychology 1969
California State University, San Francisco, M.A. Education of the Exceptional Child 1972
California State University, Los Angeles, 44 graduate credits in Family Counseling and School Psychology
Describe your community involvement (including civic groups, appointed/elected positions and dates):
Successful door-to-door campaign to raise awareness among Spirit Lake residents who considered welcoming a plant which would transport toxic PCBs to our region and store them here indefinitely. Now sing alto with Project Joy Senior Serenaders, in and around Spokane, performing in assisted living facilities and retirement communities .
Describe your employment history for the past 10 years including dates:
In the decade between 1992 and 2002, I was self-employed as a writer and publisher, national keynote speaker at several national symposia on symbolism, performing regularly at the Gardenia Center in Sandpoint, including a series of one-woman shows in which senior wisdom wins the day. I’ve appeared in the Storytelling Tent for the Festival at Sandpoint, told stories to groups of children for the Young Authors' Conference sponsored by the Lakeland School District, and performed classic folk tales at the East Bonner County Free Library District, where I was hired as “scholar” to facilitate a national discussion series called Not for Children Only.
December 2001 to December 2002: Instructional Assistant, North Idaho College
February 2003: Office Supervisor for Borders Books and Music in Coeur d’Alene
December 2004: hired by Robert Wood Johnson Planning Grant called North Idaho Linkages Caring for Older Adults
Since April 2006, I’ve been retired, writing full-time.
What are your three priority issues and why:
1. Education
It is in our best interest that we vitalize public education for everyone. Too many of our schools are overcrowded and in poor condition. Too many of our schools are forced to set up classrooms in trailers in order to accommodate rapidly rising enrollments. Too many of our schools also need extensive repair or replacement. I will actively support legislation that will help school districts reduce their class sizes and finance school repair, construction and modernization projects at local prevailing wages.
If my face looks familiar to you, it may be because I convened town hall meetings and focus groups in the five northern counties to get agencies, providers and seniors to work together to improve quality and accessibility to health care and support services, and this remains one of my passions.
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Making the System Work for Individuals
Workers' real wages are falling and family incomes are flat. The manufacturing jobs have been hardest hit but other sectors such as telecommunications, information technology, logging and construction have sustained major blows as well. The minimum wage is at the lowest level in real-dollar terms since 1955 and inflation continues to erode that value.
The problem is not just lost jobs - the jobs being created are not as good; many of them have no provision for a pension or health insurance. I will support an increase in the minimum wage to a living wage, and legislation that offers incentives to employers who provide full-time employees with health insurance and a pension.
Tell me your priorities so I can represent you faithfully in District Two!
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