Megan Moser

USD 383 school board member Katie Allen at this week’s meeting said she has been the victim of bullying in the weeks since she made a controversial Facebook post. In a 13-minute speech Wednesday night during commissioner comments, she talked about components of bullying and how to counteract it. Though she previously apologized, she also [...]

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Shopping carts of belongings abandoned on the street. Tents pitched on trails and in tunnels. Liquor bottles left on park tables. More people facing homelessness are coming to Manhattan, some local officials say, but when they get here they may face higher housing costs and find that they don’t qualify for services. That can leave [...]

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A USD 383 school board member is suing her former employer, the state department of education, in federal court for forcing her to resign, saying it was a violation of her First Amendment right to free speech. Katie Allen, who is on the Manhattan-Ogden Board of Education, drew criticism earlier this month after commenting “well [...]

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