Coeur d'Alene News

“Myself and the rest of Kootenai County - it's like we all won the lottery when he decided to move to Coeur d'Alene, and then to stay”

Tony Stewart, a longtime champion of human rights, a college instructor and public-television host, is stepping down after 38 years at North Idaho College. via The Spokesman-Review

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“I wish to use this public venue to say goodbye and thank you.”

A longtime human rights champion in North Idaho is announcing his retirement this week. via KIVI

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COEUR D'ALENE -- Two people are recovering from a small plane crash at Pappy Boyington Field / Coeur d'Alene Airport Monday night. via KXLY

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“We had more trouble yesterday”

Half of Kootenai County Sheriff Rocky Watson's new house is anchored on Lake Coeur d'Alene, waiting until Cougar Bay fills with more water so the log cabin can be moved to shore. via The Spokesman-Review

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“Coeur is now confident the environmental review process can be completed in 2008, allowing Kensington to be brought into production in 2009.”

Coeur Alaska Announces U.S. Forest Service Decision to Complete Environmental Assessment for Kensington Gold Mine Modified Plan of Operations Comtex COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, May 09, 2008 ----Coeur d'Alene Mines ... via Fox News

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Across the state college students are turning into college graduates. Graduation ceremonies at University of Idaho locations began last week and continue for the next couple of days. via KIFI Idaho Falls

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“I'm trying to preserve as much Idaho history as I can ... because every time I read an obituary of an old-timer, my heart aches because I think, 'Well, there goes a lot of Idaho history.'”

Louise Shadduck of Coeur d'Alene, a newspaper reporter who became the first woman in the nation to serve in at a state cabinet post, died Sunday at 92. via The Associated Press

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“We are blind to some of the simplest solutions”

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho -- One highly effective way to reduce electricity use is to hang laundry on an outdoor clothesline, instead of using a dryer, Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said Monday. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho - One of the oldest cabins on the shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene will soon float to a new location. via KHQ-TV Spokane

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“They should translate it into English and see how fast they get changed”

The term "squaw" is slowly being eliminated from geographical sites in the United States at the urging of American Indians who consider it derogatory to women. via Daily India

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