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Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 5/15
A weekly snapshot of meetings throughout the county that could affect our daily lives. These include city council, county commissioner,...

Erin B.
May 15, 2023
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Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 3/20
A weekly snapshot of meetings throughout the county that could affect our daily lives. These include city council, county commissioner,...

Erin B.
Mar 20, 2023
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Tim Plass Announces Community Library Network Trustee Candidacy
Tim Plass of Rathdrum announced his candidacy this week for the Community Library Network Board of Trustees position. Plass has been a...

Erin B.
Mar 16, 2023
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CDA and Lakeland Schools Levies Fail, Post Falls Levy Passes
Yesterday the people voted to decide whether their school districts deserved taxpayer money. In Kootenai County we saw the highest voter...

Erin B.
Mar 15, 2023
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Coeur d’Alene School Board Recap 3/13/23 with a SECOND Girl Speaking Out Against School District
First off: It's voting day so GO VOTE! Today is the day where you let the school district know if you approve or disapprove of how they...

Erin B.
Mar 14, 2023
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Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 3/13
A weekly snapshot of meetings throughout the county that could affect our daily lives. These include city council, county commissioner,...

Erin B.
Mar 13, 2023
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Lakeland Has Solution to CDA School District's Problem
Over the past few days there has been a flurry of discussion involving the Coeur d'Alene School District. A student has come out against...

Erin B.
Mar 11, 2023
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INTERVIEW and TRANSCRIPT: Coeur d’Alene High School Student Encounters Male in Girls Restroom
Yesterday we brought you the story about a Coeur d’Alene High School student who had an incident where a male used the female bathroom,...

Erin B.
Mar 10, 2023
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What is really going on in the Coeur d’Alene School District?
This is an extended version of the article that was posted in the print edition of The People's Pen. In March the Coeur d’Alene School...

Erin B.
Mar 9, 2023
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Girls Are Afraid to Use the School Restroom
A mom in the Coeur d'Alene School District has a daughter at Coeur d'Alene High School that just had an incident where a male walked into...

Erin B.
Mar 8, 2023
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Guest: Former Coeur d'Alene School Trustee Discusses School Levy
Coeur d’Alene School District 271 is asking you to vote for a permanent levy that will be on every future tax bill you receive. Normally...

Guest Author
Feb 27, 2023
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Coeur d’Alene School Board Recap 2/13
The Coeur d'Alene School Board met for their monthly meeting, now on the second Monday of the month. Here is a link to the agenda and the...

Erin B.
Feb 14, 2023
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Kootenai County Swearing In Ceremony
The newly elected county officials were sworn in this morning to a packed room at the Kootenai County Administration building. The...

Erin B.
Jan 10, 2023
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Guest Opinion: Friends of NIC Fake Suggested Ballot is Treasonous
OPINION: This article may contain commentary which reflects the author's opinion. You are no doubt aware of the political advertising...

Guest Author
Dec 6, 2022
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NIC Board of Trustees Meeting Recap 12/5/22
This board meeting is the first meeting after the November 8 general election. This meeting was supposed to take place on November 16 and...

Erin B.
Dec 6, 2022
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CDA School District Long Range Planning Committee 11/28/22 Recap
The CDA School District Long Range Planning Committee (LPRC) met for the last time in 2022 and the discussion was primarily focused on...

Erin B.
Nov 29, 2022
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Kootenai County Nov. 8 General Election Results
The November 8 general election was a roller coaster of emotions throughout the day, evening, and next morning; the Kootenai County...

Erin B.
Nov 9, 2022
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Kootenai County-Wide Meetings Week of 11/7
A weekly snapshot of meetings throughout the county that could affect our daily lives. These include city council, county commissioner,...

Erin B.
Nov 7, 2022
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What's Happening North Idaho Episode #14
Original air date: November 1, 2022 Join Erin Barnard and Matt Edwards as they explore the world of podcasting under the What's Happening...

Erin B.
Nov 1, 2022
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Kootenai County Spectator Recommended Ballot
I'm doing something crazy, guys, and putting my vote down on "digital" paper and showing the races that were not on the Kootenai County...

Erin B.
Oct 27, 2022
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