Father Dennis Gordon, who opposed an anti-discrimination ordinance, discusses logical approaches in determining the need for one before the Coeur d'Alene City Council Tuesday. The ordinance passed 5 to 1. Coeur d'Alene Press story here. (Coeur d'Alene Press photo: Jerome A. Pollos)

“This is a huge victory,” said Tony Stewart, the Human Rights Task Force on Human Relations member who proposed the ordinance to the city, after the vote came in shortly before midnight Tuesday. “I’m absolutely elated this evening because the Coeur d’Alene City Council did what we’ve been doing for 30 years now — standing up against discrimination”/Tom Hasslinger, Coeur d'Alene Press. More here.

Question: How will this vote affect the nation's view of iconic Coeur d'Alene?