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• N. Idaho sheriff candidate defends cross burning

  May 10, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 A white power activist campaigning to be the next Bonner County sheriff hosted a cross burning last week with fellow Ku Klux Klan members and is defending the ceremony as … 24

• N. Idaho sheriff candidate hosts cross burning

  May 9, 2012 in Idaho SANDPOINT — A white power activist campaigning to be the next sheriff of Bonner County hosted a cross burning last week with fellow members of the Idaho Ku Klux Klan. 30

• N. Idaho white supremacist runs for county sheriff

  March 19, 2012 in Idaho SANDPOINT, Idaho — A white supremacist in North Idaho wants to be the next Bonner County sheriff, saying federal overreach motivated him to run for the office. 12

• Girl leaves Aryan past behind

  July 15, 2011 in City on Page A1 Kelty Walker grew up in an isolated trailer house in the woods outside Blanchard, Idaho. “We took five dirt roads to get to the trailer,” she said. “It was out … 9

• Tried and convicted, Steele now has plenty to say

  June 15, 2011 in City on Page A5 Edgar Steele is taking off the muzzle. He’s writing. Talking to the press. Setting the record straight. 7

• Huckleberries: As fortune would have it, they’re basking in presence of children

  May 15, 2011 in City on Page B10 Most of us enjoy reading fortune cookie messages. They’re fun and generic like horoscope predictions. But Coeur d’Alene water superintendent Jim Markley and his wife, Debbie, don’t take the fortunes …

• Near-victim takes devotion to a whole new reality

    May 10, 2011 in City on Page A5 Edgar Steele, former Aryan Nations shyster, was found guilty late last week of hiring some thug to blow his wife, Cyndi, (and her mother) to smithereens. Can’t say I didn’t … 17

• Man says brother victim of setup

  April 27, 2011 in City on Page A6 The man who boasted online about taking part in racist protests of taco trucks in Coeur d’Alene and now faces an illegal weapons charge was the victim of government entrapment, … 1

• Taco truck protester was set up, brother says

  April 26, 2011 The man who boasted online about taking part in racist protests of taco-trucks in Coeur d’Alene and now faces an illegal weapons charge was the victim of government entrapment, his … 22

• Arrested felon posted to racist website

  April 21, 2011 in City on Page A5 A Whitman County man who bragged online about being involved with racist taco-truck protests in Kootenai County was arrested on a federal gun charge Wednesday. Jeremiah Daniel “J.D.” Hop, who … 1

• Felon arrested on gun charge linked to taco stand protests

  April 20, 2011 in City, Idaho The FBI has arrested a Whitman County man on a federal gun charge. Jeremiah Daniel “J.D.” Hop, who describes himself as an anti-race mixing activist on the racist website Vanguard … 10

• Shawn Vestal: Taco can be the way to answer region’s racists

  February 4, 2011 in City on Page A1 Matt Anderson grew up not far from the old Aryan Nations compound. He’s seen all the haters have to offer, but he didn’t necessarily expect them to come out against … 40

• Aryan Nations denies role in downtown bomb placement

  January 23, 2011 in City on Page B7 A leader of the Aryan Nations on Saturday issued a statement denying involvement with a bomb left at Spokane’s Martin Luther King Jr. Unity March on Monday. Morris Gullett, a … 1

• Verner: ‘This is not who we are’

  January 22, 2011 in News, City The Spokane-area community joined this morning to discuss the attempted bombing along the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Unity March on Monday. 7

• Aryan Nations condemns use of terror

  January 22, 2011 in News, City A leader of the Aryan Nations on Saturday issued a statement denying involvement with a bomb left at Spokane’s Martin Luther King Jr. Unity March last week. 11

• Downtown bomb linked to hate crimes

  January 20, 2011 in City on Page A1 The hunt for the person who left the bomb targeting marchers in Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. parade will focus on two aspects: forensics and the region’s violent history with … 92

• Longtime activist joins human rights panel

  January 16, 2011 in Idaho on Page B3 Marshall Mend has seen North Idaho make great strides with human rights, he says. But there’s always more to do.

• Plea in North Idaho pipe bomb case postponed

  September 8, 2010 in City on Page A5 A plea hearing for the hit-man-turned-informant in an alleged North Idaho murder plot was postponed Tuesday because the suspect was reluctant to acknowledge that the pipe bomb he’s accused of … 1

• Leaders mark 10 years since verdict that crippled Aryan Nations

  September 8, 2010 in City on Page A5 On Sept. 7, 2000, a Kootenai County jury rendered a $6.3 million verdict against the Aryan Nations and its leader, Richard Butler. That action bankrupted the racist organization, severely diminishing …

• North Idaho marks 10 years since Aryan Nations verdict

  September 7, 2010 in Idaho Ten years ago, on Sept. 7, 2000, a Kootenai County jury rendered a $6.3 million verdict against the Aryan Nations and its leader, Richard Butler. That action bankrupted the racist … 1

• Informant to plead guilty in Steele case

  September 2, 2010 in City on Page A5 A Sagle man who investigators say was hired by Edgar Steele to kill Steele’s wife and mother-in-law is expected to plead guilty to federal weapons charges next week. Larry A. …

• Steele sent wife card, prosecutors claim

    August 25, 2010 in News on Page A6 A federal prosecutor alleges in court documents that former Aryan Nations lawyer Edgar Steele appears to have violated a no-contact order against his wife, whom he is accused of trying … 1

• Prosecutor: Steele likely violated court order

    August 24, 2010 in Idaho A federal prosecutor alleges in court documents that former Aryan Nations lawyer Edgar Steele appears to have violated a no-contact order with his wife, a woman he is accused of …

• Event set to mark Aryan Nations trial

  August 24, 2010 in Idaho on Page A5 The Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations next month will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the civil trial that bankrupted the Aryan Nations and leader Richard Butler.

• Feds add 3 charges in murder plot case

  July 22, 2010 in City on Page A1 A former lawyer for the Aryan Nations jailed in an alleged murder-for-hire plot is to appear in federal court in Coeur d’Alene next week on three additional charges, including allegations …

• Lawyer in murder plot indicted on 3 new charges

  July 21, 2010 in Idaho, Region A former lawyer for the Aryan Nations jailed in an alleged murder-for-hire plot has been indicted on three additional charges related to jailhouse phone calls and explosives discovered after …

• Arrest puts Edgar Steele back in public eye

  June 20, 2010 in Idaho on Page A1 He called himself “the attorney for the damned,” has gained national attention for his work with high-profile clients and was a coveted speaker in the national racist movement for years. …

• Steele’s quiet years get suddenly noisy

  June 19, 2010 in Idaho He calls himself “the attorney for the damned,” has gained national attention for his work with high-profile clients and was a coveted speaker in the national racist movement for years. …

• North Idaho murder-for-hire case reset

  June 15, 2010 in City on Page A1 The attorney who unsuccessfully defended the Aryan Nations in the landmark 2000 case that bankrupted the racist organization was due to appear Monday in U.S. District Court in Coeur d’Alene … 1

• North Idaho attorney charged in murder-for-hire plot

  June 14, 2010 in Idaho A North Idaho attorney who defended the Aryan Nations and its founder, Richard Butler, is scheduled to appear in federal court today on charges he arranged to have his wife … 7

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