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• Racism, here? Denial convenient, misguided

  June 3, 2011 in City on Page A5 Remember the KKK snowman? In December, a Hayden Lake doofus built a 10-foot, pointy-hooded snowman holding a noose in his front yard. Hilarious. Idaho made the news again. 3

• Event will observe Human Rights Day

  December 1, 2010 in Idaho on Page A7 The Human Rights Education Institute in Coeur d’Alene will celebrate International Human Rights Day on Dec. 10.

• Clark: Hate-mongers’ primary victims all in the family

  October 7, 2010 in City on Page A5 The Westboro Baptist Church has put the area on notice that they will soon grace us with another hate-soaked visit. This is like cockroaches tipping off a homeowner about an … 10

• Human rights educator Rachel Dolezal resigns

  July 28, 2010 in City on Page A7 The education director of the Human Rights Education Institute in Coeur d’Alene has resigned, citing “issues of fairness and equity” after she was passed over for the institute’s top job. … 2

• Unfurling banners of racial tolerance

  June 22, 2010 in City on Page A1 Human rights activists in Coeur d’Alene have decided to fight flags with flags. For months, people have been walking into the Human Rights Education Institute in Coeur d’Alene asking what … 8

• Swastika affixed to door of human rights center

  November 20, 2009 in City on Page A7 Employees of the Human Rights Education Institute in Coeur d’Alene arrived at work Thursday morning to discover a swastika sticker on the front door. Director of Operations Donna Cork took … 5

• Swastika pasted on CdA human rights center

  November 19, 2009 in Idaho Employees of the Human Rights Education Institute in Coeur d’Alene arrived at work this morning to discover a swastika sticker on the front door. 4

• Lecturer calls for action

  October 7, 2009 in City on Page A6 A former California congressman who co-chaired the first Earth Day celebration in 1970 said Tuesday that today’s young people need to stand up more for what they believe in. “In …

• Co-chair of first Earth Day calls on youth to act

  October 6, 2009 in Idaho A former California congressman who co-chaired the first Earth Day celebration in 1970 said Tuesday that today’s young people need to stand up more for what they believe in. 1

• Alaskan activist recounts battle to protect land, native ways

  September 23, 2009 in City on Page A5 Dune Lankard was a commercial fisherman in Prince William Sound when the Exxon Valdez spilled millions of gallons of oil in March 1989. A native Athabaskan Eyak of the Eagle … 1

• Human rights lecture series planned

  March 6, 2009 in City on Page A8 The Human Rights Education Institute of Coeur d’Alene will hold a two-year speaker series titled “Fast Forward: Globalization and Human Rights.” The lectures, which will be held in the Lake …

• Camp focuses on human rights

  August 16, 2008 in City on Page B3 Savannah Forno doesn’t look the part of a school shooter. She doesn’t have the black trench coat. She gets good grades. Not to mention she’s a girl.