AM Headlines — 6.30.09

“Just about everyone who’s lived in North Idaho for a few decades has enjoyed floating the North Fork of the Coeur d’Alene River. It’s river rafting without the rapids or need for a guide. On a hot summer day you can find literally thousands of people in all manner of devices that inflate and later in the season you can enjoy the solitude of far fewer floaters. An informal survey of license plates on the cars and trucks parked alongside the Old River Road tells the tale … it’s a local favorite pastime”/Councilwoman KerriT, OnLocation North Idaho .

• Idaho Records /Sherry Adkins, SR
• Near 90s temperatures ahead for Fourth of July /Alecia Warren, Press
• Bonner County police blogger /SR
• 1 dead, 1 injured after struck by trains in North Idaho /Jody Lawrence-Turner; ISP report on fatality here
• Otter: Idaho is weathering the storm /Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise
• When health insurance is priced out of reach /Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise
• Laid-off Mac user? You’re out of luck /Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise
• Daye selection draws criticism /Detroit Free Press
• 2 managers buy Century publishing firm to keep it from closing /Brian Walker, Press

Question: When did you last float the North Fork of the Coeur d’Alene River?