Tuesday, November 10, 2026

For the 'polio kids'

Retired longtime school teacher Dave Eubanks of Rathdrum has released his first book, "The Coonskin Kids: Davy Crockett, Rock 'n' Roll and the Devil's Disease," which he dedicated to the 400,000 or so kids who survived polio and to the 58,815 who didn't.
DEVIN WEEKS/Press

by DEVIN WEEKS
Staff Writer | March 1, 2023 1:08 AM

An encounter with a boy on the playground has been in Dave Eubanks’ mind for nearly 70 years....

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