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Congressman Compton White raises the U.S. flag over the almost complete Kootenai Memorial Hospital in 1966. Chairman John Richards of the hospital board holds the flag’s bunting for the flagpole dedication.

Congressman Compton White raises the U.S. flag over the almost complete Kootenai Memorial Hospital in 1966. Chairman John Richards of the hospital board holds the flag’s bunting for the flagpole dedication.

June 14, 2026

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Ganesha in Coeur d’Alene
June 14, 2026 1:06 a.m.

Ganesha in Coeur d’Alene

Art or an affront?

Four arms and an elephant head once drove this town bonkers. On June 10, 2011, the launch of Coeur d’Alene’s ArtCurrents program, including the unveiling of a 5-foot statue of the Hindu god Ganesha, attracted protesters and counter-protesters.