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In 1981, Coeur d’Alene Kiwanians spruced up the rundown City Park walkway. Project participants included (from left) Kiwanis President Dave Chapman, parks and rec director Red Halpern, project chairman Bill Dahlberg, and parks supervisor Doug Eastwood.

In 1981, Coeur d’Alene Kiwanians spruced up the rundown City Park walkway. Project participants included (from left) Kiwanis President Dave Chapman, parks and rec director Red Halpern, project chairman Bill Dahlberg, and parks supervisor Doug Eastwood.

September 20, 2026

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September 20, 2026 1 a.m.

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‘Anyone who wants to cheat can do so with virtually no fear of being discovered’

The number of dead people who vote in Coeur d’Alene is nowhere near as high as the regular turnout of the Dearly Departed in Chicago. But a few denizens of Forest Cemetery have cast ballots in a Coeur d’Alene election, if in name only. Former Coeur d’Alene Press editor Doug Clark can confirm this.