The city of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, is the county seat of Kootenai County. It is named after the Coeur d'Alene Indians who lived in the area when it was first discovered by French Canadian fur traders. Because of nearby Lake Coeur d'Alene, locals call the city “Lake City” or simply “CDA.”
Regular Blogs
Coeur d'Alene Pedestrian & Bicycle Blog
Consists of articles and discussions regarding bicycling and walking, including safe routes to school, pedestrian access for the disabled, bike safety, and mountain biking.
http://cdapedbike.blogspot.com/
Hosted on the Spokesman-Review site, this blog is written by a long-term columnist at that paper. He posts about news, politics, local goings-on, and commentary about all of those things and more.
http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/hbo/
Political blog which advocates open and transparent politics in Coeur D’Alene since January 2008 posts about transparency versus corruption in local government, political news and commentary, and spearheads various causes, including a recall of the mayor and several councilors.
http://opencda.com/
