Cyber security workshop is Oct. 25

American intelligence agencies have concluded that Iran is behind a recent barrage of network attacks on computers across the Saudi oil industry and U.S. banks. In light of the attacks, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the U.S. risks a "cyber Pearl Harbor."
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Teens offer fresh perspectives

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Supporting tourism

COEUR d'ALENE - Idaho overnight visitors statewide spent more than $1.8 billion in 2008, and in Kootenai County alone, recreation and tourism employs nearly 14 percent of the work force.
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Degree is a 'lifesaving' experience

COEUR d'ALENE - Loretta Galan told her story in shorthand on Facebook recently, when she posted: "U-Idaho Coeur d'Alene changed my life and saved my life."
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New book addresses disabilities

COEUR d'ALENE - When Susan Stuntzner was 19 and injured her spine, there was not much information available to demystify the process of adapting to it.
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Thank you, IB teachers

I am a parent in the Coeur d'Alene School District. My kids attended Lake City High School and participated in IB courses there, and I mourn the passing of that challenging, controversial, thought-provoking program.
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Local first-gen college students use ETS program

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Silver Valley students to experience university life

MOSCOW - It's upward and onward for 12 Silver Valley region students this summer as they prepare for higher education with classes at the University of Idaho and experiences at several universities and museums in Washington, D.C., through the Upward Bound program.
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This little light of mine

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'DancersDrummersDreamers' to perform May 14

COEUR d'ALENE - The University of Idaho's "DancersDrummersDreamers" group will perform at 7 p.m. May 14 in the Lake City High School Auditorium.
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UI, tribes receive $1.1M NSF grant

COEUR d'ALENE - A $1.1 million National Science Foundation grant will bring Science, Technology, Engineering and Math education to underserved American Indian students in the Coeur d'Alene and Spokane tribes.
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Hot plate science

COEUR d'ALENE - Lake City High School chemistry teacher Kevin Haler has gone deeper into the lab than many K-12 teachers dare to venture.
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Basics of bacteria

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Virtual connection

COEUR d'ALENE - For six weeks, four University of Idaho students "virtually" connected with fifth-graders in rural Nantou County, Taiwan, in order to develop strategies for more effective virtual education and to help the children develop English reading fluency.
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They think! They shoot! They score!

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Students strive for perfection at Christmas concert

COEUR d'ALENE - Lake City High School music teacher Tim Sandford is known on the school's campus for his easy, goofy banter with music students.
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Nancy Larsen receives another teaching honor

COEUR d'ALENE - Nancy Larsen is no stranger to receiving honors in education.
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Acing Empathy 501

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Changing the way UI does business

POST FALLS - The University of Idaho is introducing a new program aimed at boosting the state's economic development.
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Jump in!

COEUR d'ALENE - Throughout the summer, Lake Coeur d'Alene is in its default state of utter resplendence: 30,000 shiny blue acres of cool, clean water.
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Redefining what's possible

COEUR dALENE - Twelve North Idaho low-income, high-achieving students went shopping for colleges in California, thanks to a College Access Challenge Grant of $15,252.
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Seeking on-air talent: Divas need not apply

COEUR d'ALENE - Gone are the days when radio personalities like "North Idaho Joe" Paisley could stroll into the booth to deliver three hours of news and entertainment, made possible by an entourage of technicians and an assistant to make the coffee and the phone calls.
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Local student talent to stage music and art festival Saturday

COEUR d'ALENE - Generation-Next rockers hope to raise some cash for potential first-generation Americans seeking higher education through the Educational Talent Search Rock for College Concert, Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Long Ear record store, 2405 N. Fourth St.
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'Hamlet' proves timeless

POST FALLS - More than 70 Seltice Elementary fourth-graders finished off a program on the Elizabethan era and its most renowned spokesperson, William Shakespeare, on Thursday with a Renaissance Faire.
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UI-Cd'A holds commencement

COEUR d'ALENE - The University of Idaho-Coeur d'Alene commencement, held May 9, showcased the leadership and quality of this year's graduates and award recipients.
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A long and winding road to commencement

COEUR d'ALENE - In a perfect world, students finish four-year degrees in four years or less.
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The Full Meal Deal

COEUR d'ALENE - The University of Idaho nutrition and dietetics program in Coeur d'Alene currently boasts a 100 percent job placement rate for its graduates.
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Student takes non-traditional route to med school

COEUR d'ALENE - Tom Croschere will graduate from the University of Idaho-Coeur d'Alene this May, and was recently accepted into the prestigious University of Washington School of Medicine.
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Operation Education

COEUR d'ALENE - Melissa Stroh works from the Idaho State Police Regional Communication Center in Coeur d'Alene, managing operations of 13 dispatchers, covering one third of Idaho.
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The Gift of Literacy:

COEUR d'ALENE - Literacy is a gift that keeps on giving.
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Students compiling vital water quality data

FERNAN LAKE - Everything is relative. That much University of Idaho student Andy Mueller has already confirmed through his research.
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Justice and jurisdiction

MOSCOW - The University of Idaho College of Law will host a distinguished panel of tribal judges to discuss issues of justice and jurisdiction on Friday.
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UI prof targets childhood obesity

COEUR d'ALENE - As a nation the U.S. is not only getting fatter, it's getting fatter at an alarmingly early age. Overweight and obesity in children aged 0 to 5 years is rising for the first time in America's history.
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UI graduate student named Teacher of the Year at Athol Elementary

ATHOL - First-grade teacher and University of Idaho graduate student Sammi Curry has been named Teacher of the Year at Athol Elementary School.
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Tribal economy gets law school boost

While there are 562 federally recognized tribes and at least 35 states with sovereign, tribal nations within their boundaries, there are only a few law schools offering academic programs that address the onion-like layers of federal, state and tribal laws governing Native Americans and their enterprises.
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The butterfly effect

MOSCOW - Chaos theory suggests that one small event can set profound change into motion. It is often called "The Butterfly Effect." The story of a 1982 drug bust in Deary, Idaho, covered by Daily Idahonian reporter Jim Wright, had that kind of impact: Wright's story led to the establishment …
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