Idaho's Hindu God statue to be replaced by statue of bacteria on Friday

THE COEUR D' ALENE PRESS
By Tom Hasslinger

Ed Haglund stands by an 9-foot-tall metal sculpture of stalked ciliate bacteria

IDAHO -- At 8 a.m. Friday, Ganesha will come down. The five-foot statue of the Hindu God, who earned some criticism for its apparently un-American and un-Christian ways, will leave its spot on the corner of Sixth Street and Sherman Avenue and head to an art studio in Spokane. It its place will be a 7-foot statue called "Art and Soul." It's a creation by local artist Jason Sanchez, and one could describe the futuristic machine as something that stepped out of a Terminator movie. Some people will love it, others won't. [link]