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In Washington state, it takes just a few minutes of driving to find a community with radically different values and ways of life.
A 30-minute drive from Bellingham, known as a left-leaning college town, will bring you to Lynden home to just 15,000 people and more than 40 houses of worship in and around the town. Lynden is the only community that I ve had the people say, Hi, on the streets, said Troy Luginbill, director and curator of the Lynden Pioneer Museum. So, ideal small-town America.
The Lynden Pioneer Museum sits on the award-winning Front Street in Lynden.
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Community members gathered in June for a celebration of life for Manuel Ellis, who was killed by Tacoma police in March. In this photo, one of the attendees hangs a flyer with Ellisâ image that says âHappy Fatherâs Day Manny.â Credit: Parker Miles Blohm / KNKX
Police and reformers face off over proposal to ban chokeholds, tear gas and military equipment By
A proposal to impose sweeping restrictions on police tactics and techniques in Washington is highlighting stark differences of opinion between police and reform groups.
That divide was on display Tuesday in the House Public Safety committee during a lengthy, virtual public hearing on an omnibus bill sponsored by Democratic state Rep. Jesse Johnson. His measure, which is co-sponsored by several other Democrats, would ban: