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4 stories matching friction
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- The Valley Club's Resignation Crisis
Tensions over politics and social friction lead to the abrupt resignation of the club's president.
- Kennewick Valley Farmers Move to Buy Their Irrigation System
After decades of friction, local growers organize an irrigation district to take control of their water supply from a private company.
- A Homefront Demand to Shut the German School
In 1917, a self-appointed 'Vigilance Corps' in Kennewick pressured a local Lutheran pastor to suspend classes, fearing the teaching of the German language during wartime.
- The War Over the Draft
A young member of the I.W.W. is arrested for failing to register for the draft, exposing the intense friction between local authorities and the labor movement during WWI.