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3 stories matching interrupt

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  1. The End of the Classroom Phone Call

    Teachers, exhausted by dozens of daily interruptions from parents, ban non-emergency telephone calls to students during school hours.

    Nov 1, 1917The Kennewick Courier-ReporterWashington school, Kennewick, Benton CountyCity Hall

  2. A Musical Interruption in Hover

    An account of a brief performance by two Black entertainers at a local schoolhouse, filtered through the era's jarring racial language.

    Nov 12, 1914The Kennewick Courier-ReporterKennewick, Benton CountyStrange But True

  3. The Secret Courthouse Bond Deal Benton County Tried to Ram Through

    Commissioners Clements and McNeill authorized $125,000 in bonds for a Prosser courthouse after a closed-door plan their own lawyer admitted was designed to keep taxpayers in the dark. A Kennewick lawsuit put the deal before Judge Grady.

    Dec 14, 1916The Kennewick Courier-ReporterBenton County Courthouse, ProsserCity Hall · Scandal

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