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Leadership

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Including others when developing solutions is a hallmark of leadership. It was not evident at the March 13th City Council meeting regarding new drug use sanctions.

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Riley reporting on the Pandamonium at the Courthouse

Riley will be liveblogging from the County Auditor’s office

Riley Sweeney, Lynden

Fri Jun 10, 2011

1 min read · 1 comment

Riley Sweeney will be live-blogging from 3-5pm this afternoon from the County Courthouse, giving a blow by blow of what is going on. Check it out on his blog, The Political Junkie

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Riley Sweeney · Lynden

Fri Jun 10, 2011

Just so you guys have an idea of how much traffic flew through this post, my live-blog got 126 hits directed from NWCitizen to my site. Wow, thank you guys for following the liveblog. I’m not sure when I will be able to another live blog (primary night perhaps?) but I will definitely be turning in a full length article on the Dem’s endorsement meeting this Thursday.

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