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EXPLAINING HISTORY AS WELL AS MAKING IT – U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Arlington, reflected on the need to pass the 1965 Voting Rights Act while discussing his America Votes Act of 2017, which he recently introduced. – Photo by Don Coyote
La Conner High government students tuned out reality TV for an hour-long segment of real politics Friday morning.
U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Arlington, came to campus to address voting rights, adding a lawmaker’s perspective to a unit taught by social studies teacher Erin Lisser.
“He’s here,” Lisser quipped, “to tell us if it’s really like House of Cards,” citing the popular political drama television series.
Larsen indeed did some shuffling during his La Conner appearance to cover a broad range of topics raised during a question-and-answer session with students that followed his formal presenta...
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