Harassment of local officials on the rise: 'Lawful, but awful'

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Harassment of local officials on the rise: 'Lawful, but awful'
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Beth Smith was surprised by the vitriol and toxicity she's faced since she joined the Washoe County School Board.

Reno , Nevada — When Beth Smith joined the Washoe County School Board, she expected rigorous debate. But she didn't anticipate a level of vitriol and toxicity more commonly associated with higher office in Washington, rather than her city in Nevada .

In 2022, a county clerk in Erie, Pennsylvania, reported that an unknown individual threw a partial pipe bomb into her family's house as they slept, along with a message saying the next pipe bomb would be live, according to local reports. Earlier this year, a Texas mayor received a threatening package containing a noose and a note that read, 'get out of the race now.

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