Award-Winning Author Kenneth Burr to Bring New Memoir to Village Books in Bellingham Kenneth Burr, author of Taillights on the Road to Healing, is set to appear at Village Books in Bellingham on Sept. 20. Burr’s new memoir explores trauma, faith, sexuality, family and healing through the cars and road trips that marked different chapters of his life. Photo courtesy of Kenneth Burr. Graphic by Bellingham Metro News.

Kenneth Burr, author of Taillights on the Road to Healing, is set to appear at Village Books in Bellingham on Sept. 20. Burr’s new memoir explores trauma, faith, sexuality, family and healing through the cars and road trips that marked different chapters of his life. Photo courtesy of Kenneth Burr. Graphic by Bellingham Metro News.

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Award-Winning Author Kenneth Burr to Bring New Memoir to Village Books in Bellingham

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Award-winning author Kenneth Burr will bring his memoir, Taillights on the Road to Healing, to Village Books...

Lynden High School Adds New Fencing, Automatic Gate as Part of Campus Access Changes New black metal fencing lines the west side of Lynden High School near the Vinup Road entrance as part of the school’s updated access-control measures. Photo by Bellingham Metro News.

New black metal fencing lines the west side of Lynden High School near the Vinup Road entrance as part of the school’s updated access-control measures. Photo by Bellingham Metro News.

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