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HBO’s INorthwest Roundup — 2/16/09

These buildings on the property of alleged polygamist Shem Johnson are said to be used as school buildings for the children. KATHY PLONKA The Spokesman-Review (Kathy Plonka / The Spokesman-Review)
These buildings on the property of alleged polygamist Shem Johnson are said to be used as school buildings for the children. KATHY PLONKA The Spokesman-Review (Kathy Plonka / The Spokesman-Review)

These buildings on Shem Johnson’s property are said to be school buildings for FLDS children. Johnson, a 40-year-old Bonners Ferry businessman who reportedly has four wives, is described in a church publication as the FLDS bishop “south of the 49th parallel.” The polygamist group in Boundary County is said to be growing. SR story by Bill Morlin here. (Kathy Plonka/Spokesman-Review)



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