Tyler Street in Longview, Texas (Photo by Paul Anderson) Last week, the Longview News-Journal reported that a group calling itself the Aryan Freedom Network claimed to be planning a rally there in Longview on Sept.
25. City officials at the time told the newspaper they knew of no such event planned for public property, but Longview Police Department spokesman Brandon Thornton said the department had “heard about it, and we are in the process of looking into it. … Even though [the website] says Longview, that doesn’t mean it will be in the city.” Shawn Hara, a spokesman for the city of Longview, issued a statement saying that the city “recognizes and appreciates the diversity of our community,” and while city officials do not support or