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Apples to oranges

When comparing the cost of an education for a student, there really isn’t one magic number By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] LYNDEN — Gas costs an average of $2.60 per gallon, ...

Making a red-colored pledge

By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — When 37-year-old Drug Enforcement Administration agent Enrique Camarena left his office on Feb. 7, 1985, to meet his wife for ...

Healthy Pet wins sustainability award

By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — Ferndale’s Healthy Pet is the highest-rated company in Washington in terms of safety, and it has received some more recognition ...

Oboist with WSO in second concert of season Nov. 20

BELLINGHAM — The Whatcom Symphony Orchestra will be joined by Chicago Symphony principal oboist Alex Klein for this season’s second concert. The concert is on Sunday, Nov. 20, at ...

Making room for progress

Ferndale’s Second Avenue fieldhouse was demolished on Tuesday, making room for some upcoming improvements to the Phillips66 Sports Complex. Pending city council approval, the space ...

A farewell from the Tribune’s sports reporter Headline

I’m thinking back right now to a conversation I had with a family friend last spring about high school sports. He had grown up as a talented athlete in the small eastern Washington ...

Local VW club has a unique bonding with the community

By Ashley Hiruko [email protected] WHATCOM — The name might sound scary. But what this Volkswagen enthusiast car club is doing is anything but alarming. Death by Volkswagen ...

Golden Eagles roll, stay unbeaten

Justice Powell (left photo), Ben Broselle (right) and 3A fourth-ranked Ferndale cruised to a 49-7 Wesco North win over Marysville-Pilchuck on Friday, Sept. 30. (Kendra Cristelli/Courtesy ...

Ferndale nearly hands defending 2A state champs their first NWC loss in more than four years

By Kevin Doucette [email protected] BELLINGHAM — While almost every team in the Northwest Conference would be ecstatic to finish with a draw against the 2A defending state champion ...
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‘Westworld’ shines with big questions

By Brent Lindquist [email protected] HBO’s new series “Westworld” has a narrative hook that I wish I had thought of myself. Late author Michael Crichton was wonderful at ...