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Letters to the Editor — Feb. 15, 2023
Mail-in voting ‘safest, most efficient method’ Editor, I am writing in response to the recent opinion piece by Doris Smith regarding mail-in voting. During the last presidential ...
Time to stop crooks from scamming jobless benefits
Three years after crooks stole billions in unemployment insurance (UI) funds, federal and state officials are scrambling to retrieve the money which was directed to the jobless and ...
Guest Opinion: School Board applicant explains complaint
The cover story in the Feb. 8 Ferndale Record buried the lead, splashing my name above the fold, but failed to provide readers with the full story on why I filed an ethics complaint ...
GUEST OPINION: Education leaders seek support of Washington’s students
The leaders of Washington’s statewide organizations representing parents and families, teachers, principals, classified school employees, superintendents, school board members, and ...
GUEST OPINION: Mail-in ballots lack security, transparency, integrity
For convenience and democracy, we accepted mail-in balloting in 2011. Then, voting became uncertain and we could not verify it. The will of the people was replaced by entities. When ...
Letters to the Editor — Feb. 8, 2023
Letter: County council, executive ‘are being watched’ Editor, This is a letter I sent to the Whatcom County Council and County Executive Sidhu. I am writing to you regarding council’s ...
GUEST OPINION: Saving money
By Elisa Claassen For the Record Inflation is a strong motivator for me to save money. I can’t change prices but I can do other things if I’m smart. In college, we carpooled. I ...
Letters to the Editor — Feb. 1, 2023
Letter: Operation Christmas Child a success locally Editor, I am writing to thank Lynden-area residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this ...
OUR OPINION: Vegetarian living in a meat-lover’s world
By Sarah McCauley Hello, my name is Sarah and I’m a vegetarian. New to the staff of the Lynden Tribune and Ferndale Record newspapers, and to the city of Lynden. To be fair, I’m ...
GUEST OPINION: Let’s do the hustle
By Elisa Claassen As kids in north Whatcom County in the 1970s, we didn’t exactly have a choice. As school let out, in May at that time, we hopped on school buses to go to the berry ...