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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 ...
Letters to the Editor — Jan 25, 2023
Letter: Post-Roe era Editor, Fifty years, 65 million reported abortions, according to the Guttmacher Institute. Jan. 22 marked 50 years of legalized abortion. It seems surreal to think ...
GUEST OPINION: Where are you headed? Any goals for 2023?
By Elisa Claassen We have been wading into a new year, possibly a bit cautiously after the years of 2020- 2022. People with big smiles put up their new calendars and Facebook posts ...
GUEST OPINION: Nooksack River adjudication ‘essential to solving water problems’
By Jim Hansen I support full funding in the state budget for the Nooksack watershed adjudication scheduled to begin this summer. Adjudication will play a central role in resolving many ...
GUEST OPINION: For flood victims, questions remain
By Judy Heinrichs You may wonder why another article about flooding. It’s been a forgotten event for many people, but not for the ones who lived through it. How would you feel when ...
GUEST OPINION: Christian Health Care Center needs help
By Joel G. Kok With catastrophic staffing challenges in long-term care, community help is needed. Christian Health Care Center is a faith-based, nonprofit organization with a long history ...
Letters to the Editor — Jan 11, 2023
Letter: Understanding museum’s origins Editor, I recently read the article about the Lynden Pioneer Museum with interest. We would like to remind everyone that over the last 47 years ...
GUEST OPINION: Ferndale in 2023 and Beyond: A Bridge to the Future
By Greg Hansen Recently, I stood at the Thornton Overpass construction site, watching in awe as massive cranes carefully lifted girders the size of a city block and placed them on pillars ...