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Open letter urges school district to rehire unvaccinated drivers
An amazing thing happened at Ferndale’s School Board meeting on Oct. 25. The veil was lifted for the board members and administration and all who were gathered, as a record number ...
Letter to the Editor: Oct. 26, 2022
Many people have ‘slipped through the cracks’ Editor, As a retired educator who worked in the Bellingham School District for most of my career, I have met many incredible students ...
Work together, get it done
Already the days are shorter, nights longer as we head to winter months. I’m not ready for it, but for summer again after all the cleanup from the flood. But time stands still for ...
LWV says yes to Proposition 5
The League of Women Voters of Bellingham-Whatcom County endorses the Whatcom County Children’s Initiative Levy Lid, Proposition 2022-5. This proposition, if approved, would authorize ...
Prop. 5 shifts focus from ‘primary county services’
Vote no on County Proposition 5. This measure represents a 25% increase beyond your current property taxes going to Whatcom County’s operating budget (current tax rate to increase ...
Letters to the Editor: Oct. 19, 2022
Does DECA still exist? Editor, The subject of public education was brought up at the recent public forum on Oct. 13 at Meridian High School. One candidate suggested that including ...
EMS: Yes
A levy request in November is a matter of life or death. For decades, Whatcom County has enjoyed exceptional emergency services. But the Emergency Medical Service’s (EMS) primary ...
The importance of family
For some people, visiting family might be a short drive down the road. For me recently, it was two flights and 17 hours of traveling. It has been almost a month since I returned from ...
EMS linked to quality of life
When someone calls 9-1-1 for a medical emergency, they rightfully expect an immediate, professional response from their local EMS provider. Understandably, the caller isn’t thinking ...
Nooksack River adjudication ‘is necessary’
I am a retired litigation attorney, a member of the (Water Resource Inventory Area 1, the Nooksack River watershed) WRIA 1 Environmental Caucus, and chair of Sierra Club’s Mt. Baker ...