Latest Opinion
Letters to the Editor: Oct. 12, 2022
Malfeasance toward general welfare? Editor, What right do Whatcom County Council members Barry Buchanan, Carol Frazey, Kaylee Galloway and Todd Donovan, and County Executive Satpal ...
Letters to the Editor: Oct. 5, 2022
County lacks sufficient quality childcare Editor, Whatcom County, like much of the nation, lacks sufficient quality childcare and educational opportunities for children from birth ...
Newspaper reportage more relevant than ever
Brett Wesner, Chair National Newspaper Association Newspaper reporting and content have never been more relevant. We all have stories of readers desperately seeking reliable ...
Forget the ‘paper’, embrace the ‘news’
By Ken Paulson There was a period in the late ‘60s when the Beach Boys, desperate for a hipper identity, reportedly considered shortening their name to Beach. Of course, the Backstreet ...
Loneliness is not a virtue
One of my pastors started a new sermon series on Sunday, RelationSHIFTS, talking of loneliness to connection. This topic, with information from The Loneliness Project, not only hits ...
Balanced election coverage
On Nov. 8, Whatcom County’s voters will be able to decide who they want to be the next Legislative District (LD) 42 state senator. They’ll also decide which of the candidates for ...
Letter to the Editor – Sept. 28, 2022
Taking lead on public safety Editor, The Washington State we live in today is vastly different from the Washington State I grew up in. I haven’t moved and I’m not that old either. ...
Bad behavior by coaches, parents, fans must stop
By Karissa Niehoff and Mick Hoffman There’s an unfortunate trend continuing in Washington and across the nation that must be stopped: the bad behavior of coaches, parents and fans ...
Letter to the Editor: Sept. 21, 2022
Safer and better Whatcom County Editor, As a Bellingham neighbor, I urge my Ferndale friends to consider candidate Sharon Shewmake for the 42nd District Senate race. We all share a ...
Sports, festivals, food trucks, concerts and a fair: What more could an intern ask for?
Perfect. That’s the word I can think of that sums up my summer internship. Since the fall 2021 quarter, I knew I wanted to do my internship this year, but I just didn’t know where ...