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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 ...
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. ...