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900-day threat to our liberties
Wednesday, Aug. 17 marks the 900th day since Gov. Jay Inslee declared emergency powers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. I know for many of us this probably isn’t top of mind ...
To be safe from trauma
Often we don’t talk about trauma. But it is a real thing changing lives, the way we think, our feelings of safety. Trauma causes fear and anger, it immobilizes motions and actions ...
Reporter likes Northwest Washington Fair – a lot
This week the Northwest Washington Fair – aka the Fair — returns to Lynden. Now that we are past the COVID-19 lockdowns and I’m getting closer to another decade on this ...
Letters to the Editor: August 3, 2022
New party ‘to move us forward’ Editor, Right now, a significant, historic change is stirring in the United States. Three new political parties put aside their differences, found ...
ABCs of automotive insurance
Insurance is an agreement between parties to transfer risk. That means that one party pays another party to provide financial compensation in the event of loss of assets, property or ...
At the family reunion, still belonging
We are in the afterglow of a back to the roots Bratt family reunion in northern Michigan in July. About half of the 100 descendants of Daniel and Betty (Klein) Bratt, my parents, came ...
Letters to the Editor: July 27, 2022
Appreciate the community ‘we are all a part of’ Editor, Let me draw your attention to a long-term story that may have gone unnoticed. As I am sure you are aware, last November, ...
Big Tech is steamrolling America’s newspapers
Google and Facebook have enormous economic and political power in society, especially over the news industry. Many ask if they have played a role in the misinformation that erodes ...
Make your own decision
While I certainly support the rights of voters to express their opinion, it appears there are some inaccuracies in a letter to the editor published July 13 in the Lynden Tribune and ...
Letters to the Editor: July 20, 2022
Dangerous community undertow Editor, I do not live within the Lynden city limits, but I am part of its larger community. It affects me. The recent objections by Lyndenites to the transitional ...