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The orca-salmon-dam-dredging controversy
A huge ecological impediment called Save the Orca blocks our emergency measure. To save the orca killer whales, Gov. Jay Inslee wants to remove four major dams on the lower Snake River. ...
Gas prices fuel work from safety of home
With COVID-19 vaccines widely dispensed and masking requirements mostly lifted, will work-from-home end? Will workers return to downtown offices at pre-pandemic levels? Probably not. ...
Letters to the Editor — March 30, 2022
Cats is ‘an evening of wonderful theater’ Editor, We want to give a standing ovation to Lynden Drama’s Cats which we saw opening night. Our opinion is unbiased …we don’t ...
Get your tax strategy right for retirement
Financial planning for retirement should always be a thorough and careful process. Fundamental to it is being cognizant of the many variables that can affect our income, investments, ...
The miracle of carbon dioxide and flood plain
Why are ecological bureaucrats intent on keeping the flood plain and wetlands free from humans? To them, microbes in the mud are more important than people. Why do they purposely grow ...
Heart, kidneys, prediabetes
Though the kidney and heart are both incredible organs each can harm the other when either one is not functioning well. This has warranted the title of the Cardio-Renal Syndrome and, ...
Letters to the Editor — March 23, 2022
Seeking perfect unity Editor, I’d like to share the gospel, the good news with the people of Lynden. To the churches of Lynden, I have a hope that for which I’ve been praying for ...
Governments slow to solve flood problems
If you listen to the people of Sumas, you will find stories of people who have lived here for 21 years, for 30-plus years, for all of their lives. There is a reason for this: we have ...
Citizens versus ecobureaucrats
The Whatcom County Declaration for Disaster Emergency that I proposed flies in the face of ecobugs. What are they, anyway? They are a special kind of bureaucrat. They administer man’s ...
Getting started with ‘job of a lifetime’
When I was appointed to the state Senate this year, I was convinced that representing my neighbors and my community at the statehouse is one the highest duties any citizen can be called ...