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Transparency isn’t just a catchphrase
Sunshine Week: Open Government is Good Government Sunshine Week is a national initiative spearheaded in 2005 by the News Leaders Association. The reason for Sunshine Week is to educate ...
This is how citizens get things done
On March 12 at a fundraiser on behalf of State Sen. Simon Sefzik, I received a promise for further follow-up to investigate the proposed emergency disaster call for dredging the Nooksack ...
Letters to the Editor — March 16, 2022
Thank you Tribune for your support Editor, Thank you to Michael and Mary Jo Lewis and the Lynden Tribune for the continued support of our community with the Readers Care Fund. The Lynden ...
Open secrets of a long and happy life
Surjeet Kaur Bal was nearing her 100th year as she peacefully passed away just a year back at her home in Canada. The woman we affectionately called Jeeto Bhuaji, my mother’s aunt ...
The bureaucratic elephant in the room
The biggest problem we have in government is that our elected representatives are fearful of standing up the for the welfare of our citizens. Our elected officials will make promises, ...
Washington needs healthy forest policy
Don Brunell For the Record Washington’s Board of Natural Resources is considering banning timber harvesting on state lands. That is extremely unwise. Instead, the Board must insure ...
Citizens – acting upon the county
Doris Smith For the Record The time has come for citizens of Whatcom County to act upon the county government to remove sand out of the Nooksack River as soon as possible to avert ...
GUEST OPINION: So many ways to say ‘thank you’
Elisa Claassen For the Record I remember a popular book on relationships by author Gary Chapman, “The Five Love Languages.” According to Chapman, who studied couples and human kind, ...
GUEST OPINION: Recognizing Black History Month
Adri Tiesinga For the Record This is the second part of a two-part commentary on Black History Month. Growing up, my only exposure to Martin Luther King Jr. was watching his famous ...
Letters to the Editor — Feb. 23, 2022
Letter: Moratorium on new home building? Editor, The very same week the City of Sumas sent residents letters regarding potential opportunity for floodplain property acquisition and ...