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OUR OPINION: Self-love a path worth taking
By Leora Watson [email protected] Who is the most important person to love? This was the question my health teacher asked the class Valentine’s day during my freshman year of ...
Letters to the Editor — Feb. 9, 2022
Letter: Eric Hirst’s commentary ‘off the mark’ Editor, Eric Hirst’s recent editorial once again is completely off the mark. It is blatantly obvious given the events of the ...
GUEST OPINION: County is committed to partnership in cross-border flood planning efforts
By Satpal Sidhu For the Record Several Canadian publications have recently written articles about Whatcom County’s flood hazard reduction programs. I understand why Canadians are ...
Letters to the Editor — Feb. 2, 2022
Kindness, compassion found in community Editor, It was inspiring to see the kindness and compassion found at the heart of our community in quickly responding to the recent flood victims ...
GUEST OPINION: Just say what you mean
By Elisa Claassen For the Record What is it with words or more precisely terms? “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” is a popular adage from William Shakespeare’s ...
GUEST OPINION: It’s all in how we look at things
Rameshinder Sandhu For the Record Not many years back, as I kept rolling out concerns from my workplace before my aunt, she suddenly asked, pointing to the glass of water in her hand: ...
GUEST OPINION: Family businesses survive tough time
We are only a couple of weeks into 2022 and it is already shaping up to be another challenging year for America’s 5.5 million family businesses dealing with the coronavirus pandemic. ...
GUEST OPINION: Ferndale School District asks for continued levy support
By Mark Deebach For the Record With the start of a new year, we at Ferndale School District remain grateful to our students, families, staff and community for your ongoing support. ...
GUEST OPINION: Investing in education means success, prosperity
By Anya K. Milton For the Record Recently, the Ferndale Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors passed a resolution to endorse the Ferndale School District Operations Replacement Levy ...
Letters to the Editor — Jan. 19, 2022
Ferndale School District levy on Feb. 8 ballot Editor, Ferndale School District has an Operations and School Programs Levy on the Feb. 8 ballot. I want to remind voters that levies ...