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Letters to the Editor — Nov. 10, 2021
Healthy kidneys, healthy me Editor: The SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 disease upended daily life in the United States as infections surged across the country. If we pay even ...
The more things change, the more they stay the same
By Bill Helm [email protected] You wouldn’t think someone who recently moved roughly 1,700 miles northwest – to the Pacific Northwest – would not be hugely fond of change. ...
Letters to the Editor — Nov. 3, 2021
Pull together, fight COVID-19 Editor, I am very concerned about continued refusal by many in Whatcom County, and our country, to get vaccinated for COVID-19. Unless you have a legitimate ...
Masked by low-priced, reliable electricity
By Don C. Brunell For years, Washington State masked its high business and regulatory costs with low priced, reliable electricity — lots of it. However, Tennessee packages low ...
Thank you for your service
By Bill Helm Once upon a time, Veterans Day was known as Armistice Day. Proclaimed by President Woodrow Wilson in November 1919, plans for the first holiday included parades, public ...
Letters to the Editor — Oct. 13, 2021
Train and Toy Show a success Editor, Thanks to the Lynden Lions Club Model Train and Toy Show staff and volunteers. It was a wonderful experience. It was especially challenging in light ...
Whatcom home sales soaring in 2Q
By Dave Brumbaugh New listings of homes for sale are being gobbled up in Whatcom County like snow melt before a nor’easter, according to a local real estate report. The ...
Time and funding matter in emergency
By Jason Vander Veen North Whatcom County is a great place to live. I’m proud to lead the 71 firefighter/EMTs and volunteers of North Whatcom Fire & Rescue (District No. 21) ...
Ban Gov. Inslee’s natural gas ban
Gov. Jay Inslee’s end run around the legislature banning natural gas in new homes and commercial buildings is a bad idea. Even though the state legislature adjourned last spring without ...
Letters to the Editor — Sept. 22, 2021
Not too late … Editor, Who were you listening to when printing that article by Marta Kazymyra? Were you prompted by God? Was it your love for the people of Lynden, more specifically ...