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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 ...
A vaccine today shortens the stay (of COVID-19)
Marta Kazymyra for the Lynden Tribune I am a retired physician who worked for 42 years in Blaine, and before that, I practiced for three years in Canada. Given the current crisis, I ...
Vaccinations improve health, employment
By Don Brunell It is not surprising that COVID-19 which ravaged the world was disastrous for our country’s economy. Millions died from COVID complications; offices, stores and factories ...
Country Life: Benchmark milk price down 75 cents
By Lee Mielke for the Lynden Tribune The Agriculture Department announced the August Federal order Class III benchmark milk price at $15.95 per hundredweight (cwt.), down 54 cents from ...