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Small business advertising would boost local economies
By Brett Wesner A little-noticed initiative by Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, and six other senators would boost local jobs, accelerate sales and improve economies. The ...
Letters to the Editor — Aug. 18, 2021
Making kids wear masks ‘not good science’ Editor, Around 200 people attended the last school board meeting giving a resounding “no” to a mask mandate. Teachers reported ...
Stop, rethink state’s long term care law
By Don C. Brunell Time is short, but action is necessary. Gov. Jay Inslee and Democrats who control the state legislature need to postpone implementing the sweeping “Long-Term ...
Letters to the Editor — Aug. 4, 2021
Community service through Lions Club Editor, The article “Newcomers’ guide to Lynden” offered up several interesting ideas for new arrivals. As a new arrival myself, ...
Don’t get scammed
By Brent Lindquist [email protected] For about 19 hours last Monday, our dog, Sami, was missing. She managed to open a screen door and hop a fence at my wife’s parents’ place ...
Reclaiming normal through old-time baseball
By Bill Helm What if? That’s the phrase all greatness came from. Without ‘what if,’ today’s automobile might still look the way it did at the turn of the previous century. Computers ...
Letters to the Editor — July 28, 2021
Students not facing implementation of critical race theory Editor, I hope this letter reaches the public before votes are cast in this primary. If not, then I hope you didn’t ...
Shape your Fire and Emergency Medical Services future
By North Whatcom Fire & Rescue/Fire District 21 Fire Chief Jason Van der Veen and Fire Commissioner Rich Bosman Summer is in full swing. Along with sunnier days spent outside ...
Bumper cars ‘highly therapeutic’
Over the last 40 years, our family has vacationed at the same place on the beach. While the buildings have been refurbished, the complex remains largely unchanged. The exception was ...
Power of interconnected grid with ample supply
By Don C. Brunell for the Record How about some good news coming out of our record-breaking (extreme) heat wave? Luckily, we live and work in the Pacific Northwest, and ...