Latest Opinion
Letters to the Editor — Sept. 22, 2020
Criticizing a story Your story (Sept. 9)about the Mount Baker Highway accident where the gentleman riding a Harley-Davidson rearended a Honda SUV was very poorly written. If you ...
Letters to the Editor — July 29, 2020
Help needed As the COVID-19 crisis deepened, the City of Ferndale approached the Ferndale Community Service Cooperative about the possibility of a program that would help households ...
News briefs — July 22, 2020
Money available to create broadband infrastructure OLYMPIA — The Washington State Public Works Board is accepting applications for broadband infrastructure construction grants ...
Letters to the Editor — July 1, 2020
Supports Shewmake Sharon Shewmake, our 42nd Legislative District representative, supports local jobs. After Intalco announced the closure of its Ferndale operation, Sharon met ...
Taking critical steps toward local tourism recovery
This op-ed piece is submitted by Sandy Ward, CEO of Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on local jobs. Small businesses, ...
Letters to the Editor — June 24, 2020
Reasons for spike I was saddened to see your recent headline that COVID-19 cases have spiked in the Lynden area. I do have to wonder if a variety of recent activities — such ...
40 years, and now looking ahead
By Michael D. Lewis Publisher, Lynden Tribune and Ferndale Record This week marks my 40th anniversary at the Tribune! It’s not really the way I was hoping to celebrate, in the ...
The way forward for newspapers
By Calvin Bratt Tribune editor This is an unsettling time for everyone. We wonder what lies ahead for our local schools, small businesses and farms. Can the situation return to ...
Letters to the Editor — May 20, 2020
Pertinent lessons While perusing letters to the editor in the May 6 edition, I concurred with the valid points expressed “On Leadership” by Dr. Bill and Peggy Warner. And ...
Equal treatment of churches: An open letter to Governor Jay Inslee
By Jon R. Mutchler Pastor, Ferndale Alliance Church Former mayor, Ferndale As former mayor and executive of our city, and longtime community pastor, I can appreciate the time and work ...