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Mutchler reflects on his time in office
By Jon Mutchler Ferndale Mayor Elected officials get melancholy at the end of their service and as we prepare for the transition to a Greg Hansen administration, I want to ponder where ...
Proposed Cherry Point changes threaten our economy
This guest op-ed column is from Mark Riker, executive secretary of the Washington State Building & Construction Trades Council. We live in polarized political times. ...
What are we thankful for this year?
Michael and Mary Jo Lewis, owners “There is always, always something to be thankful for.” Let’s start with family, friends, community, faith, good health, and dedicated ...
Letters to the Editor — Nov. 6, 2019
‘The Realities of Advanced Medical Intervention’ Some of life’s most simple pleasures — the first blooms of spring, summer days at the beach, crunchy leaves of fall, or ...
Supports Mutchler As a planning commissioner on the Ferndale Planning Commission, I have had the chance to watch Mayor Mutchler serve the city of Ferndale. I’ve seen his enthusiasm ...
Letters to the Editor — Oct. 23, 2019
Supports Fegan I have known Maralise Fegan for over four years, first meeting her during the formation of the Ferndale Emergency Resource Network. I was so impressed with her ...
Time for a new fish hatchery model for Washington
By Luanne Van Werven This past summer on a cool, drizzly day in Alaska I had the opportunity to see firsthand how that state has turned a dwindling salmon population into a successful ...
First Amendment binds all American freedoms
By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia Freedom of the press, of speech, of religion, of assembly and to petition the government are woven, like stars in the flag, into the fabric of ...
Letters to the Editor — Oct. 9, 2019
Speaking out on Referendum 88 Martin Luther King, in his August 1963 “I Have A Dream” speech, emphasized that dream, stating: “I have a dream that my four little children ...
Letters to the Editor — Sept. 25, 2019
On the drought plan Is the glass half full or half empty? Where Skip Richards (Sept. 18 column) finds fault with the recently completed Whatcom County drought contingency plan ...