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The 12 Nights of Christmas
by Lynda Cheldelin Fell Publisher, “The Grief Diaries” Have you heard of The 12 Nights of Christmas? Also known as Secret Santa, I came across this concept years ago while reading ...
Letters to the Editor — Dec. 14, 2016
Shocked at PDC In 2015 I received a mailer prior to the vote regarding a tax measure to fund our new jail. I found it timely, helpful and informative, precisely what I needed to be ...
Letters to the Editor — Dec. 7, 2016
Express your concerns Republican representative Paul Ryan is, at this moment, creating legislation to “privatize” Medicare. As soon as Trump gets in, they will try to fast-track ...
Farmers pay tribute to a dear friend
This is a guest column from Scott Bedlington, chair of the Whatcom Ag Water Board, and Brad Rader, president of Whatcom Family Farmers. Whatcom farmers lost a dedicated friend with ...
What We Are Thankful For
We invited staff throughout the Lynden Tribune & Print Company plant to offer their statements of what they are thankful for this year as we enter into Thanksgiving Day celebration. ...
Mayor: We’re a 50/50 city
By Jon Mutchler Ferndale Mayor After the dust of the election settled, I looked up the vote totals for Ferndale and guess what? It was within five votes — 2,508 people voted for Hillary ...
Letters to the Editor — Nov. 16, 2016
Buys is right Rep. Vincent Buys said (Nov. 2 edition) that the state budget is $12,000 per student. Patti Fairbanks, director of finance for the Lynden School District, said they get ...
Letter to the Editor
Some recommendations I attended a Whatcom County council meeting this past week after hearing that one of the items on the agenda dealt with the recent Washington State Supreme Court ...
Both sides on wrong track on Cherry Point
This is a guest column from Natalie McClendon of Bellingham, a Whatcom County planning commissioner. The Whatcom County Council has not banned the export of unrefined fossil fuels, ...
Letters to the Editor — Nov. 2, 2016
Supports Van Werven I am proud to personally know Rep. Luanne Van Werven. She is a person of her word and has a high level of integrity. As a resident of Kendall I greatly appreciate ...