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Big Tech is steamrolling America’s newspapers
Google and Facebook have enormous economic and political power in society, especially over the news industry. Many ask if they have played a role in the misinformation that erodes ...
Make your own decision
While I certainly support the rights of voters to express their opinion, it appears there are some inaccuracies in a letter to the editor published July 13 in the Lynden Tribune and ...
Letters to the Editor: July 20, 2022
Dangerous community undertow Editor, I do not live within the Lynden city limits, but I am part of its larger community. It affects me. The recent objections by Lyndenites to the transitional ...
Elected officials, caretakers of waterways have a job to do
Recently I read someone asking how long we have to hear about the flood. It caused me to wonder, do we clean up the river and creeks? Or do we not? Then I think about other things we ...
Ecology: Start supporting collaboration on water solutions
Ag Water Board of Whatcom County Note: Local farmers, in new letter to Washington Dept. of Ecology, express dismay at Ecology’s efforts to hinder negotiated settlement and focus only ...
Letters to the Editor: July 6, 2022
Continue to support Old Settlers picnic Editor, As of July 1, the Rainbow Girls booth is a pile of rubble. Beginning several years ago, it was set up each year, torn down, and stored ...
Whatcom County Farmers seek solutions for water management
Whatcom Family Farmers agrees with the mayors of five Whatcom cities, who are expressing their concerns about the Washington Department of Ecology’s troubling efforts to promote a ...
Clearing up confusion about County flood relief
By Washington Sen. Simon Sefzik Thank you for the opportunity to clear up a charge that has been floating about for several weeks, ever since it was sounded by a political opponent ...
Thank you heroes
Warning of a flood in Sumas meant sand bagging started, items put up higher. The deluge of rain continued to fall on saturated ground. It wasn’t long and the water overflowed the ...
WCSO responds to Uvalde school shooting
Following what appears to be a delayed law enforcement response to the horrific massacre of young children at a school in Uvalde, Texas, many questions remain. Local citizens have asked ...