Jackets for the trees

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COVID rate keeps dropping

Vaccinations slowly rising By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— For the whole county the COVID-19 epidemiological curve continues to drop, as the number of vaccinations ...

WCLS online book sales now open

Friends of Ferndale, Lynden, Everson libraries operate online bookstore By Brent Lindquist [email protected] WHATCOM — The COVID-19 pandemic forced Whatcom County’s libraries ...

Ferndale tops Wildcats in shutout win

Alyvia Semu had 15 kills; Kaelee Bungard had three aces, six kills, 15 digs By Brent Lindquist [email protected] OAK HARBOR — The Ferndale Golden Eagles looked a little rocky ...

Asian giant hornet fight restarts

In 2021 it will be an effort involving both U.S. and Canada   OLYMPIA — The Asian giant hornet, an invasive pest that threatens pollinators and ignores international borders, ...

Everyone to Phase 3 … for now

At this point Whatcom is not meeting the metric to stay in Phase 3 in April By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM — Gov. Jay Inslee last week announced that the entire ...

Letters to the Editor — March 17, 2021

Crediting volunteers at the Pioneer Museum   I am writing to provide clarification on a Feb. 24 article regarding volunteers at the museum.   In the article Pat and Barb Keily ...

Let government know who’s boss

During March 14-20 Sunshine Week, this is a guest column by Ken Paulson, lawyer, former editor-in-chief of USA Today and now director of the Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State ...

Giving pies for Pi Day

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9% of county residents fully vaccinated

About 19% had received one dose of vaccine as of March 6 By Calvin Bratt [email protected]   WHATCOM ­— As of March 6 a total of 41,569 doses of COVID19 vaccine had been ...