Letters to the Editor — June 7, 2023

Please stop this lawsuit Editor, My name is Annetta Small, and we live in Fieldstone Loop on the 10th fairway. We have resided here since 2012. It is time to end this lawsuit. We have ...

At the very least, we all deserve to live

In spring 2016, I was finishing my first year at WCC. I took a class called Gender and Literature to fill out English credits. When the professor showed us the 1990 documentary Paris ...

Guest Opinion: Demolishing Northwest Annex would be a tragic loss

I am a professional historian who has studied the former Whatcom County Poor Farm extensively.  The Farm’s main building, now Northwest Annex, is a deeply significant historic resource ...

Guest Opinion: Healing homelessness in Whatcom County

A year and a half ago my best friend from high school overdosed a couple blocks from my office in downtown Bellingham. A year ago, my little sister took her own life, leaving a 1- and ...

Guest Opinion: Veterans in rural areas need improved access to care

It is estimated that approximately 25% of U.S. military veterans live in rural areas. They often face numerous challenges, which include limited local resources for support. Rural communities ...

Donald Gary ‘Don’ Weeda

Donald Gary ‘Don’ Weeda Donald Gary Weeda (Don) peacefully passed May 3, 2023, in Richland, WA with his family by his side. Don was born and raised in Lynden to Gerrit and Gladys ...

Henry Warren Kuiper

Henry Warren Kuiper Henry Warren Kuiper, 89 was welcomed home by his Lord and Saviour on May 30, 2023. He passed away peacefully in the presence of family at St. Joseph Hospital in ...

Karen Umbaugh Monroe

Karen Umbaugh Monroe Karen Marie Umbaugh Monroe was born to Sylvia and Samuel Umbaugh in Suffolk County, Babylon city New York on February 8, 1963, she passed away on May 6 in Bellingham ...

Ruth Tjoelker

Ruth Tjoelker Ruth Tjoelker, age 84, is now at peace and went to be with her Lord and Savior on May 30. Ruth was born in California to Gerard (Gerardus) and Margaret (Roelfina Bos) ...

Gerrit Sterk

Gerrit Sterk, 91, passed peacefully into Glory at home in Everson on Tuesday, May 30.  Gerrit was born on January 9, 1932 to Frank and Johanna (Tiemens) Sterk in Aurora Center, SD.  ...