Pertinent lessons   While perusing letters to the editor in the May 6 edition, I concurred with the valid points expressed “On Leadership” by Dr. Bill and Peggy Warner. And ...

By Jon R. Mutchler Pastor, Ferndale Alliance Church Former mayor, Ferndale As former mayor and executive of our city, and longtime community pastor, I can appreciate the time and work ...

On COVID-19 risk   I think I first learned about the coronavirus from an article in your newspaper. Whoever wrote it was very careful to explain that we shouldn’t worry very much ...

Special interests over reason   Maybe I’m confused, which is definitely possible, but as I see Lynden growing both northward and eastward, will we see a stop to the rampant loss ...

‘The COVID response is wreaking havoc,’ he says   OLYMPIA — As the state emerges from its coronavirus shutdown, fixing the state economy needs to be Job One, says state Sen. ...

  This is an op-ed piece submitted by 42nd District state Rep. Luanne Van Werven, Republican, of Lynden.   These are tough, heartbreaking times. COVID-19 has completely upended ...

I attended the last City Council meeting (3/2/2020) to hear the North Whatcom Poverty Task Force (NWPTF) report to the City following it’s one-year study of local poverty, its causes ...

Supports Hailey’s Law, renewed   Hailey’s Law was passed in response to a 2007 accident caused by a driver who drove drunk twice in one night. After the first DUI arrest, the ...

Praising the FHS production of ‘My Fair Lady’   The Ferndale High School theater program is truly a hidden gem. We are very lucky to have the dynamic duo of Rachel Pringle and ...

Vote ‘yes’ on two Meridian levies   As a parent whose children have benefited greatly from the education provided at Meridian High School, I am respectfully asking everyone ...