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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 ...
County Council on wrong track on Cherry Point
This is a guest opinion from Tony Larson, president of the Whatcom Business Alliance. On Sept. 27, 2016, the Whatcom County Council passed a six-month moratorium that bans the export ...
A farewell from the Tribune’s sports reporter Headline
I’m thinking back right now to a conversation I had with a family friend last spring about high school sports. He had grown up as a talented athlete in the small eastern Washington ...
EMS levy crucial to maintaining service
This is a guest column from Erica Littlewood Work, chair of the county EMS Saves Lives Committee. A car crash . . . a heart attack . . . a home or workplace injury . . . these events ...
Wyman: State’s election system is secure
This is a guest opinion from Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman on cybersecurity of Washington’s state and county election systems. Some people are understandably alarmed by ...
Letters to the Editor — Sept. 28, 2016
Supports Van Werven I am writing in support of Rep. Luanne Van Werven. Taxes are of particular importance. With our votes, we as a county have made it clear that the people of Whatcom ...
Letters to the Editor — September 7, 2016
Criticizing train protesters The protesters south of Bellingham on Aug. 27 shut down the trains for 11 hours. There used to be a law prohibiting this. It read: “Unnecessary ...
Letters to the Editor — June 1, 2016
Sanders to Trump I am a Sanders supporter, but I’m casting my ballot for Trump. Do I feel bad about not supporting Hillary? No, I don’t. Why should I? You tell me. Has ...
