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2023 Primary Elections: Candidates for Whatcom County Executive
Editor’s note: This week, the Ferndale Record is publishing campaign statements by candidates for the following elections: Whatcom County Executive, Whatcom County Council District ...
Letters to the Editor – July 12, 2023
Letter: Straight answers, please Editor, Regarding the letter about a ballot initiative to cap hospital administrators’ annual salary at $450,000, the same as the U.S. president makes: ...
OUR OPINION: Former intern now Record reporter
By Taras McCurdie Last June, you may have seen my byline in the Lynden Tribune and Ferndale Record papers. At the time, I had just finished my junior year of college at Western Washington ...
OUR OPINION: Offering balanced election coverage
By Bill Helm On Aug. 1 and again on Nov. 7, Whatcom County’s voters will be able to decide who they want to hold across school districts, fire districts and city and county councils. ...
GUEST OPINION: How to stay sober this Fourth of July
By Michael Leach The Fourth of July is an incredibly festive time for millions of American families nationwide. It’s typically filled with picnics, BBQs, fireworks, days at the beach, ...
Letters to the Editor – June 28, 2023
Letter: Minimum wage and cap on hospital executive pay Editor, Income inequality plays a role in the Bellingham minimum wage Initiative 1 which qualified for the Nov. 7 ballot, and ...
GUEST OPINION: Government hypocrisy during pandemic aftermath
By Gerald Hulbert Epoch Times features an interesting article by Joshua Phillips (ET, May 17-23, 2023, A14) revealing that top government officials (including Canada’s) have tried ...
Letters to the Editor – June 21, 2023
Letter: More productive to work together Editor, I would like to respond to the comments in the letter to the editor section of the June 14, 2023 issue about Homestead golf course. ...
Guest Opinion: Parents ‘have the right to know’
In last week’s paper, the Ferndale Record reported about a Ferndale School Board director who violated the Board’s code of conduct. The actions of Director Melinda Cool were not ...
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 ...
