Malfeasance toward general welfare?  Editor, What right do Whatcom County Council members Barry Buchanan, Carol Frazey, Kaylee Galloway and Todd Donovan, and County Executive Satpal ...

County lacks sufficient quality childcare  Editor, Whatcom County, like much of the nation, lacks sufficient quality childcare and educational opportunities for children from birth ...

Brett Wesner, Chair  National Newspaper Association  Newspaper reporting and content have never been more relevant.   We all have stories of readers desperately seeking reliable ...

By Ken Paulson  There was a period in the late ‘60s when the Beach Boys, desperate for a hipper identity, reportedly considered shortening their name to Beach. Of course, the Backstreet ...

One of my pastors started a new sermon series on Sunday, RelationSHIFTS, talking of loneliness to connection. This topic, with information from The Loneliness Project, not only hits ...

On Nov. 8, Whatcom County’s voters will be able to decide who they want to be the next Legislative District (LD) 42 state senator. They’ll also decide which of the candidates for ...

Taking lead on public safety Editor, The Washington State we live in today is vastly different from the Washington State I grew up in. I haven’t moved and I’m not that old either. ...

By Karissa Niehoff and Mick Hoffman There’s an unfortunate trend continuing in Washington and across the nation that must be stopped: the bad behavior of coaches, parents and fans ...

Safer and better Whatcom County Editor, As a Bellingham neighbor, I urge my Ferndale friends to consider candidate Sharon Shewmake for the 42nd District Senate race. We all share a ...

Idealistic but pragmatic  Editor, The qualities that make a good professor are the same I want to see in my elected officials. Putting the needs of students first, taking action for ...