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Go figure: A dam removal, followed by clearcut?
Middle Fork's 'Brokedown Palace' stand should remain standing
BY ROB LEWIS, GUEST WRITER
| March 10, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.
GUEST COMMENTARIES
A Whatcom County Council member MIA 84% of the time
Local reps' 'attendance' spotty at best
By ABE JACOBSON, GUEST WRITER
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March 3, 2023
GUEST COMMENTARIES
Shewmake: We can deliver on affordable housing
Time for citizen voices to be heard
By STATE SEN. SHARON SHEWMAKE
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February 28, 2023
GUEST COMMENTARIES
Young Americans deserve our support
Traditional Medicare must be preserved for them
By MICKI JACKSON AND SHERI LAMBERT, GUEST WRITERS
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February 10, 2023
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WA lawmakers try, once again, to slam doors on transparency
"Legislative privilege' is latest dodge around Public Records Act
By MIKE FANCHER, GUEST WRITER
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January 18, 2023
GUEST COMMENTARIES
Commissioner: Conservation easement is sound reason to continue Chuckanut Park levy
'Let's work together for conservation'
By ED GRUMBINE, GUEST WRITER
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January 11, 2023
GUEST COMMENTARIES
Ask not what Whatcom County can do for you ...
Service clubs make communities stronger
By SHAUNA NAF
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January 4, 2023
GUEST COMMENTARIES
Mayor: City 'working diligently' to hire police, dispatchers
Shortages are recruiting challenge, not budget problem
By
SETH FLEETWOOD
Mayor of Bellingham
November 30, 2022
GUEST COMMENTARIES
Can we reduce poverty in the US?
It is less expensive to pay for prevention than pay for consequences
By JOHN DUNNE
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November 23, 2022
GUEST COMMENTARIES
What does it take to bend not break?
Make a difference before disaster strikes
By MAURI INGRAM AND JOHN PERRY
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November 16, 2022
GUEST COMMENTARIES
'Small spill' offers big lessons for orca protection
What we learned from Aleutian Isle sinking
By FRED FELLEMAN
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November 9, 2022
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Shewmake: We've tried the war-on-drugs strategy — it didn't work
Sefzik 'narrowly focused' on policing, incarceration
By STATE REP. SHARON SHEWMAKE
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November 2, 2022
GUEST COMMENTARIES
Sefzik: Local Democrat chair muddles facts on crime
Public safety should not be a partisan issue
By STATE SEN. SIMON SEFZIK
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October 26, 2022
GUEST COMMENTARIES
Guest commentary: Crime is generally lower in states led by Democrats
Sefzik campaign would rather you didn’t know that
By ANDREW REDING
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October 19, 2022
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Guest commentary: Whatcom children's levy deserves a 'yes' vote
Proposition 5 is community-driven
By LESLIE FARRIS, MIKE HAMMES AND EMILY O'CONNOR
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September 28, 2022
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