In the Media

Thursday, January 27, 2011 - The Bellingham Herald

A $300,000 grant from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation will help Lummi Nation train tribal members in starting small businesses.
"It's about creating pathways out of poverty," said Bill Vesneski, evaluations director for the foundation.
Many of the recipients of the training and small business support program are expected to be tribal artisans. Vesneski said the goal is to enable them to earn a living making and selling their arts and crafts at the tribe's own downtown CedarWorks Gallery and other locations.

Thursday, January 27, 2011 - The Bellingham Herald

Job seekers looking for ways to connect directly with employers are invited to attend Western Washington University's Winter Career Fair, which will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 10 in the Mac Gym of the Wade King Student Recreation Center.
Admission to the fair is free.

Thursday, January 27, 2011 - The Bellingham Herald blogs

Supporters of higher education in Washington have banded together to create the College Promise Coalition.

The group’s goal is to make higher education more affordable and easier to access in the state. With the state budget situation, legislators have been looking to cuts at higher education institutions as a way to close the gap; this group wants to urge the legislature to not cut so much the system becomes watered-down.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - The Seattle Times

Higher-education supporters have formed another new group that aims to pressure the Legislature to be more generous with education funding.

Earlier this year, University of Washington alumni formed a group, UW Impact, to push for more funding for the university. Both Washington State University and Western Washington University are following suit with groups of their own.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - The (Lynnwood) Enterprise

Carrie Hite, a Woodway High School graduate, has returned to Edmonds to campaign for healthy lifestyles in the community as the city's new director of the Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services department. Her first day on the job was Jan. 10.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - Issaquah Press

Cori Kauk arrived to handshakes, hugs and flowers to start in the top job at the Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank last week.

The former Bellingham Parks and Recreation Department recreation coordinator brings experience from pitching in at women’s shelters and counseling runaway teenagers — plus a master’s degree in executive nonprofit leadership — to the role.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - PNW Local News

Police identified 50-year-old John Roy Stacy of Port Orchard and 48-year-old Andrew Paul Ejde as the two deputies shot at the South Kitsap Walmart on Sunday at around 3:45 p.m.

They identified 38-year-old Krista Rae McDonald as the deputy who shot the gunman.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - Seattle P-I

A new coalition embracing students, business leaders and educators has formed in a bid to stem plummeting state support for higher education, and soaring tuition at Washington colleges.

The College Promise Coalition warns that the latest round of cuts would result in a 50 percent decline in public support for higher education in just five years.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011 - The Bellingham Herald

The Western Washington University men's basketball team's game against Seattle Pacific University on Wednesday, Jan. 26, will be televised live regionally on FSN Northwest.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - The Bellingham Herald

Heart attack patients across the country may have a better chance of surviving and returning to their regular lives, thanks in part to research work done by Whatcom County paramedics.
Whatcom County was part of a multi-year national trial to test the benefits of using two devices - the ResQPump and ResQPod - during CPR. And according to the results from the study, which have been published in international medical journal The Lancet, patients who received CPR in conjunction with the two devices are 53 percent more likely to be discharged from the hospital with strong brain function.