In the Media
"City voters appear more likely to see a ballot measure in November asking them to raise the sales tax by two-tenths of 1 percent for transportation projects.
The City Council on Monday, June 21, voted 4-2, with council members Gene Knutson and Barry Buchanan opposed, to create a citywide transportation benefit district. Then, acting at the district board, the council would consider asking voters for the sales tax increase that would be in effect for 10 years. Stan Snapp was absent from the meeting."
"Western Washington University rower Audrey Coon has earned an at-large nomination for the 20th annual NCAA Woman of the Year award."
"Bellingham's bar scene offers a variety of atmospheres and experiences. For a visitor or those who have a hard time keeping up with the openings and closings of downtown bars, choosing where to spend the evening can be daunting."
"Despite being hidden on the outer edge of State Street, The Green Frog Café Acoustic Tavern boasts the best beers in Bellingham. The bar's slogan that advertises only quality beers rings true with the wide variety of microbrews available."
"Whatcom Transportation Authority will eliminate the segment of the Route 80X between the Lincoln Creek Park-And-Ride and Western Washington University over the summer and when the school isn't in session."
"The brown wallet found during the cleanup of fire-ravaged Whatcom Middle School holds everything you'd expect a 14-year-old to have in 1956 or 1957.
A raffle ticket for the Rainbow Girls Drill Team fund. A dog license. YMCA and student body cards. And a host of black and white photographs.
"It's a little slice of Americana," said Principal Jeff Coulter, who believes the wallet has been hidden inside the Bellingham school for the more than 50 years."
"Last year the Whatcom County real estate market posted slower sales and a drop in prices, but a new report provides the nitty-gritty details of what happened.
The 32nd edition of the Whatcom County Real Estate Research Report was recently released, providing an in-depth look at what happened in real estate and construction last year. The 133-page report is put together by the Whatcom County Real Estate Research Committee, in cooperation with Western Washington University. To download a subscription form to get the 2010 edition, go to http://www.wcrer.org."
"Fed up with the established political parties? In Washington state, so are some of the candidates.
Encouraged by the state's unconventional primary system, around 30 candidates on the Aug. 17 ballot have shunned mainstream politics to instead identify with very small or apparently invented parties. Among them: the "Lower Taxes Party," the "Bull Moose Party" — or even "Neither Party.""
"A Richland chiropractor is turning his back on his profession after 27 years to become an English professor and writer.
George Such's aching thumb, a result of years of manually adjusting his clients' sore muscles and joints, made him begin to think about a midlife career change almost seven years ago."
"Steve Johnston, Everett native and longtime Seattle Times reporter and columnist, has died.
For years, Johnston wrote a Sunday humor column for the newspaper that occasionally touched on his experience with multiple sclerosis."