In the Media
Law enforcement throughout Whatcom County will be on the streets from November 24 through January 2 in search of impaired drivers.
Bellingham, Ferndale, Lynden and Western Washington University police, the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office and the Washington State Patrol have all committed extra patrol hours to enforcement efforts during the holiday season.
When I, as a grown woman, get hit on, I may cringe, feel unsettled or objectified. When young, underage women get hit on by men in their early thirties, I become concerned.
For some of the young Running Start students on the Everett Community College campus, instances such as these are a very vivid and bothersome reality.
The governor's plan for balancing the state budget in the face of a lingering recession has definitely got people talking, with education cuts among the most heat-generating ideas.
Gov. Chris Gregoire's proposal of $1.7 billion in cuts to state government includes cutting the school year by four days, taking $160.1 million away from higher education, and reducing levy equalization payments by $151.9 million.
Some of the same people upset about the idea of more education cuts are equally happy to hear the governor talking about raising taxes.
Bellingham City Club will host a presentation about local economic development at its upcoming monthly meeting.
The presentation will be done by Hart Hodges, director of Western Washington University's Center on Economics and Business Research. The event will start with a buffet lunch at 11:50 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 30 in Northwood Hall at 3240 Northwest Ave. The event is open to the public; lunch costs $11 for members and $16 for non-members.
Last year Western Washington University men's basketball guard John Allen was called upon to handle the majority of the Vikings' backcourt duties.
Now with a healthy Rico Wilkins and a more seasoned Richard Woodworth, Allen displayed Monday, Nov. 21, just how potent his game can be with a little assistance as the Vikings knocked off No. 3-ranked Brigham Young University-Hawaii 88-69 at Carver Gym.
National Fisherman will honor two Alaskans at the Pacific Marine Expo in Seattle this weekend.
Bill Webber, Jr., of Cordova, and Dan Falvey of Sitka will join San Francisco’s Larry Collins as the magazine’s 2011 “Highliners of the Year.”
The honor is not necessarily about amount of fish anyone lands. Instead, the magazine’s editors describe the trio as “bona fide innovators and men of action, each in his own way.”
Falvey is the fourth Sitka fisherman to be named to this elite roster – and he seemed a little surprised by the recognition. KCAW’s Robert Woolsey enlisted the aid of a 2007 Highliner, Eric Jordan, to explain what it means to have your picture on the cover of National Fisherman.
Western Washington University's Concert Choir, led by Leslie Guelker-Cone, returns for its annual holiday show with Whatcom Symphony Orchestra, directed by Roger Briggs.
The performance, filled with beloved holiday melodies, traditional carols and special surprises, starts at 3 p.m. Dec. 4 at Mount Baker Theatre, 104 N. Commercial St. The concert concludes with the traditional candlelit "Silent Night."
Heading into her last year in office, Gov. Chris Gregoire on Monday proposed asking voters for the first state sales-tax increase in 28 years to help deal with a $2 billion budget shortfall.
The Legislature will convene a special session next Monday to start work on filling the hole in the current two-year budget.
A recent op-ed by Sen. Mike Carrell rightly voiced concerns about rising costs facing students in Washington’s institutions of higher education. Unfortunately, Carrell diagnosed the problem as primarily driven by rising salaries and admini-strative costs.
Make no mistake – the state needs to do all it can to reduce unnecessary costs. And none of us has an appetite for large bonuses when many of us are just trying to make ends meet.
But let’s look at the facts.
A TOP-QUALITY education system is the engine that will power the state through the Great Recession and sustain prosperity in the future.
The core message and focus for state lawmakers gathering soon in Olympia is that a robust investment in the system — from preschool, K-12 instruction, community and technical colleges through higher education — will pay dividends.
Erosion of public education in Washington has expensive consequences that compound over time.