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| Deadline calls for retiring publisher | After putting out nearly 1,500 weekly issues without fail, Gary Nevan can soon stop worrying about deadlines. The publisher and owner of the Columbia Press since his 32nd birthday in 1988, Nevan, now 60, is handing the keys to the… |
2016-12-16 | |
| Bellingham’s Past, Preserved | When I relocated to Bellingham, editors of the history anthology, “Western Washington Reflections” invited me to contribute a personal essay on Bellingham. I turned to Jeff Jewell at… |
2016-11-18 | |
| Leif Whittaker’s memoir: climbing Everest, in his father’s footsteps | Leif Whittaker’s recollection of a terrifying midnight pee on Mount Everest’s South Col says a lot about what it was like to grow up as the youngest son of … |
2016-11-10 | |
| James Husted recalls the heyday of synth music | Synthesizer artist and singer James Husted has called several Seattle neighborhoods home since arriving in 1975, including Wallingford, Green Lake, and his current home in Ballard. But it’s a warehouse in Belltown, on Battery between First and Second… |
2016-11-07 | |
| Meet the woman in charge of running the NHL’s best new arena - WWU alumna Susan Darrington | As he grew up in Edmonton, Darrington’s stepfather, Neil Campbell, was an executive with the exhibition association that operated the coliseum. He began working for the organization two years before the rink opened in 1974, and for the next dozen years served in a variety of capacities,… |
2016-10-31 | |
| SEPA names Obama Administration official Mike Kruger as director of Communications | The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) has named Mike Kruger as the educational nonprofit’s new Director of Communications. Kruger most recently served in the Obama Administration as the Deputy Director of Public Affairs and Director of Digital Engagement at… |
2016-10-26 | |
| Portland Community College's new president settles into the job | Mark Mitsui, Portland Community College's new president, is no stranger to the Pacific Northwest. He grew up in Seattle then studied at Western Washington University in Bellingham. He led a community college in Seattle before joining the U.S. Department of… |
2016-10-25 | |
| Doug Mah: State worker, Olympia mayor and now business owner | Mah earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees in sociology at Western Washington University. His undergraduate degree had an emphasis in criminology, while his graduate degree had an emphasis in demography. |
2016-10-24 | |
| Building Positive Energy—Green Designer Ted Clifton Promotes Power House | Imagine building an affordable home that also meets sustainable requirements. Imagine outfitting this affordable home with solar energy and going beyond Net Zero. According to local green designer and builder Ted Clifton (of … |
2016-10-21 | |
| Why is solar power becoming a big deal in Whatcom County? | Byford said he became intrigued by the idea of solar power while attending Western Washington University and seeing the construction of a solar-powered car at the … |
2016-10-03 |