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| Wallie Funk honored at Western | 2016-02-04 | ||
| Former Anacortes American editor's photos on display | Anyone who has spent time in Anacortes in the past five decades has probably seen the work of Wallie Funk. The former editor and co-publisher of the Anacortes American, Whidbey News-Times and Whidbey Record left his mark on the community through his columns, editorials and thousands of… |
2016-02-04 | |
| Lawmakers target ‘sanitizing’ of college education | State Rep. Matt Manweller keeps finding new anecdotes to add to a Microsoft Word document he’s titled, “Academic Horror Stories.” |
2016-02-04 | |
| Bellingham declares 2016 Energy Year; $5M on the line | In support of efforts to save energy, address climate change and increase the use of renewable energy sources, 2016 has been declared “Energy Year” by Bellingham Mayor Kelli Linville. The title officially recognizes a series of projects the city is helping coordinate this year with… |
2016-02-04 | |
| The Whatcom Symphony Orchestra — 40 Years of Music and Counting | The Whatcom Symphony Orchestra is currently celebrating its 40th anniversary season. Scott Henderson, former Executive Director of the orchestra, has spent the past three years compiling the vast history of the organization. barronHenderson notes that much of the symphony’s growth can be… |
2016-02-04 | |
| Waste Not, Want Not: Student's Idea Propels Seattle Pacific University Into Food Recovery Network | There are some people who see a problem and find a solution. That’s true of one student at Seattle Pacific University who transformed her feelings about what she was observing into action. Now, her school is all set to become the first private college in Washington state to feed the homeless by… |
2016-02-03 | |
| Former Sen. Harriet Spanel of Bellingham dies | Harriet Spanel, who served Whatcom County for more than two decades as a state legislator, has died. She was 77. “We have lost an incredible leader and a dear friend,” said Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-Orcas Island, who succeeded Spanel as senator representing the 40th District, in a press… |
2016-02-03 | |
| Locker Room, Excel joining forces | Ferndale’s Locker Room Fitness is teaming up with Bellingham’s Excel Physical Therapy & Sports Rehabilitation to offer a variety of sports medicine that isn’t seen much on the West Coast. |
2016-02-02 | |
| County businesses confident about growth, survey says | A new economic study finds that most businesses surveyed in Snohomish County expect economic stability or growth this coming year and a majority expect revenues to increase year over year. |
2016-02-02 | |
| Whatcom View: Mentors help students succeed in school, life | Many of us have been fortunate to have benefitted from the good advice of mentors in our lives – perhaps a supportive parent, relative or teacher. But for some, role models can be absent, not readily apparent or even negative. Years ago, when living in Green Bay, Wisconsin, I had a chance… |
2016-02-02 |