Journalism Department

Nestled between the Chuckanut Mountains and the serene water of Puget Sound lies a hidden, picturesque drive just off the beaten path of the I-5 corridor.

Sightseers in cars, bikes and motorcycles take the path less traveled on this scenic stretch of road that hugs the edge of the emerald…

In high school, everyone finds their own path. For me, that path took an early turn down the road to college. In Washington state, that path is called Running Start, and for me, it was one of the greatest decisions I’ve ever made.

I didn’t stop there, though. I combined Running Start with…

Nick Schmidt doesn’t begin his official job as South Puget Sound Community College’s Director of Athletics until July 16, but the first-time college administrator already has an agenda mapped out.

At the top of the list is change for Clippers’ athletics.

The heated debate over whether to curtail the logging of old-growth forests to protect the northern spotted owl was at full throttle when the federal government declared the bird a threatened species June 22, 1990.

At the time, environmentalists worried that the federal plan would fall…

For four and a half years, coal exports and the massive terminals proposed at Longview and near Bellingham have been a subject of local debate. Millennium and Gateway Pacific (GPT), respectively, are still far from approval and may never see the light of day. Throughout this time, terminal…