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Inventor Insight: Crowdfunding a game changer for Whatcom entrepreneurs

For anyone who spends time on social media, it won't be long before you will be asked to support a Kickstarter, IndieGOGO, GoFundMe or other crowdfunding campaign. The new and nebulous world of crowdfunding is rapidly becoming a tool entrepreneurs are using to help fund their startup…

Washington voters set to weigh in on primary

Ten congressional races and dozens of legislative contests across Washington will be decided by voters this week, though many of the races don’t offer much competition.

In 95 of the 123 legislative races on the ballot, there’s no contest. Twenty-two races are unopposed, and for 73 seats,…

From giant fleas to railway crashes to 'Blanket Bill,' enjoy summer reading with ties to Whatcom County

If you're looking for some quick summer reading, several new articles with ties to Whatcom County just came out.

In The New York Times, Bellingham resident Carol Kaesuk Yoon provides a fascinating and hilarious account of her and her husband's endeavor to…

EdCC hires former player as new softball coach

Edmonds Community College has announced it has hired a former player as the school’s new softball coach.

Sheryl Gilmore will take over the team next spring, which has included players from the Mukilteo and Everett area. Gilmore, who played at EdCC went to Edmonds-Woodway High School.

How Twitter Amplified An NRA Lobbyist's Comments

Supporters of a Washington gun control measure on the November ballot may have just gotten a mid-summer boost. They’re capitalizing on an audio recording that recently surfaced.

Does It Matter If Few People Vote?

Ross Reynolds talks with Todd Donovan, professor of political science at Western Washington University, about whether low voter turnout can ruin an election. This is ahead of the election on August 5, in which Seattle voters will decide whether to create a permanent taxing district for city…

NRA Lobbyist Comments Attract Controversy

Supporters of a Washington gun control measure on the November ballot may have just gotten a mid-summer boost. They’re capitalizing on an audio recording that recently surfaced. They say it captures the NRA’s Northwest lobbyist mocking Jewish people who support stricter gun laws. Olympia…

Former Daily Record reporter’s hiking book highlights Washington

A former Daily Record reporter released a new book this month highlighting 75 hikes around Washington state.
Oliver Lazenby, the former Upper County reporter for the Daily Record, left his position last year to finish writing “Hiking Washington: A Guide to the State’s Greatest Hiking…

Bellingham writer recounts ups and downs of healthcare during wife's 18 months with fatal brain tumor

Bellingham writer Robert Duke's book, "Waking Up Dying: Caregiving When There Is No Tomorrow," is graphic, intense and frightening.

Graphic because he doesn't hold back describing the damage from the brain tumor that killed his wife of 40 years…

Coal exports from Bellingham could ramp up rapidly

Developers of the largest of the region’s proposed coal-export terminals have shifted their site plan to claim a dramatic reduction in impacts on wetlands.

Simultaneously, SSA Marine, the Seattle international terminal operator, said it will speed up plans to…

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