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Walking and texting is a recipe for disaster

In India this week, a wild leopard sneaked into a city and mauled a lawyer yakking on his cellphone.

Now, I don’t wish such misfortune on anyone, even lawyers, but it’s tempting to think: Give that cat a year’s supply of Meow Mix and a medal.

At least there’s one less sidewalk…

²ÝÁñÉçÇø Master's Thesis Shows Resilience, Individuality of Survivors of Rape in Bosnian War
Green Energy Fee Program completes first project
Higher-ed woes tied to state 'leadership vacuum'

Washington politicians have abdicated their leadership role in higher education, leaving the state with a disjointed system that doesn't produce enough bachelor's degrees and forces employers to go out of state — and even out of the country — to find skilled workers.
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Free counseling available at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø

Beginning Jan. 17, graduate students in Western Washington University’s Psychology Department will provide individual counseling, under faculty supervision. These services are free.
Western’s Counseling Training Clinic has openings for individual counseling of adults, adolescents…

Western offers free counseling for community members
Western, community collaborate in many ways

Communities support universities that support communities. That is a saying I have always thought very relevant to town-gown relations. Western and the local community support each other in so many ways. And these partnerships make us all stronger.

Often, I am surprised that some folks…

Grant Enables Teachers to Study Native American Literature

Sixteen teachers will study American Indian literature at Western Washington University this summer, thanks to a $122,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

During the five-week Summer Seminar for School Teachers, teachers will study four…

What will happen in 2012? Whatcom County people make their predictions

I predict that politics will be a hot topic in 2012, along with jobs, the economy and health care.Beyond that, the future is a blurry haze to me.Such uncertainty didn't discourage some local residents from complying with my request for their predictions for the coming year.

Remembering Whatcom County leaders who died in 2011

As we march into 2012, let's pause to remember some of the people who contributed to public life in Whatcom County, and who died the past year.

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