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Students from Lynden, Ferndale win fair scholarships | Two Whatcom County high school graduates recently received $1,000 scholarships from the Northwest Washington Fair. Elizabeth Kayser, Lynden High School, has been involved in a variety of different fair activities, but she really enjoys showing cattle. She plans to attend Western… |
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In memoriam: Larry De Lorme, former ²ÝÁñÉçÇø professor and provost | |||
Jeffrey King gives presentations, serves as consultant during busy summer | |||
Larry De Lorme, former ²ÝÁñÉçÇø provost, dies at 73 | Roland L. "Larry" De Lorme, a retired Western Washington University administrator and history professor credited with starting several campus programs, died Sunday, Aug. 1. He was 73. |
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When does diversity equal bias rather than benefit? | Soon after television stations aired a videotape of Shirley Sherrod talking about whether she could overcome her own racial bias to help a white farmer save his farm, further reporting showed the tape had been edited to take her words out of context. The full tape revealed that Sherrod, who is… |
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Reflections on Elections | We’d mentioned in passing a few weeks back that the Bellingham Tea Party’s candidate forums at Whatcom Community College were excellent, and the Gristle would like to elaborate on that: They were excellent, both in the quality of the format and the professionalism of the moderator—Western… |
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Fall senate race already going strong | For a glimpse of the fall campaign, Western Washington University political science professor Todd Donovan says, look no further than the $750,000 television commercial an independent, GOP-led group has aired attacking Murray’s record on spending and taxes. “That’s the general election… |
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Hands-free accidents waiting to happen | Imagine the first cars, a new technology, kicking up dust on Manitoba's unregulated roads. Imagine our government then banning alcohol consumption while driving, unless the alcohol was consumed hands-free, creating a booming market for in-car beer holders with long straws securely attached… |
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Can Republicans' resurgence begin on Eastside? | The 45th Legislative District is in some ways a microcosm of Washington. Agriculture dominates its eastern side in Carnation and Duvall. Its western portion in Kirkland and Woodinville is white-collar, middle class, with a fair number of dot-com millionaires. |
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News-Review announces new editor | A journalist who has won awards for his investigative reporting and column and editorial writing has joined the staff of The News-Review. |