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Growing up, Karen Keith's mother used to say, "Don't try, just do it."

It's the kind of life lesson that forged Keith's way as a single parent of three studying to be a math teacher.

And that motto gave her the gumption to master several ways of…

Downtown Bellingham Partnership is pleased to announce it has hired a new Executive Director, Robert “Rob”
Camandona. Long-time Bellingham resident and civic leader, Camandona brings experience in tourism, finance, marketing and business management – key skills for leading the membership-…

When Dave Ryan jumped off a ledge into a swimming hole at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia three years ago, he didn’t expect it would lead to a career in art.

Ryan and a friend had decided to explore the four corners of the country the summer of 2008 and they were…

Monday morning at Morgan Creek Golf Course in South Surrey, 50 golfers will tee off, all looking for a chance to take on the best in the world. The top four finishers will earn a spot at this week’s RBC Canadian Open at Shaughnessy Golf and Country Club, the other 46 get nothing.
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One manufacturer began operations during the low point of the Great Recession. Another reopened during it. And a third invested more money and hired more employees.

These may seem unusual during a period of tight credit and economic uncertainty. But all three…

Pat Lombard planned to retire at age 55.
A nurse at St. Joseph Medical Center, she arranged for private health insurance, which she figured would cost about $300 a month until she was eligible for Medicare. But before she told her employer of her pending retirement, she was notified that…

Janet Oakley, 65, of Bellingham faced two big changes in her life by going back to one of her first loves.
Big life change #1: Oakley, the mother of three boys and now a grandmother, had to deal with the unexpected death of her husband of 27 years. Rolf Oakley, a Vietnam veteran and a…

With a number of changes on the horizon and the Meridian School District expected to start construction on a new high school in September, every aspect of the school is likely to see some level of adjustment over the next couple of years.
That certainly includes the Trojans' athletic…

Rosemary Fletcher, a passionate dancer and teacher who founded the dance program at Florida State College at Jacksonville, died this week after a four-year battle with cancer. She was 60.
In recent weeks, as news spread that her health was failing, emails poured in from former students,…

Brian Strickland and Amy Morgan both left their first rugby practices a tad battered and bloodied.

Neither was deterred by their minor wounds and years later both continue to be devoted to the sport as members of the Frederick Rugby Football Club.

“It's been wonderful, I'…