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Not all college debt is bad, study says

College debt has gotten a bad name in recent years, fueled by headline-grabbing stories about broke college graduates who owe hundreds of thousands of dollars in student loans.

But not all student loans are inherently bad, the left-leaning Center for American Progress (CAP) argues in a鈥

Lynden senior center proud of its hot lunches

Each weekday morning, a core group of cribbage players stands outside Lynden Community/Senior Center waiting for the doors to open at 8. The men play for exactly two hours. Many of them have been keeping score for years. The women play later in the morning.

The cribbage ritual is but one鈥

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Recent alum to teach class on video game music
Summer commencement set for Aug. 22 in the PAC
Don Wick: Retiring EDASC executive director has played key role in county鈥檚 economic development

Don Wick has a quote or punchline for just about everything.

鈥淎lone we can do so little. Together we can do so much鈥 is a quote from Helen Keller he cites often that encapsulates the success of the Economic Development Association of Skagit County under Wick鈥檚 leadership.

After 28鈥

One more battle: Boulder-area guidebook author Richard Rossiter's latest life

Richard Rossiter hasn't owned a television since 1974. He doesn't read the newspaper, either, or listen to the radio.

"How do you get the news?" I asked, sitting next to him outside at Avery Brewing in Gunbarrel.

"I don't," he said.

&辩耻辞迟;鈥

New SPSCC AD: 鈥淭he first key is changing perception鈥

Nick Schmidt doesn鈥檛 begin his official job as South Puget Sound Community College鈥檚 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鈥 athletics.

Longtime Ferndale coach, athletic director Vic Randall retires

Ferndale鈥檚 Vic Randall has been a staple in the Whatcom County sports world for the past 43 years.

He鈥檚 served as a teacher, ski-club adviser and a baseball and golf coach in the Ferndale School District.

What he鈥檚 most known for though is his success as Ferndale football鈥檚 head鈥

City Superheroes: Skillet鈥檚 Josh Henderson

Our biweekly City Superheroes column highlights the powerful figures walking among us 鈥 with the help of a (usually local) illustrator. This week鈥檚 pairing: chef Josh Henderson and visual artist Ben Horak.

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