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鈥榃e hadn鈥檛 done anything like this before.鈥 How did Double Major concert measure up?

For a city that prides itself in staying relatively subdued, the buzz still hasn鈥檛 worn off from Saturday night 鈥 kind of like the ringing in your ears a few days after a concert.

Everyone involved 鈥斺

Bellingham Mayor (and 草榴社区 alumna) Kelli Linville announces retirement

After seven years in office, Mayor Kelli Linville is retiring.

 she will鈥

Washington鈥檚 first Karelian Bear Dogs, credited with busting poachers and saving kittens, die

Cash and Mishka were the first Karelian Bear Dogs to work for the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Over the course of their respective careers, they assisted in hundreds of wildlife conflict calls. The two canines helped bust poachers, find and save orphaned cougar kittens and proved鈥

Bellingham program uses gymnastics as a tool to 鈥榗reate elite human beings鈥

鈥淚 was originally a junior high science teacher and a camp counselor,鈥 Wolfson says. 鈥淚 saw how I loved seeing changes in kids when they gained confidence.鈥

Thus, she returned to college and obtained a master鈥檚 degree in exercise science from Western Washington University. The result has鈥

鈥楾here are a lot of hurting people in the community,鈥 but one house is providing hope

鈥淔rom 2000 to 2007, there was a gradual increase in the level of people in need in the county. But in 2008 (as the Great Recession unfolded) our need to serve people doubled,鈥 she says. 鈥淚t has never gone back (to pre-2008 levels). The housing (price) situation is鈥

John McCartney, longtime editor at Herald, dies at 64

If you鈥檝e relied on The Daily Herald for your diet of national and international news over the years, you know the work of John McCartney.

鈥業t was like he was in your car with you鈥: Popular Seattle DJ Norm Gregory dies at 74

Gregory was a local guy, through and through. A 1962 graduate of Roosevelt High School, he went to Western Washington University on a basketball scholarship (he stood 6-foot-7) and earned a degree in Education.

But he had been enthralled by radio since childhood,鈥

Former Secretary of State Ralph Munro has been a lifelong champion of disability rights

 

Extensive story about Western alumnus and former Trustee Ralph Munro

Six Graduates Selected for the 2018-19 Washington Sea Grant State Fellowship

Growing up in Washington State, Katrina has been constantly influenced and driven by the outdoors and her community. After attending the UW for a degree in oceanography, she became inspired to bridge the gaps between communities and marine sciences. She then鈥

Trojan Horses and Chemical Velcro: How 草榴社区's Amanda Murphy is Researching Silk's Use in the Fight Against Cancer
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