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Deeds: Songwriter Korby Lenker revels in his ‘Little Life’	Crossing the country alone doesn’t bother Korby Lenker. When you’re as confidently quirky as this bow-tie-sporting, Twin Falls-raised musician, you find company along the way. Lenker has just hit the Idaho border when he pulls over to take my phone call, and he can’t shake the memory of a…	2014-03-05
Musical brotherhood	The melodic sounds of two intertwined trumpets can be heard every day around 5 p.m. in the Olga area – much to the neighborhood’s delight. Long time resident Willie Thomas and son-in-law Oliver Groenewald have come to love their daily jam sessions. Every evening they meet in Willie’s…	2014-03-04
Western Washington University grads making their mark in Peace Corps	While working for the Peace Corps at Western Washington University, some of my favorite experiences have been hearing from our alumni during their Peace Corps service and finding out how they are making a difference. Samantha Russell is a recent graduate of Western in the Peace Corps. She's…	2014-03-04
Lakebay woman awaiting double organ transplant	Three years ago, Lakebay resident Savana Oberts, 24, was a healthy, active junior at Western Washington University in Bellingham studying to be a teacher, when she was suddenly taken ill and had to be rushed into surgery. Her small intestine had become tied in a knot and had to be removed…	2014-03-04
Patriot Profiles: ‘You have to drill down into what’s really important’	Coast Guard maritime law enforcement never sleeps as smugglers, traffickers, and law-breakers fly on the waves toward U.S shores. Undetected drug contraband snakes its way inland coast to coast, ending up in the hands of experimenting teens, despondent adults, gang members who fight over it and…	2014-03-03
Faculty announced for March 22 commencement		2014-02-26
Commencement set for 10 a.m. March 22		2014-02-26
Breaking into the industry: music professionals visit Western’s campus	Music industry professionals and students interested in the profession were brought together Saturday, Feb. 22, at Western Washington University's fifth annual Associated Students Pop Music Industry Conference to give students a chance to network and exchange expertise. Students had…	2014-02-26
Best Bets: �� grads read poetry at Village Books in Bellingham	Bellingham poets Chas Hoppe and Joshua Young will mark the first anniversary of their collection, "The Diegesis," at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, at Village Books, 1200 11th St.	2014-02-25
�� rugby hosts annual alumni reunion	Western Washington University's men's rugby team will be hosting its annual alumni reunion on Saturday, Feb. 22, on the turf field outside ��'s Wade King Recreational Center in south campus.	2014-02-21

Deeds: Songwriter Korby Lenker revels in his ‘Little Life’

Crossing the country alone doesn’t bother Korby Lenker. When you’re as confidently quirky as this bow-tie-sporting, Twin Falls-raised musician, you find company along the way.

Lenker has just hit the Idaho border when he pulls over to take my phone call, and he can’t shake the memory of a…

2014-03-05

Musical brotherhood

The melodic sounds of two intertwined trumpets can be heard every day around 5 p.m. in the Olga area – much to the neighborhood’s delight.

Long time resident Willie Thomas and son-in-law Oliver Groenewald have come to love their daily jam sessions. Every evening they meet in Willie’s…

2014-03-04

Western Washington University grads making their mark in Peace Corps

While working for the Peace Corps at Western Washington University, some of my favorite experiences have been hearing from our alumni during their Peace Corps service and finding out how they are making a difference. Samantha Russell is a recent graduate of Western in the Peace Corps. She's…

2014-03-04

Lakebay woman awaiting double organ transplant

Three years ago, Lakebay resident Savana Oberts, 24, was a healthy, active junior at Western Washington University in Bellingham studying to be a teacher, when she was suddenly taken ill and had to be rushed into surgery.
Her small intestine had become tied in a knot and had to be removed…

2014-03-04

Patriot Profiles: ‘You have to drill down into what’s really important’

Coast Guard maritime law enforcement never sleeps as smugglers, traffickers, and law-breakers fly on the waves toward U.S shores. Undetected drug contraband snakes its way inland coast to coast, ending up in the hands of experimenting teens, despondent adults, gang members who fight over it and…

2014-03-03

Faculty announced for March 22 commencement

2014-02-26

Commencement set for 10 a.m. March 22

2014-02-26

Breaking into the industry: music professionals visit Western’s campus

Music industry professionals and students interested in the profession were brought together Saturday, Feb. 22, at Western Washington University's fifth annual Associated Students Pop Music Industry Conference to give students a chance to network and exchange expertise.
Students had…

2014-02-26

Best Bets: �� grads read poetry at Village Books in Bellingham

Bellingham poets Chas Hoppe and Joshua Young will mark the first anniversary of their collection, "The Diegesis," at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, at Village Books, 1200 11th St.

2014-02-25

�� rugby hosts annual alumni reunion

Western Washington University's men's rugby team will be hosting its annual alumni reunion on Saturday, Feb. 22, on the turf field outside ��'s Wade King Recreational Center in south campus.

2014-02-21

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