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Super Kid: She’s true to her school

Q: Sequoia is a unique school in the Everett district. What do you like about it?

A: I came my sophomore year. I like how small the classes are, and the personal connection with teachers. They really want you to succeed, and it's obvious. It's the school…

Whatcom County's mom-and-pop businesses to get recognition March 29

An important part of the Whatcom County economy will get well-deserved accolades later this month.

Tuesday, March 29, marks Mom and Pop Business Owners Day. Locally, Western Washington University's Small Business Development Center is organizing events that day to recognize the small…

Youth trip to Russia set stage for Bremerton woman's Peace Corp stint

A pair of scuffed and bronzed baby shoes with holes in both toes sits on display in Mo Anduiza's Bremerton living room.

It's a reminder of her globe-trotting daughter Jessica who, now in her 30s, has recently returned from Azerbaijan, where she served for…

State must continue to support higher education

Higher education took center stage in our community last week. Hundreds showed up for a rally in support of state funding at Western Washington University. And a panel discussion featured education leaders talking about the harm being done by continued cuts.

We want to lend our voice to…

²ÝÁñÉçÇø staff share Peace Corps memories as organization turns 50

For Susan Anderson, joining the Peace Corps and heading to Lesotho after graduating from Western Washington University was the fulfillment of a childhood dream.

The ²ÝÁñÉçÇø career services center counselor first thought about joining the federal volunteer organization when she was in first…

Whatcom Transportation Authority to consider altering some bus routes

As long as Whatcom Transportation Authority plans to restore Sunday bus service, staff thought they'd consider making changes to other bus routes.

On Tuesday, March 8, the agency will hold a hearing on the proposed changes.

The Bellingham Transportation Benefit District plans…

Frances Axtell of Bellingham was a political pioneer who voted as she pleased

The three living women who will be inducted into the YWCA Northwest Women's Hall of Fame next Sunday, March 13, are in special company when it comes to the fourth "legacy" honoree.

Frances Axtell was born on a farm in Illinois in 1866 and died in Seattle in 1953, but spent…

The history of Western: Steven Inge to give lively presentation March 10
Pirate King is latest role for ²ÝÁñÉçÇø voice and physics student

Western Washington University's Gilbert and Sullivan's "Pirates of Penzance" is a co-production of ²ÝÁñÉçÇø's Opera Studio and Theatre Arts Department, and is staged Friday through Sunday, March 4-6, and March 11-13 at Western's Performing Arts Center Mainstage Theatre…

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