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Top-drawer scenery: Whatcom County is the 92nd most scenic of the nation’s 3,111 counties, according to the Washington Post. The ranking used a “natural amenities index” to gauge characteristics — such…

Although employment is up across the San Juan Islands, and the economy seems to be rebounding, residents still face stagnant wages while the price of everything from rent to groceries is increasing.

That was the message in a recent report by the San Juan County Economic Development…

Think of Western Washington University as a cornucopia of performing arts, spilling over with 300 performances a year. The question is, how can you best access that entertainment?

Start with this new website — cfpa.wwu.edu. The site gathers information from various campus departments and…

A master’s degree in business may seem like an odd education for a nurse, but for Amanda Crain it was a perfect fit.
Crain, the director of nursing services at the Puget Sound Kidney Centers, is in her final quarter of earning an MBA from Western Washington University’s Weekend MBA program…

The 5,000-member church raised about $350,000 to install the new organ. It's the final addition of a church renovation project that began in 2007.

The organ, built in 1951 by the M.P. Moller Pipe Organ Co., was purchased by the church from Western Washington…

How heavy is my burden? I prefer to use the analogy of a bag of rocks that I carry over my shoulder. It is with me everywhere I go. Some rocks are bigger than others, but collectively they weigh enough to make me want to drop my pack every now and then.

The tough part is, I’m afraid to…

Growing Veterans, the nonprofit in Whatcom County that helps veterans ease into civilian life while growing healthy produce for the community, is one of 10 organizations in the country to win grants of up to $175,000 for innovative programs.

Growing Veterans will use the money to train…