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College aid for immigrant students wins Legislature’s OK

State lawmakers found something they could agree on Tuesday — allowing students brought here illegally as children to be eligible for financial aid.

The House voted 75 to 22 to pass Senate Bill 6523 and send it to the governor, who has said he supports the…

Port of Bellingham commission approves talks with Irish firm on waterfront

Port of Bellingham commissioners have agreed to begin negotiations with Dublin-based Harcourt Developments Limited on a deal to redevelop the first 11 acres of central waterfront.

At their Tuesday, Feb. 18, meeting, commissioners stressed that the port and the company are a long way from…

Western is co-host of human rights film fest
Whatcom County construction should continue to recover in 2014

Getting back to the pre-recession level of activity has been a tough road for the Whatcom County construction sector, and many in the industry are expecting more baby steps of improvement in 2014.

Census data: College students a strong influence on Whatcom migration

People moving to Whatcom County tend to be younger and poorer than the overall county population, according to the latest compilation of data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

In a comparison of Washington counties, other states and foreign locations, released by the Census Bureau on Feb. 6,…

Port narrows choices for developers on Bellingham waterfront site

Port of Bellingham commissioners will consider allowing their executive director to enter negotiations with Dublin, Ireland-based Harcourt Developments LLC to redevelop a 10.8-acre piece of waterfront property that includes Bellingham’s historic Granary Building.
The matter is on the…

Port picks Irish developer for possible deal on Bellingham's waterfront

The Port of Bellingham soon may begin negotiations on a waterfront redevelopment contract with Harcourt Developments Limited, a Dublin-based firm best known for a huge Belfast project that includes a Titanic museum on the site of a shipyard where the ill-fated ocean liner was built.

Conversations in Common: Stirring up (and solving) problems Feb. 20
²ÝÁñÉçÇø, Gonzaga tops for sending alumni to Peace Corps

Western Washington University is among the best places in the U.S. for recruiting Peace Corps volunteers, the international agency said Tuesday, Feb. 11.

Western tops the list of medium-sized colleges and universities with 65 volunteers, according to the Peace Corps' 2014 listing of…

Peace Corps release ‘Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities’

As a college student, Deborah Francisco joined a jazz ensemble. Today she coordinates a music program in Baguio City in the Philippines with the Peace Corps and teaches the same jazz chords she learned as an undergraduate.

Francisco is one of 320 Peace Corps volunteers who graduated from…

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