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The lawless and destructive behavior exhibited during the Oct. 12 riot at Laurel Park surprised and shocked us and our community. How could something like this happen in Bellingham and what can we do to avert another similar incident? We welcome this opportunity to report back to the community…

Longview native Rachel Brown, 21, is one of the solo vocalists in Western Washington University's Concert Choir's performance at 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 2117 Walnut St. Leslie Guelker-Cone directs the choir, with the theme of "A Light in…

A recent report on entrepreneurship by the Kaufman Foundation said, "Everyone 'knows' that entrepreneurship is important, one way or another: for creating new jobs, for innovation, for challenging established incumbents, and so on." The question that we ask is, if "…

Growing up, Mount Vernon High School counselor Juan Espinoza didn’t see a lot of teachers who looked like him. As a Latino student, he remembers seeing only one Latino teacher — but a lot of Latino custodians.
“At the time, it was the norm,” Espinoza said. “No one was questioning it, so…

Local entrepreneurs will have several opportunities to showcase their talents and connect with business resources during a series of events planned for Kickstart Bellingham from Nov. 18-24, organized in conjunction with Global Entrepreneurship Week.

Following the Oct. 12 Indian Street riot, 10 people have been cited by police and two of them are Western Washington University students.
Western freshman Cameron Ehrlich, 19, pleaded not guilty in October to charges of riot, failure to disperse and interfering with a street sign. Jordan…