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Exhibit of 1970s photography starts Oct. 1
Skagit schools to benefit from ²ÝÁñÉçÇø grant

Western Washington University announced Tuesday it had received a grant for nearly $450,000, which will be used to study specialized science and math teaching in three Skagit County school districts.
The grant, awarded by the National Science Foundation, will fund a three-year project…

Compass 2 Campus needs faculty to present on tour day Oct. 22
Bellingham educator named state's top teacher

A middle school teacher from Bellingham, who works with students just learning to speak and read English, is the 2014 teacher of the year in Washington state.
Katie Brown has taught at Shuksan Middle School for 11 years. Two years ago she became the English Language Learning…

²ÝÁñÉçÇø professor's family donates treasured reminder of 1963 church bombing

Rand Jimerson's father picked up some pieces of stained-glass window from the dynamited church. The date was Sept. 15, 1963. The place was Birmingham, Ala.

Jimerson's father, Norman J. "Jim" Jimerson, a white Baptist minister, had moved his family to Birmingham two…

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Colleges, support services helping Whatcom County grow tech businesses

The tech industry in Whatcom County is growing at a remarkable pace: 164 percent growth in the past 20 years compared to King County's 66 percent and the state's 58 percent growth over the same time frame, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In just the past five years, Whatcom County…

GPS measures Nelson's unofficial record paddle at 151.88 miles

Bellingham padler Brandon Nelson unofficially paddled 151.88 miles around Lake Padden according to the GPS tracking systems he had on his boat on Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 20-21, according to Western Washington University Environmental Studies Department chairman Michael Medler.

Port commissioners get an earful on Bellingham waterfront plans

Concerned citizens packed the Port of Bellingham commissioners' room Tuesday, Aug. 20, to offer their critique of plans for redevelopment of 237 waterfront acres.

It was the port commission's first hearing on the completed plans, which port and city of Bellingham officials hope…

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