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The University of Chicago on Sunday announced that its main campus would be largely closed today, with classes called off, due to a threat of gun violence. The development comes amid worries at many colleges about threats as well as incidents of actual violence. Last week, Western Washington鈥

In memoriam: Paul Storer, 1960 - 2015
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Global forces hurting chances for Intalco restart

As Alcoa鈥檚 Intalco Works near Ferndale moves closer to idling its aluminum smelting operations, global market forces continue to paint a bleak picture on the chances of restarting it anytime soon.

On Thursday, Nov. 19, Alcoa filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification that the鈥

Hip geology: Blogger names 5 rock-oriented hikes that, uh, rock

Geologist and blogger Dave Tucker, the wise man on all things related to Northwest rock formations, has a new book out, 鈥淕eology Underfoot in Western Washington鈥 (Mountain Press Publishing, $24).

It鈥檚 a guide to where you can see and learn about all the grand glaciers and odd rock鈥

Lack of Bellingham consensus likely tipped jail vote

A variety of factors, including a lack of consensus on how to pay for and build a new Whatcom County Jail, likely played into the voters鈥 decision to turn down a jail sales tax measure on Nov. 3.

鈥淵ou know, it wasn鈥檛 just a one-sided tether, it was a multitude of constituencies that had鈥

Whatcom personal income rose 3.2 percent in 2014

Personal income was on the rise last year for Whatcom residents, but at a slower rate than most of the other counties in the state.

The per capita personal income average in Whatcom County was $40,840 in 2014, a 3.2 percent increase compared to the previous year, according to a new report鈥

Plagemann to appear in 'The Marriage of Figaro' with Seattle Opera
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