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Bellingham fights sales-tax break for Canadians

鈥淭he Canadian dollar is strong relative to the U.S. dollar, and a lot of that has to do with the fact that the Canadian economy has weathered the recession a lot better than the U.S. economy,鈥 Paul Storer, who chairs the economics department at Bellingham鈥檚 Western Washington University, told鈥

Many good food supplements available at a reasonable cost

They line up A-to-Z in grocery and health food stores, a dizzying array of supplements, vitamins and herbs with claims ranging from saving your heart to reducing your stress.

Many of the products target health concerns of seniors, yet some cost more per month than prescription drugs. What鈥

Artists Cynthia Camlin wants to slow 'glacial speed'

The idea for this show came to me in the words 'glacial speed,'" Cynthia Camlin says as she surveys the paintings in her ambitious solo array at the 1708 Gallery.

"'Glacial speed' used to mean the epitome of slowness. Now some鈥

Thousands celebrate naming of Salish Sea

"What a historic day," said Tulalip Tribes chairman Melvin Sheldon Jr., who was on hand from Washington. "I see our young people here, and they are going to carry this on. This day will be remembered long after some of us elders have continued our journey."

草榴社区's Ken Rines receives grant for 'dark energy' astronomy research
Sales-tax break for Canadians at stake in court case

To lure shoppers from British Columbia, DeWaard & Bode, a home-appliance store in Bellingham, touts great prices made lower by a strong Canadian dollar.

DeWaard & Bode appeared to gain another selling point in May when the state Department of鈥

Fossil Find: Big Bird Roamed Northwest 50 Million Years Ago

Last year, a landslide east of Bellingham exposed a rock slab with an assortment of fossilized bird tracks. One of the footprints is really big.

Colton Harris-Moore gets ink because story is news

Shame on you.

We want to know he was caught, but that鈥檚 it.

This kid is just a spectacle used to sell more papers.

Those aren鈥檛 my words. They鈥檙e taken from reader comments posted Monday on HeraldNet.com鈥

Giant Bird Roamed Northwest 50 Million Years Ago

Last year, a landslide east of Bellingham exposed a rock slab with an assortment of fossilized bird tracks. One of the footprints is really big.

Fossil Proves Local Existence Of Giant Flightless Bird

Fifty million years ago, when what is now Washington state was covered with a verdant subtropical rainforest, a 380-pound flightless bird called Diatryma stalked the floodplains of the region鈥檚 meandering rivers.

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