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Joel Swisher, the new director of the Institute for Energy Studies at Western Washington University, stumbled across the institute by chance after his son enrolled at Western.

At the time, Swisher, 57, was living in Boulder, Colo., where he was an independent…

It’s a drizzly, February day, but the spirits of the elementary school students at Western Washington University’s Shannon Point Marine Center are bright as they scour the beach for signs of marine life.
Some of them find limpets and barnacles, others find crawly creatures with claws that…

When it comes to Whatcom County, nothing is more iconic than Mount Baker.

At 10,781 feet it’s the third tallest mountain in the state, a snowcapped dome visible from much of the county, a constant presence, and, for some people, a sacred one.

A CENTURY AGO, during America’s expansionist heyday, no one ever saw author and “Manifest Destiny” cheerleader Horace Greeley point across the sweeping expanse of America and urge his eager charges: “Go north, young man!”

Yet, many of us did. And to this day, most…

A new trustee has been appointed to the five-member board that governs and makes policy for the Bellingham Public Library system.

Rick Osen replaces Faye Hill, whose term on the Board of Trustees has ended. Each term lasts five years.