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History's Peter Diehl to tell of little-known medieval plague during presentation Thursday
Online university doesn't offer 'real college education'

THE Legislature is considering a proposal to turn Western Governors University, a private online institution, into a state university. While the bill's supporters claim that WGU provides greater access to working citizens, there are serious drawbacks that deserve consideration.
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Bill would partner state with online university

Railroad mechanical worker Luke Trapp has a schedule that changes from week to week, and the 24-year-old Seattle resident doesn't know if he'll be living in Seattle next year — or next month. So when he wanted to get his bachelor's degree in business management, he decided he…

Do nations matter in a global age? ²ÝÁñÉçÇø's Johann Neem to discuss March 1
Johann Neem has essays published on American history, democracy and nationalism
²ÝÁñÉçÇø professor: Economic reforms needed to ensure a democratic Egypt

With Egypt's future unsettled after the ouster of President Mubarak, The Herald asked professor Leonard Helfgott to share his thoughts about the pivotal country.
Helfgott teaches Middle Eastern, Jewish and American cultural history at Western Washington University, where he has been a…

Historic photos from North Cascades available online at Western
Talk on political discourse draws crowd in Bellingham

Media's role in democracy and the nature of people and politics were the topics of the League of Women Voters of Whatcom County's meeting Saturday, Jan. 15.
The discussion drew more than 50 people to the Bellingham Public Library's lecture room to hear about the importance…

League of Women Voters event to address political discourse at Bellingham event

The spread of political information and democracy will be the topic of discussion at the League of Women Voters of Bellingham/Whatcom County's event Saturday, Jan. 15.
The talk, called "Why Deliberation Matters: Politics past and present in our democracy," will run from 9:30…

Kugler contributes to book

Dr. Mike Kugler, professor of history at Northwestern College, contributed a chapter to Confessing History: Explorations in Christian Faith and the Historian’s Vocation, published in November by the University of Notre Dame Press.

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