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| Remembering Whatcom County residents who died in 2012 | With the new year ahead of us, let's stop for a moment to remember some of the noteworthy Whatcom County people who died in 2012: |
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| Community mourns former sports editor Bob Taylor | Robert L. 鈥淏ob鈥 Taylor, former longtime sports editor of The Issaquah Press, died Christmas Eve morning, Dec. 24, 2012, at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle. He was 63. |
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| Whatcom Poet: Tim Pilgrim | Poet: Born in Montana, Tim Pilgrim is an associate professor of journalism at Western Washington University, with college degrees in education, English and communications. Poetry then: "I've been writing poetry since sixth grade in Dillon, Mont. Published 'The woods near鈥 |
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| Struggling game developer Zynga lays off hundreds | There may not be as many farmhands available to harvest the crops for struggling Facebook game developer Zynga. |
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| How to get a free Ivy League education online | Didn鈥檛 get into MIT? Student loans wouldn鈥檛 cover Yale? Was Stanford too far to commute? It鈥檚 never too late to get an Ivy League education鈥攐r take advantage of college courses at any number of universities from just about anywhere. And what鈥檚 even better: It鈥檚 often free. Universities鈥 |
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| Panel to discuss Western Reads book Oct. 25 | |||
| Ask the experts: Alternative energy | We heard both candidates discuss alternative energy at this week鈥檚 presidential debate in Denver. President Obama said, 鈥渨e鈥檝e got to look at the energy sources of the future, like wind and solar and biofuels, and make those investments.鈥 The support for alternative energy sources,鈥 |
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| Performances on the meaning of womanhood start Friday at the Firehouse | |||
| I remember Pete Steffens | Pete Steffens, journalist, teacher, political activist and champion swimmer, died on Aug. 23, at 87, in Nanaimo on Canada鈥檚 Vancouver Island, and I lost a friend of 60 years standing. Pete had the privilege, and the burden, of being the son of a very famous father, muckraker Lincoln鈥 |
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| The Alumni Factor 鈥淎 Revolution in College Rankings鈥 Schools Producing Happiest Grads | New findings and rankings by The Alumni Factor are sure to raise a few eyebrows at the universities that are spending millions of dollars on marketing and recruitment, only to learn their rankings are as high as the competition. Among the 177 top schools, the top school listed in California, as鈥 |