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Are Whatcom County workers underpaid compared to elsewhere?

A long-held impression in Whatcom County is that wages here are lower than those in other parts of the country.

The real answer is much more complicated.

On the surface, economic data suggests workers are being paid less in Whatcom鈥

6th District Senate campaign likely another expensive race

The 6th Legislative District is bound for another expensive campaign season, as Democrat Rich Cowan challenges incumbent Republican state Sen. Mike Baumgartner in November.

Although they are the only two candidates in the race, making the Aug. 5 primary election almost inconsequential,鈥

From Window magazine: 'Oceans in Peril'
Carroll receives HDSA Researcher of the Year award
Western students help prove the benefits of salad bars in Bellingham schools
Peninsula volunteers pitching in on sea star wasting disease research

The efforts of volunteers across the North Olympic Peninsula have been vital in recent months as scientists work to uncover the secrets of a mysterious affliction eating its way through sea star populations up and down the West Coast.

鈥淐itizen scientists鈥 have braved slippery rocks along鈥

Border traffic into Whatcom tracking close to 2013 level

The latest southbound border traffic data indicates Canadians are coming into Whatcom County at a slightly slower pace than 2013.

The number of people that went southbound through the five Whatcom County border crossing totaled 4.7 million through the first four鈥

From Window magazine: 'Oceans in Peril'
Hart Hodges to speak at Chamber鈥檚 economic forecast event

Hart Hodges of Western Washington University will be the featured speaker at this Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce & Industry鈥檚 upcoming economic forecast presentation, part of the 2014 Chamber Speaker Series.

Managing Conflicts in India: Policies of Coercion and Accommodation

In managing violent rebellions, democracies must often choose between coercion and accommodation. As the world鈥檚 largest democracy, India is no stranger to this trade-off: it has struggled over the past several decades to address several domestic insurgencies.

A new book by Bidisha Biswas鈥

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