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Women's illness more likely to lead to divorce, research shows

For married couples, serious illness is supposed to unfold like the story of Angelo Merendino, the New York photographer who stayed by his wife Jen’s side from the minute she was diagnosed with breast cancer – just five months after their wedding day – through four years of gruelling cancer…

Scientists narrow in on syndrome killing off starfish along Pacific coast

Scientists are making some headway in figuring out what is killing millions of sea stars in the waters off the Pacific coast, from British Columbia to Mexico.
While a definitive answer eludes them, researchers suggest a pathogen -- either bacterial or viral -- is responsible for the death…

Professor, students use UAVs to track elk herds
Put a Label On It: It’s Oregon’s turn (again) to debate the labeling of GMO foods

There’s much to talk about in Ashland—a southern Oregon winter so dry that, for the first time in 50 years, the local ski mountain failed to open, or the fare at this year’s Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
But it’s not the weather or the arts that are dominating conversations there. It’s…

Lake Whatcom cleanup a long and complex task

The latest annual report on Lake Whatcom water quality seems to be frustrating people who want to see dramatic improvement and drastic measures to get there.

In a recent news report, lead Lake Whatcom researcher Robin Matthews said there are no quick fixes for lake…

Redistricting: Some states tried to leave out partisanship

A few states have turned to independent or arms-length commissions to limit political influences when redrawing congressional and legislative districts.

The results have varied, but supporters point to more competitive contests and new faces replacing incumbents as…

Tribes, feds experiment with drones to count elk

Looking out over the town of Hamilton in the upper Skagit River valley from a hillside on state Department of Natural Resources land, a team of federal unmanned aircraft operators and local researchers scouted for elk.

They couldn’t see elk themselves from that high up, but they knew they…

Market Report: Whatcom, Bellingham construction permits ahead of 2013 pace

Construction appears to be off to a fast start in 2014.

The value of the new projects in the first quarter is well ahead of last year in Bellingham and unincorporated Whatcom County. In the county, permits were issued for projects valued at $36.7 million last quarter, up a whopping 173…

Drones plot upriver elk herd’s size

Looking out over the town of Hamilton in the upper Skagit River valley from a hillside on state Department of Natural Resources land, a team of federal unmanned aircraft operators and local researchers scouted for elk.
They couldn’t see elk themselves from that high up, but they knew they…

Nielsen examines whether anonymous online comments shape news content
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