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Rybczyk to discuss rising seas and ecosystem restoration March 13
Landmark Study Demonstrates Climate Benefits of Estuary Restoration

Restore America’s Estuaries has released the findings of a groundbreaking study that confirms the climate mitigation benefits of restoring tidal wetland habitat in the Snohomish Estuary, located within the nation’s second largest estuary: Puget Sound. The study, the first of its kind, finds…

Cyberbullying focus of special city hall talk

Cyberbullying has become a big problem for kids and their parents.

Western Washington University psychology professor David Sattler says there are emotional, psychological, behavioral, and even legal consequences for the bullies and victims.

The military gateway to the middle class is vanishing

For many Americans, earning a college degree and buying a house are considered milestones on the path toward a middle-class life. For Ted White, a licensed mental health therapist and proud homeowner, neither of those steps would have been easy, or perhaps even possible, without a career in the…

Market Report: Impact of weaker Canadian dollar still unclear

Heading into the end of the first quarter of 2014, it's still unclear what impact a weaker Canadian dollar is having on the Whatcom County economy.

While some surveys and analyses by economists indicate less cross-border traffic from British Columbia, southbound traffic was actually…

Military Gateway to the Middle Class Is Vanishing

For many Americans, earning a college degree and buying a house are considered milestones on the path toward a middle-class life. For Ted White, a licensed mental health therapist and proud homeowner, neither of those steps would have been easy, or perhaps even possible, without a career in the…

Dueling gun control measures likely to appear on fall ballot

Campaigns for dueling gun initiatives on this year’s ballot could bring national attention to Washington state, and contribute to an ongoing debate about gun laws across the United States.
Initiative 594 would enact statewide criminal background checks for all firearm transactions…

Survey suggests more cross-border shoppers are staying home

The Canadian dollar’s fall in value over the past year has caused some residents north of the border to make fewer shopping trips into the U.S., according to a recent poll of people living in lower British Columbia.
Steve Mossop, president of Insights West, a Canadian market research firm…

Guest editorial: Overreach threatens ports that ag supports

It is commonly understood here in Washington that our economy is closely linked to international trade, and that we are uniquely positioned to develop closer ties to the fast-growing Asia-Pacific region. The state Department of Commerce boasts that we are “one of the world’s leading trade and…

Southbound border traffic up despite weaker Canadian dollar

At least for the first month of the year, the weaker Canadian dollar didn't impact the number of people traveling south into Whatcom County.

According to data collected by Western Washington University's Center for Economic and Business Research, 1,129,744 people went southbound…

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