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Market Report: A mixed report for Whatcom in the first quarter of 2013

It was an up-and-down first quarter in Whatcom County, according to economic data.

A few indicators point toward a strengthening local economy in 2013, such as bankruptcies (down), car sales (up) and some building permit activity (up). However, unemployment also jumped, along with…

Grad students earn grant to study geology of Mount Baker

Three graduate students have been selected to receive grants in support of their geologic research on Mount Baker, according to Dave Tucker of the Mount Baker Volcano Research Center. Dave writes:

The grants, awarded by Bellingham-based Mount Baker Volcano Research Center, will go to Mai…

Body of Evidence: The researchers

Petite with brown hair and big round eyes, Katie Corcoran looks like she could easily be an undergraduate student at the University of Tennessee. So, when she says she is 31 and has had two previous careers before pursuing her doctorate, it’s startling.

But it…

Tsunami debris could be found in Washington's annual beach cleanup

Remnants of the wreckage continue to reach the Pacific Northwest: A 65-foot Japanese dock washed up in December on a beach near Forks, Wash., a fish hitched a ride on a 20-foot boat that washed up in March in Long Beach, Wash., and pieces of a Japanese shrine washed ashore in March and April in…

The Economy's 'Vitals' Check

By a show of hands, attendees at the 2013 NACS State of the Industry Summit were largely pessimistic about the current state of the economy. And presenter Dr. David Nelson, professor of economics at Western Washington University, and founder and president of Finance & Resources…

Professor to discuss history of Alpine skiing April 9
Advocates renew call for living wages on Bellingham waterfront

Environmentalists and labor leaders say they expect to keep on pressing for specific language in waterfront development plans to ensure that the estimated thousands of new jobs there are "living wage."

At a Thursday, March 28, public hearing before the…

Get that tune out of your head

It is one of life's most common irritations: the song you do not even like that becomes stuck in your head.

Take, for instance, Mission-born Carly Rae Jepsen's big hit, Call Me Maybe. It's tuneful, it's catchy - and once it gets in your head it's hard to get out…

Keeler has article published in California Journal of Health Promotion
Science Explains the Best Way to Get Songs Out of Your Head

Some songs just get stuck in your head, whether you like them or not. However, a recent study claims to have found the key to kicking that Taylor Swift tune out of your head: puzzles.

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