| Title | Authored on | Link to edit Content | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seals prefer quiet times for the call of the wild, study suggests | Marine scientists call it a roar, though it sounds more like someone breathing heavily on the other end of the phone. It’s the underwater mating call of a male harbour seal and it could be at risk of being drowned out by the din of motor vessels. The first study of its kind has… |
||
| People living alone are thinner and have a lower BMI, study finds | All by yourself? Savor it. A new study shows that being single might help you look better in those skinny jeans. Those who live without a romantic partner are more likely to have a lower body weight than people who live with a significant other, according to a study published in the… |
||
| Does living alone make you thinner? | Score one for the singles crowd. People who live alone tend to be thinner than married couples or co-habiters, according to research out of Western Washington University. But the difference is, well, slim. On average, single people weighed about three pounds less than their coupled… |
||
| Study: People Who Live Alone Are Thinner Than Those Who Cohabitate | Considering moving in with your girlfriend or boyfriend? Er, a new study may have you thinking twice. It found that people who live alone tend to have lower body weights than those who live with a partner. |
||
| San Juan County conomy seems to be rebounding, residents still face stagnant wages | Special to the Weekly Although employment is up across the San Juan Islands and the economy seems to be rebounding, residents still face stagnant wages while the price of everything from rent to groceries is increasing. That was the message in a recent report by the San Juan County… |
||
| Western CEDAR repository continues to grow | |||
| ²ÝÁñÉçÇø students study freight traffic at border | Western Washington University’s Border Policy Research Institute is involved in a two-year project researching the movement of freight across the U.S.-Canada border at the Sumas, Lynden and Blaine truck crossings. The project with the Whatcom Council of Governments involves Western… |
||
| San Juan County residents face increasing costs while making stagnant wages | Although employment is up across the San Juan Islands, and the economy seems to be rebounding, residents still face stagnant wages while the price of everything from rent to groceries is increasing. That was the message in a recent report by the San Juan County Economic Development… |
||
| Final RSP workshop features Arlie Norman, Bernie Housen, Joann Otto | |||
| Drones Go To College: Northwest Universities Add Programs in Unmanned Aerial Systems | If you want to go to college to learn how to design, build, fly or fix a drone, your time has come. Many institutions of higher learning around the Northwest are recognizing that unmanned aircraft could become a key technology of the future. |