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By Oliver Lazenby Blaine High School students joined students around the nation in walking out of their classrooms on Wednesday, March 14, for 17 minutes, one minute for …
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3/15/18 06:22 PM
Blaine ‘March For Our Lives’ co-organizers Aurora Edwards, l., and Emma Breedlove. Photos by Stefanie Donahue By Stefanie Donahue Inspired by young gun control advocates across the nation, …
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3/15/18 05:10 PM
By Oliver Lazenby The Blaine School District addressed safety concerns and emergency-crisis planning in a letterposted on the district’s website on March 1. District …
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3/15/18 05:08 PM
By Taylor McAvoy WNPA Olympia News Bureau With less than two weeks left in the session, state lawmakers introduced a new bill in response to the high school shooting in Parkland, …
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3/12/18 02:20 PM
By Stefanie Donahue North Whatcom Fire and Rescue (NWFR) is enrolling in a new state program that reimburses public organizations for transporting Medicaid …
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3/10/18 01:16 PM
Whatcom READS, a program that challenges everyone in Whatcom County to read the same book, has chosen “Your Heart Is a Muscle the Size of a Fist” by Sunil Yapa as its book for …
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3/10/18 01:12 PM
By Oliver Lazenby At a February 26 meeting, the Blaine school board accepted Tiger Construction’s $690,000 bid for work on Blaine Elementary School and district …
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3/9/18 01:32 PM
A project of the Washington Policy Center, WashingtonVotes.org issues a periodic report of recent votes cast by state lawmakers in Olympia. Following are the votes cast in February by District 42 …
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3/9/18 01:16 PM
How negotiations between the governor’s office, lawmakers and media organizations stopped the legislation By Josh Kelety, WNPA Olympia News …
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3/9/18 12:45 PM
Elaine Komusi, second from right, with, from l., hospital district board members Kandace Harper, Robin Nault and Dick Williams. By Pat Grubb Just shy of 12 years’ tenure, Point Roberts Hospital …
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3/8/18 08:05 PM
Behind-the-scenes deal negotiated by the governor’s office between lawmakers and media organizations By Josh Kelety, WNPA Olympia News Bureau In a down-to-the-wire …
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3/2/18 07:54 PM
Legislators frame the bill as a win for open government, while opponents hope for veto by Governor Jay Inslee. By Josh Kelety, WNPA Olympia News …
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2/28/18 12:49 PM
Poppies by Vyna Werner, Jack Kerouac and Nina Simone by Jeffrey Robert. Do you have a small blank space on your wall that is crying out for some vivacity? Looking for just the right way to give back …
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2/23/18 01:44 PM
Nationally, 2017 had more Salmonella cases linked to backyard poultry than ever recorded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Federal health officials tracked 1,120 cases …
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2/23/18 01:42 PM
The technology savvy parks board met remotely with commissioner Bennett Blaustein who was unable to attend in person.. Photo by Pat Grubb The Point Roberts Park and Recreation District is keeping the …
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2/23/18 01:37 PM
From left, senator Doug Ericksen, representatives Luanne Van Werven and Vincent Buys. Photo by Meg Olson By Stefanie Donahue Washington state legislators representing the 42nd district chose Blaine …
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2/23/18 01:32 PM
A view of Deltaport from the west side of Point Roberts.Photo by Pat Grubb By Meg Olson A second container terminal being proposed for Roberts Bank would cause irreversible environmental …
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2/23/18 01:29 PM
An example of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Point class of cutters.. When people ponder the name of the exclave – Point Roberts – most attention goes to the word “Roberts,” and any …
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2/23/18 01:19 PM
By Meg Olson Brad Denson was assigned to the position of port director for Point Roberts on January 21. A Whatcom County native, Denson began his career at the border as an officer with the …
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2/23/18 01:16 PM
By Meg Olson Point Roberts has grown into a hotbed of fiber artists, as any Tuesday night visit to the local library will attest. In addition to sharing ideas and snacks, the knitters, …
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2/23/18 01:11 PM