Amy Nelson
What do you know about public hospital districts?
From the Editor’s Desk: Public hospital district elections are at the basement level of local democracy and have at stake the cost and quality of local health care.
Lopez school district grapples with shortfall, layoffs
What’s the solution to Lopez Island school district’s $700K shortfall? Administrators and school board candidates grapple for the solution.
Using ‘rights of nature’ to correct environmental wrongs
Will the rights of nature movement, called the “fastest-growing legal movement of the twenty-first century” by U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres, find a foothold here?
Change lives, expand minds, boost careers — with science — say teachers and the Science Guy
Bill Nye the Science Guy and local educators and students agree: studying science can be life-changing and career-enhancing.
Showtime in Mount Vernon: Lincoln Theatre is a star in downtown renewal
A symbol for local revival, the century-old Lincoln Theatre has helped stimulate business and bring back visitors to riverfront downtown Mount Vernon.
Paradox of passion, apathy impacts young voter turnout
Younger voters care deeply about renter protections, homelessness, social justice and racism — but will they go to the polls to make their voices heard in this year’s election?
The old-fashioned ‘new politics’ of civic activist Jack Delay
Commentary: A colleague takes a memorial look at a life-long activist whose career culminated in the co-founding and success of Communitywise Bellingham.
With hard-earned acceptance, Sikh community flourishes on both sides of border
South Asians in the Pacific Northwest reflect on the different journeys Sikhs took while making the United States and Canada home.
Wireworms pester new farmers, puzzle the seasoned
Growers who are farming organically on converted pastureland tend to face what amounts to an entry fee in the form of a hard-to-manage pest that bore into the below-ground portions of potatoes, lettuce, tomatoes, corn and other crops, killing or stunting the plant.
Impact, importance high in local school board elections
Do local races risk turning into political referendums instead of reasoned debates over school district functions?
R2AK: North by Northwest
The annual wind- or human-powered — no engines — Race to Alaska is becoming a quintessential Northwest experience.
Use unleaded fuel at Bellingham International Airport
Commentary: “Lead emissions from aircraft engines that operate on leaded fuel cause or contribute to air pollution that may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health and welfare.” — EPA
Moving in: new affordable neighborhood celebrates in Friday Harbor
A fourth neighborhood of permanently affordable homes in Friday Harbor has celebrated completion, as a 40-unit rental project is in the planning stages.
State of the state: Washington State Standard comes to Olympia
The Washington State Standard, a free internet news publication, began coverage of state government in Olympia last month.
Quiet, once-quirky Edison emerges changed post-pandemic
Change, along with opportunities and tensions, comes with a new bookshop, a brew pub and an artists cooperative in a town of 264.
WTF? WSF meets community’s ire after Memorial Day weekend debacle in San Juans
Questions on crew shortage, breakdowns, overnight wait, emergency services, fare increases, Sidney run resumption — and more — aired at meeting on ferries.