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Category: Community Voices

Community voices / Cascadia’s media ecosystem connects our cross-border bioregion

The views expressed in the essays, analyses and opinions as Community Voices are those of the author exclusively and not … More

business innovation, Cascadia, civic engagement, climate change, cross-border issues, nonprofit news, open-access publishing, urban sustainability

Community Voices / Democracy in America

We live in tumultuous times. Last weekend Salish Current asked people of various political persuasions to write about the state … More

democracy, democratic ideals, Education

Community Voices / COVID be damned — if you could be anywhere in the world on the Winter Solstice, where would you choose?

Readers were invited to share their ideal locations for marking December’s Solstice this year … if it weren’t for COVID-19. … More

COVID-19, Summer Solstice, travel, Winter Solstice

Community Voices / ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident’

The views expressed in the essays, analyses and opinions as Community Voices are those of the authors exclusively and not … More

2020 general election, nonpartisan politics, U.S. Constitution, vote by mail, voting

Community Voices / Election reforms are key to restoring public confidence

The views expressed in the essays, analyses and opinions as Community Voices are those of the authors exclusively and not … More

elections, voting

Community Voices / Erosion in local news threatens democracy

The views expressed in the essays, analyses and opinions as Community Voices are those of the author exclusively and not … More

journalism, nonprofit news, Salish Current, Seattle Times, social media, state of the media

Community Voices / Nooksack water rights adjudication is an existential threat to farming’s future

By Henry Bierlink — My friend Eric Hirst expressed his opinion that a water rights adjudication would be a step forward for … More

Nooksack River, water rights, Whatcom County

Community Voices / Religious freedom in pandemic times

By Ron Polinder — Matt Benoit deserves commendation for a thoughtful and respectful article (“Reporter’s notebook: pursuing the story of … More

Culture, Governance, religion

Community Voices / About my first time … voting

— By Mike Sato The first time I voted was in November 1968. I was angry and scared about the … More

general election, Governance

Community Voices / Whose water is it in Whatcom County?

By Eric Hirst — This may surprise you: Water, even in wet Whatcom County, is a scarce resource. Although we … More

agriculture, climate change, Lummi Nation, Natural Resources, Nooksack Indian Tribe, salmon habitat, water rights

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