By Stella Harvey — In 2020, a surge of racial justice protests against police brutality and systemic racism swept the … More
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Economy, environment, social justice, COVID recovery, housing: legislators anticipate the 2021 session
Salish Current asked 40th and 42nd District legislators a few questions about how they see the legislative session that convenes … More
San Juan school districts face big budget shortfalls due to levy cap
By Hayley Day — Updated Jan. 9 2021: A law to make state education funding more equitable has had the … More
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
‘Your life can’t stop’: class of 2020 faces the ‘real world’ during COVID-19
By Stella Harvey — Pandemic shutdown… unemployment… business closures… social unrest: This is the “real world” this year’s college students faced … More
Students, teachers step up to remote-learning challenges — with help — as school year begins
By Matt Benoit — The beginning of the 2020-2021 school year is unlike any that students, parents, teachers or administrators … More
Back to learning, back to school to happen in the shadow of COVID-19
By Genevieve Iverson — Coronavirus has this fall replaced the excitement of starting a new school year — new books … More
Local schools seek parent, student feedback before announcing fall plans
By Genevieve Iverson — Updated Aug. 7, 2020: see below for individual district’s back-to-school decisions. As fall school start dates … More
Port, County race to bridge Whatcom’s digital divide
By Mike Sato — The COVID-19 shutdown of businesses and schools revealed a stark digital divide as many local businesses … More
Fate of fall sports remains uncertain in haze of COVID-19 pandemic
By Matt Benoit — Updated July 24, 2020: After a spring of no sports for students across the region, summer … More