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The Editor: All members of the Bellingham Sail and Power Squadron wish to thank the following businesses for making possible the very successful SeaSkills Boating Festival at Blaine …
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5/30/18 05:23 PM
The Editor: The Blaine Food Bank and our volunteers would like to give a big thank you to both Blaine and Custer post office employees during the USPS’ annual “Stamp Out …
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5/23/18 06:50 PM
The Editor: The proposed “Golf Cart Zone” on Birch Bay Drive has the potential to cause serious safety hazards; I hope that the county council is astute enough to vote it …
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5/16/18 05:58 PM
The Editor: Blaine Cub Scouts Pack 4025 would like to publicly thank everyone who helped host the District Regional Pinewood Derby! We are thankful for Blaine-Birch …
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5/9/18 05:24 PM
The Editor: The Alaska Packers Association Cannery Museum at Semiahmoo Park belongs to the Whatcom communities of Blaine, Custer, Birch Bay and Point Roberts. It …
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5/2/18 05:23 PM
The Editor: Along with all the others missing the old format of the police reports in the paper, I have to ask: who would miss it now since it has been reduced to boring and wasted …
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4/25/18 06:49 PM
The Editor: My state property tax increase this year is 22 percent. How did that happen? It started with the 2017 $7 billion funding reform package, the brainchild …
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4/18/18 06:26 PM
The Editor: Have you noticed how amazing the post office is looking these days? Thank you to whoever arranged for the beautification! Sandie …
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4/11/18 06:22 PM
The Editor: Available data suggests that Blaine school district has operated reasonably efficiently, as suggested by per pupil spending comparable to other area districts. …
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4/4/18 05:55 PM
The Editor: I would like to thank each and every one of you that helped my brother Jason, his girlfriend Hope, and their four children after they lost their home and everything …
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3/21/18 06:39 PM
The Editor: Marie Odell [in response to a letter in the March 8 edition of The Northern Light] displays a misconception of what a disc golf course looks like. Rather than her …
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3/14/18 07:49 PM
The Editor: I am questioning the intention to put a disc golf course in the beautiful natural setting of Lincoln Park. And if it is true that the Lincoln family, who generously …
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3/7/18 06:40 PM
By Pat Grubb, publisher and managing editor of The Northern Light “The people of this state do not yield their sovereignty to the agencies that serve them. The …
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2/28/18 06:40 PM
The Editor: Congratulations to Paso Del Norte and Black Forest Steak House who were voted Best of the Bite! This year’s Bite of Blaine featured 17 Blaine and Birch Bay food vendors …
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2/28/18 06:38 PM
The Editor: Be on the lookout for petitions for I-1600 – Universal Healthcare for Washington State. The measure would provide for the establishment of a comprehensive state …
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2/21/18 07:17 PM
The Editor: Recently while walking my son’s dog in Lincoln Park, I noticed quite a bit of trimming and thinning of undergrowth over large portions of the park. Also in evidence …
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2/14/18 07:22 PM
The Editor: I wanted to express my thanks for publishing the article that announced the Veteran’s Fair, held at the Blaine American Legion Post 86 on January 20. We were able to …
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1/31/18 06:48 PM
The Editor: I am delighted that Timothy Ballew II, former chairman of the Lummi Nation, was appointed by Whatcom County Council members at their January 16 meeting, to fill the …
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1/24/18 06:51 PM
The Editor: Thank you representatives Vincent Buys and Jim Walsh for the opportunity to explain the importance of the Hirst decision. The Washington State Department of Ecology is …
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1/17/18 06:16 PM
The Editor: As one of the senior citizens of Blaine and having use of the Post Office P.O. box section, it is often my choice to park at the west end of the building. It was …
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1/10/18 07:19 PM