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The Editor: Why should people living in Birch Bay vote “Yes” for the Blaine school capital bond? Fixing what’s broken is what this capital bond is about. It …
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2/2/15 01:59 PM
The Editor: Why are voters being asked to fund a $4M expansion of eight classrooms to the primary school on the Blaine campus when the 2010 U.S. Census for Birch Bay records a …
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1/28/15 06:18 PM
The Editor: It’s been said many times, “It takes a village to raise a child.” This is a truism that is relevant today in our community. The village is Birch Bay, Point Roberts, …
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1/21/15 07:26 PM
The Editor: Soon we will have the opportunity to support Blaine school district in undertaking important and long overdue improvements to some of its …
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1/14/15 07:44 PM
The Editor: We have once again reached our Christmas challenge’s matching goal of $25,000. The Blaine Food Bank volunteers humbly thank all the generous people of Blaine, Custer …
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1/7/15 05:46 PM
The Editor: On December 26, 2004 my wife and I survived the 2004 Asian Tsunami. Our boat driver, who stood only 10 feet away from me, did not survive, along with 230,000 souls. To …
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12/30/14 07:13 PM
The Editor: To all who have returned a peace sign, smile or wave, my heart is warmer for you having crossed my path. For the past seven years, part of my job was getting our students …
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12/17/14 07:06 PM
The Editor: I have been feeding Anna’s hummingbirds for three years. Four are visiting my feeders on Pipeline Road. One is a male and the other three appear to be …
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12/10/14 06:25 PM
The Editor: With all of the environmental concerns in Whatcom County, I have to mention the wintering Anna’s hummingbird. I moved from eastern Washington to Blaine, and what a …
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12/3/14 05:58 PM
The Editor: This is in response to Donna Starr’s letter in last week’s issue of The Northern Light. I totally agree with her opinion, but there is an error in the medical facts. …
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11/25/14 05:40 PM
The Editor: Thank you, Darin Detwiller, for revisiting your E. coli tragedy. You understand the dangers of food-borne pathogens and physical contact with pathogens. People need to …
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11/19/14 04:57 PM
The Editor: I am so grateful the community decided to leave Blaine’s name as is. Blaine Harbor was a pretty poor choice of names. Blaine Harbor sounds like a place where Buffalo …
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11/12/14 07:03 PM
The Editor: On September 25 the Blaine Elementary School PTO held its 18th annual walk-a-thon. The kids had so much fun walking and running! Our local Little Caesars was very …
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11/5/14 07:48 PM
The Editor: Forty years ago I chose Blaine as a place to start my practice. I chose it not because it had a catchy or cute name but because it was a great place to conduct a business …
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10/29/14 06:39 PM
The Editor: The need is great. The need is now. Are the communities of Birch Bay, Blaine and Custer up for a challenge? Blaine Food Bank (BFB) has an incredible opportunity. If BFB …
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10/22/14 06:56 PM
The Editor: Why not help your town while you can? As a tourist-related business in the downtown core, I know in my heart that this will help our downtown and city …
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10/15/14 05:56 PM
The Editor: I would like to address some rumors and misconceptions about changing our town’s name to Blaine Harbor. Why? We have always been a harbor town due to …
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10/8/14 07:56 PM
The Editor: Over a month ago the Blaine community lost one the most rabid sports and Borderite fans, Brad “Brose” Ambrose, to liver disease. Brad left behind his now 1-year-old …
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10/1/14 07:21 PM
The Editor: I am now a senior, but looking at photos of my grandfather as a young boy I am startled to realize how different his day-to-day life was from mine, just 100 years ago. Earth’s …
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9/26/14 02:47 PM
