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The Editor
Could Chief Tanksley identify who he chose to voluntarily serve on the LEMART (I believe it stands for: Law Enforcement Mutual Assistance Response Team) intended to assist in …
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2/16/22 06:27 PM
The Editor:
Like many school districts, our district faces budget cuts this spring. There are four main reasons for this in Blaine. First, approximately 85 percent of our school district’s …
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5/1/24 04:34 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: Another fabulous 4th in Blaine! Western Display Fireworks put on a great show over the harbor and we must have the best parade in NW Washington! Sincere thanks go our …
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7/8/15 07:03 PM
The Editor: We are Girl Scout Troop 45061 from Blaine. On April 18, we are donating Girl Scout cookies to the Ronald McDonald House Charities in Seattle for families while they wait for …
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4/3/19 06:03 PM
The Editor: I want to thank Mr. Agnello for his response. Unfortunately, he misquoted what I wrote. I simply said without a “landslide” win in California the results of the …
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2/22/17 07:25 PM
The Editor: On October 23, Blaine City Council met. Before the regular meeting, council members had an open public 2018 budget session that involved the Capital Improvement Plan. The …
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11/1/17 06:13 PM
The Editor:
I would like to thank Lily Kerlin for her courageous and insightful letter published in the August 29 – September 4 edition of The Northern Light . The Northwest Washington …
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9/11/19 06:48 PM
The Editor:
Blaine Senior Center is now open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The following activities are available for members: The library, gym and pool hall. Also available are …
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7/21/21 06:32 PM
The Editor: The Port of Bellingham is at a crucial time in its history and involved in several projects throughout the county. As these projects unfold, it is election time for a new …
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10/14/15 06:31 PM
The Editor: The Community Assistance Program (CAP) will be providing Thanksgiving Dinner Baskets with ready-to-cook turkey dinners again this year for families in our community with …
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10/3/18 08:08 PM
The Editor:
The primaries are over and the focus now is on the general election in November. Our election system – a top-two primary followed by a winner-take-all general – is …
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8/15/19 04:20 PM
(Editor’s note: This week’s issue is the last one in which The Northern Light will accept political letters for the February 8 special election. We will continue to publish political …
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1/26/22 07:15 PM
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Six hundred and twenty-one. That’s the number of jobs lost by the closing of Intalco. When the aluminum smelting plant shut its doors in 2020, amidst the pandemic, it caused …
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4/13/22 06:57 PM
The Editor: How unprofessional it was of chief Schubert to note “I will personally review this case with the responding officer to determine how this unsatisfactory resolution …
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1/2/19 07:15 PM
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American politics have been increasingly volatile over recent years with economic and various other forms systemic inequalities, the culprit moving our nation into only darker times …
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9/14/22 06:35 PM
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Ahoy there, good citizens of Blaine! In case you have wondered whether ‘tis true or not, pirates are indeed alive and well in Drayton Harbor. Yes, with all the crab they steal …
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9/6/23 08:03 PM
The Editor
My brother died today. As with most deaths, the loss is directed at those close friends and family. It is at those times that memories – good and bad – are replayed in …
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3/16/22 06:28 PM
The Editor: It’s truly disturbing that the Army Corps took the unprecedented step today to deny the permit for the Gateway Pacific Terminal project even before releasing the draft …
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5/11/16 05:28 PM
The Editor:
This letter is in response to D. Brady Green’s letter to the editor in the April 13-19 issue of The Northern Light.
Social security works by taxing today’s income …
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4/19/23 06:23 PM
