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State seeks wide-ranging review of all coal terminals in NW, including Cherry Point

Coal terminals from Coos Bay, Ore., to Cherry Point will have combined impacts on the environment that require their own formal study, a state agency said.

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GATEWAY PACIFIC TERMINAL NEWS

Coal trains for Cherry Point terminal would require more rails, limit access to Boulevard Park

BELLINGHAM - Getting coal trains to and from a proposed Cherry Point export pier would require construction of a long rail siding that could eliminate Boulevard Park vehicle access and cause other waterfront disruptions in the city.
DEAN KAHN

Bellingham filmmaker close to finishing documentary about historic civil rights protests in Oklahoma City

Bellingham filmmaker Julia Clifford expects to celebrate her upcoming 50th birthday with a special gift to herself.
LOCAL NEWS

Protesters turn out in hundreds for anti-coal march in Bellingham

BELLINGHAM - Hundreds of coal train opponents rallied through downtown Bellingham Saturday, May 5, in protest of a proposed coal export terminal at Cherry Point.
DINING

Oyster Creek Inn showing renewed luster in familiar venue

BOW - The Oyster Creek Inn, clinging to a steep Chuckanut Drive hillside next to a hairpin turn, has had its ups and downs since its origins in the 1930s.
DEAN KAHN

Bellingham poet's book recounts his battle with chronic pain

Matthew Brouwer loved to hike, bike and dance, but severe pelvic pain laid him low when he was 27.
LOCAL NEWS

Port, Bellingham officials will meet to discuss waterfront plans

BELLINGHAM - City Council and Port of Bellingham commissioners will meet together at noon Thursday, May 3, to get an update on waterfront master planning and related waterfront development efforts.
DEAN KAHN

License plates offer mobile vista for new slogans

The Bellingham Herald ran a story the other day about a contest under way to design a new specialty license plate for Western Washington University.
WATERFRONT

Oil well spill response barge taking shape on city waterfront

BELLINGHAM - More than 200 workers at Bellingham Shipping Terminal are busy assembling the giant components of an oil well spill containment system that will be installed on a 315-foot barge expected to be in service in the Arctic Ocean by this summer.
DEAN KAHN

Years ago, Lynden old-timer contributed to dictionary of regional English

In the summer of 1966, David Goldberg of New York City pulled into Lynden in a Dodge camper van. He was on a mission, and if he followed his usual routine, he walked into police headquarters to introduce himself, so officers wouldn't become suspicious when he drove around town talking to people.
GATEWAY PACIFIC TERMINAL NEWS

Whatcom County: Application for Gateway Pacific cargo terminal now complete

Whatcom County planners say SSA Marine has now filed a complete application for its proposal to build a terminal at Cherry Point to export coal and other bulk cargos.