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Mark Kuntz is working to turn city-owned commercial space near the Parkade on Commercial Street into an affordable performing arts venue.

Bellingham couple trying to create affordable performing venue

My wife and I feel lucky to have landed in such a beautiful community with a vibrant arts scene. We moved, met and married in Bellingham as faculty at WWU in the fine and performing arts, and are thrilled to be raising our boys in a community that embraces soccer on Saturday afternoon and the ...

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WINDOW ON MY WORLD

International student became ambassador at Whatcom CC

"Get out of here, Asian," yelled a group of strangers soon after I arrived in the United States from Tokyo, Japan. I was confused and didn't know how to respond but chose to ignore it because I was happy to be in another country. As time went on, I started to understand what they meant. Due to the...
WINDOW ON MY WORLD

Hard work has Whatcom student ready for high tech job

How can I put into words what Whatcom Community College's Computer Information Systems program has done for me? The program has the reputation for getting incredible results in two years. All of which is true, but I do not want prospective students to get the impression that by simply enrolling...
RANTS/RAVES

Rant: Bellingham Police make little effort to catch burglars

I'm writing this letter on behalf of my father. Not that he can't write. He can. He's a retired lieutenant colonel with three tours in Vietnam and over 20 years service. It's just that his home town, Bellingham -- the place he's lived for over 40 years -- has neglected him and my mother. I'm sure...
RANTS/RAVES

Rant: Police set crosswalk trap to catch driver

The police seem to be engaging in a lot of "fund-raising" lately. I got caught in a crosswalk trap, where the pedestrian pushes a knob and the lights blink yellow. I always thought yellow meant "proceed with caution."
WINDOW ON MY WORLD

Whatcom student's desire for a career led to leadership role

I am a first-generation college student. Neither of my parents completed high school. It has always been a challenge for me to let them know how important school is. They came from Mexico at a young age. My father dropped out of high school because his family wanted him to work in the fields and...
WINDOW ON MY WORLD

Bellingham student got a running start at Whatcom CC

Since the sixth grade my plan had always been to attend Whatcom Community College as a Running Start student. My goal of becoming a physician had encouraged me to make the decision to earn a transfer degree and shave off two years of college from the long college years ahead.
WINDOW ON MY WORLD

Whatcom nursing graduate hopes to work in ER

My interest in nursing started in the summer of 1993 when I was diagnosed with type I diabetes. While my career interests varied between the ages of 9 and 27, I always knew I wanted to work with people in a dynamic and interesting environment. Nursing is a profession that relies on communication...
RANTS/RAVES

Rave: Whatcom merchants help make B.C. driver's trip a pleasant one

Recently my Mom and I embarked on our annual getaway to Mount Vernon. We always look forward to our trip with great anticipation, but this year it was almost not to be. Just feet past the U.S. Customs booth at the Sumas crossing I found the mechanism to wind my driver's window up and down had malfunctioned...
COMMUNITIES

Whatcom graduations

Check out our coverage of 2013 Whatcom County graduations, including graduate lists and photo galleries.
WINDOW ON MY WORLD

Whatcom center offers horseback riding lessons as therapy

As a graduate of the Western Washington University's Behavioral Neuroscience program, I threw my cap with confidence and clarity of purpose. For the last three years I had worked in a lab on campus designing more effective medications for schizophrenia. Through this experience, I learned that ...