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Submitted by Pasquale Carbone from Bellingham,WA
Q: I was searching your website to find a story about a young man who was murdered last weekend (I heard he was hung from a tree), but I couldn't find one article about the incident. Where do you keep old stories and is there any breaking news about the murder?
A: We are aware of the suicide of Ray Taumoae. Despite rampant rumors of him being chased by a gang and stabbed, there is no such evidence. The coroner found no stab wounds and no evidence of any struggle. Police also found nothing to indicate anything but suicide. Ray was despondent over a breakup with his girlfriend and hanged himself from a tree.
Bellingham police normally do not issue press releases on suicides but made an exception this time because of the wild rumors around town. You can find it here: http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/1264/1157039/
The Bellingham Herald has the same policy as many newspapers across the country when it comes to suicides. We do not publish information about them unless the event was witnessed by a large number of people or involved a public figure. Very few witnessed this; Ray was found around dawn Friday. We are standing by our policy. The family has enough pain without the newspaper breaking policy and writing about their son's suicide.
Answered 08/09/11 10:32:17 by Jim Donaldson
Submitted by Bryan Albert from Bellingham, WA
Q: Your website has links to this article, but they don't work: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2011/08/06/2132503/legion-baseball-bellingham-suffer.html My question is, can you hook that link back up?
A: The link is working now.
Answered 08/08/11 08:32:26 by Jim Donaldson
Submitted by Sue from Bellingham
Q: Could you help us find an article? It was a list of restaurants in Whatcom County that got a good rating from the Health Department.
A: Here's the link, which was posted to our Whatcom Magazine site:
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2011/07/20/2109442/whatcom-county-restaurants-win.html
Answered 08/01/11 09:19:40 by Jim Donaldson
Submitted by jolanta tibebu from minneapolis , mn
Q: where can I find link to this page :
Getting help: How can teens find affordable mental health care? -
A: Did you see this in the print version of The Bellingham Herald? Many of the stories that appear in the print version of our newspaper are not available on our website, or are available for only a short time.
Answered 07/11/11 08:19:35 by Jim Donaldson
Submitted by lori laigaie from bellingham wa
Q: I keep getting the following when I cllick on today's news story. I have cleared my cache,cookies, history and passwords...and still have the problem.
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404Subscribe via RSS
Thank you for visiting TheBellinghamHerald.com
The page you requested has moved or no longer exists. We apologize for the inconvenience.
You can search for the content by typing in keyword(s) in the search bar just under the logo on this page.
If you still cannot find what you are looking for, please use our Web site help forum.
You'll find the latest news from Bellingham and Whatcom County, Wash., on our homepage at TheBellinghamHerald.com
A: We updated the software behind our website and had some unforeseen issues Sunday morning, but our developers have resolved them.
Answered 07/11/11 08:18:16 by Jim Donaldson
Submitted by Sandy from Ferndale, Wa
Q: Can you please tell me how to change my user name?
Thank you,
Sandy
A: E-mail the change request to jim.donaldson@bellinghamherald.com.
-- Jim
Answered 02/22/11 08:45:42 by Jim Donaldson
Submitted by Pam Castanera from Bellingham WA
Q: Julie, I don't know who this should go to-so pls forward it if its not you. You look like you have your hands full as it is. I am having navigational problems on your site, since about 3 weeks ago. So to explain: I am not able to make a comment on any article, I am not able to "reply", not can I "like" another's comment. I can click on those buttons but they don't go anywhere. And by the way, I am not having this problem with any other website. So if the problem should be mine, please let me know what I can do on this side that might allow me to perform these actions. Maybe you or someone else around there can pinpoint the problem for me. Also, the blue-lined links don't work for me. I couldn't email you or Jim D from your list of contacts. The links would not go anywhere. That's why I am emailing you through "contact us" at the top of the pages. That did work. So please ask around to see if someone knows if its me or you, and if its me, what can I do to make those links work! Frustrating. Thanks Pam C.
A: I hope you'd been able to reach us in other ways, I'm just now seeing this comment. Others aren't having the same issues, so it's something in the settings on your computer. Do you have popup blockers on? Have you tried clearing your cache and relaunching your browser? If that doesn't work, you can email me directly at julie.shirley@bellinghamherald.com. Please let me know the email you're registered with and your login name.
Answered 01/28/11 09:10:48 by Julie Shirley
Submitted by Van Wilder from Bellingham
Q: everytime I click on a news article I get routed to this page
"Thank you for visiting TheBellinghamHerald.com
The page you requested has moved or no longer exists. We apologize for the inconvenience.
You can search for the content by typing in keyword(s) in the search bar just under the logo on this page.
If you still cannot find what you are looking for, please use our Web site help forum.
You'll find the latest news from Bellingham and Whatcom County, Wash., on our homepage at TheBellinghamHerald.com"
what gives?
A: Is this happening on stories linked from today's home page, or on older stories that you've saved links to? Stories expire after a year and then are only accessible from the paid archive. If you're not able to access new stories, try clearing your cache and relaunching your browser.
Answered 01/28/11 09:07:35 by Julie Shirley
Submitted by Lizanne from Bellingham
Q: How can I locate the photos taken at Whatcom Middle School today for the anniversary of the fire?
A: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/whatcomfire
Answered 01/24/11 10:18:28 by Jim Donaldson
Submitted by Jenn from Sumas, Wa
Q: I have been trying to place an online ad since Friday evening and keep getting error messages. I really needed to post this ad, can you tell me how soon things will be working again?
A: Please call 715-2225.
Answered 01/24/11 10:14:05 by Jim Donaldson