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• BPRI, WWU students conducting truck-crossing research

  - 2009-08-01

  Western Washington University's Border Policy Research Institute BPRI is conducting research this summer on the truck usage of the FAST lanes at Whatcom County's border crossings to find why the percentage of trucks using these lanes is dramatically lower here than at border crossings at Detroit, Mich., and...

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• Home sales stabilizing, but prices falling

  - 2009-08-01

  The number of housing sales in Whatcom County improved in June compared to a year ago, but median prices are still taking hits from the recession, foreclosures and short sales, according to a real estate report released by Lylene Johnson of The Muljat Group. The total number...

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• Bio: interesting things about our area's most interesting people

  - 2009-08-01

  Name: Dr. Brian Boyd Age: 41 Business/Job Title: owner/operator southside Chiropractic of Fairhaven Hometown: Betlendorf, IA What brought you to Bellingham? Didn't want to have to take ski vacations [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Favorite memory: Boating with kids summer '07 Family: 2 kids,...

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• Local tourism companies weather recession

  - 2009-08-01

  When the economy slides south, many people begin bargaining. Tourists who plan on emptying their wallets in Bellingham this summer are not only hoping to keep some change in their pockets, but they are waiting until the last minute to swipe their credit cards. "I think people...

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• Banner Bank's David Latham appointed Whatcom County Home Show Chairman

  - 2009-08-01

  [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] David Latham, Banner Bank's assistant vice president/construction and residential lending officer, was recently named chairman of the Whatcom County Home and Garden Show. Latham's term will run through March 2010. The Whatcom County Home and Garden Show, held annually at the Northwest Washington Fairgrounds...

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• Top properties

  - 2009-08-01

  The following is a list of recent commercial property sales in Whatcom County. Top Properties is compiled by Wendy Darling with assistance from the county treasurer's and assessor's offices. Commercial Land: Seller: George and Candy Hoksbergen Buyer: Jerry Blankers, Teresa Blankers, Josh Bosman and C...

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• Media tours give Whatcom County national exposure

  - 2009-08-01

  Quite possibly, no experience is as unique as seeing your day-to-day, "I almost take it for granted" environment through the eyes of a stranger. A stranger who is here specifically to view your world and comment upon it--even critique it! A stranger who will, in a...

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• Vacation in your own backyard

  - 2009-08-01

  The summer heat has been pounding down on Bellingham lately, and as you continue to slave away at the office or retail counter or farm or warehouse, it is easy for your thoughts to wander toward "I need a vacation!" For those not fortunate enough to have a...

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• Bellingham, Wash.

  - 2009-07-28

  Bellingham, Wash., close to Vancouver, British Columbia, may seem off the beaten track. But its natural beauty and city life have attracted many home buyers over the years. From 2003 through 2006, the housing bubble sat right atop Bellingham, the county seat of Whatcom County. New homes...

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• 'Border Songs' review: Near-mythic protagonist, poetic prose elevate

  - 2009-07-12

  Brandon Vanderkool is a U.S. Border Patrol agent, a 6-foot-8- inch nature boy who tromps and stomps across northern Whatcom County, Wash., in search of illegal immigrants, marijuana smugglers, terrorists and birds although not necessarily in that order. As I read his story in...

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