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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 8h
Property owners can now rent out their mother-in-law-style detached dwellings for short-term stays, after a Whatcom County judge found the City of Bellingham ban on such rental units unconstitutional. However, the decision may be appealed.
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Court rules against Bellingham's short-term rental ban on detached units | Cascadia Daily News
Ban does not target attached units like apartments over garages
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 9h
After months of uncertainty, Bellingham Superintendent Greg Baker announced today that Carl Cozier and Columbia elementary schools will close at the end of this school year due to enrollment decline and budget challenges.
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Columbia, Carl Cozier elementaries will close, pending school board vote | Cascadia Daily News
Decision comes after months of angst over future of schools, declining enrollment
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 12h
A woman accused of trying to kill two children in May was found competent last week to stand trial in Whatcom County.
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Woman accused of trying to stab 2 children found competent to stand trial | Cascadia Daily News
Brenda Wilder-Brown well enough to understand charges against her, state psychologist says
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 15h
After struggling with confidence and frustration in tennis during his first two years, Bellingham's Leo Kuhn learned the importance of remaining calm and positive on the court. He later became the first boys' tennis player to win a singles state title in school history.
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Bellingham tennis player looks to build on his historic state title | Cascadia Daily News
Leo Kuhn is the only Bellingham boys tennis player to win a singles state title
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 16h
With performances by artists including Black Belt Eagle Scout and Soccer Mommy, the Lincoln Theatre is reopening in a big way this fall.
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October music news: Venue closings, fundraisers and the Lincoln's long-awaited re-opening | Cascadia Daily News
What to expect in the music scene around Bellingham this fall
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 29/09/2026
Ferndale's Svetlana Baydak and Teia Dube led the Golden Eagles to a 3-0 sweep against Oak Harbor in the first volleyball conference game of the season on Sept. 28.
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Ferndale begins conference play with a sweep over Oak Harbor | Cascadia Daily News
Svetlana Baydak and Teia Dube combined for 25 kills in the match
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 29/09/2026
U.S. border officials reportedly are questioning Canadian citizens with U.S. permanent resident status about whether they've voted in U.S. elections, using state public records to identify the alleged violations. A 61-year-old Point Roberts woman now faces an immigration hearing.
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Feds using Whatcom County voting rolls to ramp up deportation efforts | Cascadia Daily News
Permanent resident detained at US border for 6 hours, questioned about voting history
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 29/09/2026
U.S. border agents appear to be increasingly questioning Canadian permanent residents living stateside if they’ve ever voted in past U.S. elections.
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Feds using Whatcom County voting rolls to ramp up deportation efforts | Cascadia Daily News
Permanent resident detained at US border for 6 hours, questioned about voting history
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 29/09/2026
Bellingham Mayor Kim Lund has proposed a 2027 budget that relies on the assumption that voters will approve the formation of a regional fire authority early next year to remove a significant expense from the city's budget.
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Mayor: Bellingham’s financial stability hinges on voters approving regional fire authority | Cascadia Daily News
2027 budget proposal includes significant deficit spending to maintain status quo
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 28/09/2026
State lawmakers will again have to bridge a budget gap of several hundred million dollars for the 2028 fiscal year, but if a high-earners tax survives, it should bring in $3.1 billion for the following budget and $9.4 billion for the 2029-31 budget.
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State's budget hurdles remain but 'millionaire's tax' could improve outlook | Cascadia Daily News
The latest forecast of state tax collections released Friday did nothing to brighten Washington’s budget outlook. But it does predict the state’s new income ...
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 28/09/2026
The Marine Life Center's live camera broadcasts 24 hours a day, showing the comings and goings of fish and crabs inside the Rocky Shore tank at the local aquarium.
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What's the Deal With: The Marine Life Center tank camera? | Cascadia Daily News
Spare a moment of your day for a sea star crawling by or fish zipping around.
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 28/09/2026
A prayer gathering in Everson on Sunday ended with about 20 people being baptized in the Nooksack River. After wreaking destruction on the community last December, residents said baptism in the river turns it into a "symbol of hope."
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Residents turn to prayer, baptisms in Nooksack River as flood season looms | Cascadia Daily News
As government flood mitigation efforts limp forward, grieving community ask God for safety
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 28/09/2026
The constitutional sheriff movement that Hart has embraced is founded on the widely debunked claims that sheriffs are the highest authority in their county, with powers that supersede state and federal lawmakers, as well as the courts.
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Constitutional candidates challenge the status quo in Skagit | Cascadia Daily News
Cody Hart, three other write-ins advance in Skagit County. They share an anti-establishment ethos
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 28/09/2026
Cascadia Daily Life: Andrea Wilbur-Sigo is a boundary-pusher, a door-opener, a lifelong student of old-growth cedar and the mentors who taught her how to sculpt it. Her carvings tell Coast Salish stories in communal spaces across western Washington.
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How one Native artist changed Washington's public art landscape | Cascadia Daily News
Carver Andrea Wilbur-Sigo helped return Coast Salish stories to outdoor spaces
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 28/09/2026
What explains a more than 200 percent increase in late ballots in Skagit County for the 2026 primary? A letter carrier in Mount Vernon suspects some ballots weren't processed by the post office as they have in the past, he writes in a CDN guest commentary. Here's how voters can respond.
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Increase in rejected ballots in Skagit County raises questions for post office | Cascadia Daily News
Did new policy result in increase in ballots deemed 'too late' to be counted?
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 27/09/2026
A "gnome dome." A pickup festooned with toys. Freeform sculptures that are a tribute to recycling. All on display on 9 acres of an Alger man's forested homestead. Behold the wonders of Rangerville.
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The Wonderful World of Rangerville: Alger man transforms backyard into 9-acre artwork | Cascadia Daily News
For Ranger Kidwell-Ross' friends, 'nothing he does is surprising anymore'
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 27/09/2026
A 45-year-old man was rescued by the United States Coast Guard after his kayak capsized near Parker Reef in the San Juan Islands Friday morning.
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Capsized kayaker rescued near San Juan Islands | Cascadia Daily News
The 45-year-old man used a VHF radio to call for help
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 27/09/2026
Event-goers took in the sights, sounds and eats during the 10th annual Bellingham SeaFeast on Saturday, which included 190 vendors, 30 food vendors, live music, cooking demos, an oyster expo and more.
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Gallery: Seafood lovers flock to annual Bellingham SeaFeast | Cascadia Daily News
Event-goers took in the sights, sounds and eats during the 10th annual Bellingham SeaFeast on Saturday, which included 190 vendors, 30 food vendors, live mu ...
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 26/09/2026
In "Alterations," Bellingham poet Cori Winrock stitches together a patchwork of mourning that is both poignant and playful.
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Review: 'Alterations' by Cori Winrock | Cascadia Daily News
WA State Book Award winner Cori Winrock stitches together a patchwork of mourning
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 26/09/2026
A plaintiff in a lawsuit related to the ill-fated Oculis Lodge project is asking fellow backers to join the complaint in the next few weeks. The case will go to trial in May 2027.
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Backers of controversial Oculis Lodge project can join lawsuit against developer | Cascadia Daily News
Youri Benoiston raised $1.2 million for a luxury complex that never materialized
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 26/09/2026
In March, Pamela Sorenson started sewing teddy bears to give away to neglected and abused children in the community. Other residents of her housing complex joined her, and now the group, called Bear Hugs, makes 100 bears a month.
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Pamela Sorenson: Founder of Bear Hugs | Cascadia Daily News
CDN's weekly community profile
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 25/09/2026
Never mind pumpkin spice season; it’s pumpkin, apple and cider season. Lifestyle editor Cocoa Laney has a list of places to choose from.
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Where to find pumpkins, apples and cider around Bellingham this fall | Cascadia Daily News
A 2026 guide to pumpkin patches, orchards and more around Whatcom and Skagit counties
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 25/09/2026
Immigration agents detained Oscar Quintero Frias when he was coming back from a work trip to Chicago at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport last week. Now, his family is raising funds for his legal expenses.
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Owner of downtown Colombian coffeeshop Cof& detained by ICE | Cascadia Daily News
DHS claims Oscar Quintero Frias overstayed visa; family says he is lawful permanant resident
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 25/09/2026
The League of Women Voters is nonpartisan and doesn't promote one candidate over another, says the organization's state president, Karen Crowley, in a CDN guest commentary. But that doesn't mean the LWV won't take stands on policy issues, including three state initiatives.
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League of Women Voters is nonpartisan — and unapologetically political | Cascadia Daily News
Every election season, someone asks the same question, usually with a raised eyebrow: "If the League of Women Voters doesn't take sides, why does ...
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 25/09/2026
The WA360 sailing, paddling and rowing endurance race around Puget Sound will start and finish in Bellingham for the 2027 event, organizers announced. The 360-ish-mile race on the Salish Sea began in 2021.
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Bellingham to host endurance race around Puget Sound | Cascadia Daily News
Engineless WA360 will start and finish on Bellingham Bay for the first time
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 25/09/2026
Cascadia Daily Life: Essayist Laurie Trautman notes there will always be borders in our way, and in Cascadia, we understand how valuable it is to overcome them.
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Essay: 10 years in, Cascadia Innovation Corridor's cross-border vision endures | Cascadia Daily News
The future is (still) Cascadia: Shared challenges between the US and Canada require collaborative thinking
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 25/09/2026
Downtown Bellingham, always prone to fluctuations as businesses open and close, has recently witnessed a few high-profile closures. While the economic environment is challenging, especially for full-service restaurants, the closures don't necessarily reflect the broader picture.
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Bellingham's business closures more of a churn than a trend, industry onlookers say | Cascadia Daily News
Full-service restaurants hurting most. But when one place closes, another opens up
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 25/09/2026
After traveling to nearly every state and a handful of countries, Whatcom County's Heather Lea has written about her motorcycle adventures and hopes to inspire other women to ride.
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Two years on a motorcycle taught a Whatcom writer to 'ride your ride' | Cascadia Daily News
In “Riding Full Circle: What the World Taught Me about Motorcycles, Risk, and Someone I Barely Knew,” Whatcom County resident Heather Lea writes about her l ...
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 25/09/2026
One Sudden Valley Girl Scout is vying for her Silver Badge award by creating care packages for immigrants recently released from immigration detention.
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Sudden Valley Girl Scout makes care packages for immigrants released from detention | Cascadia Daily News
Part of a Silver Badge award project, the care packages fill a gap in need
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 25/09/2026
Moe’s Coffee, a Washington cafe chain, will soon open a location in Blaine, and pork processor Jack Mountain Meats is opening a new retail store in Burlington.
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Briefs: Moe's Coffee to open location in Blaine; Jack Mountain Meats debuts retail store in Burlington | Cascadia Daily News
Business news for Whatcom and Skagit counties
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 25/09/2026
Friday, Sept. 25, 2026 edition of Cascadia Daily News. Read online at replica.cascadiadaily.com/cascadia-daily-news or pick up a print copy.
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 25/09/2026
Mount Vernon’s Division Street Bridge will be completely closed for two weeks in November as the state Department of Transportation hustles to finish a bridge repainting project that was planned to last through early 2027.
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Amid complaints, Mount Vernon bridge repainting project accelerated by 4 months | Cascadia Daily News
Bridge could reopen before Thanksgiving, after fully closing 2 weeks in November
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 25/09/2026
On 9/25, as you're working nine to five, take a moment to remember Dolly Parton and her legacy of philanthropy. That's what the City of Bellingham will do tomorrow after joining cities around the country in declaring the day "Dolly Day."
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Bellingham proclaims Sept. 25, aka 9/25, 'Dolly Day'  | Cascadia Daily News
United Way and city honor late chanteuse’s philanthropy
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 25/09/2026
As the state faces a continuing K-12 funding crisis, some hope the "millionaires tax" will provide more sustainable revenue to the state, writes Cameron Munro, a teacher at Burlington-Edison High School, in a CDN guest commentary. Education is key, he says, to sustaining the state's vibrant economy.
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State's K-12 education funding crisis shows need for 'millionaire's tax' | Cascadia Daily News
State is funding smaller percentage of school needs, passing on costs to districts, families
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 25/09/2026
Bellingham's taste of Hollywood glamor brought a small crowd downtown to catch a glimpse of the movie production Wednesday night.
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Bellingham residents stay up past bedtime to glimpse Tyler Perry movie shoot | Cascadia Daily News
Taste of Hollywood glamor 'almost takes you out of your everyday life'
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 24/09/2026
Whatcom County sheriff's deputies arrested two more men in mid-September in connection with a shooting that happened in Birch Bay earlier this month.
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2 more men arrested and charged in connection to September Birch Bay shooting | Cascadia Daily News
The shooting left one person injured and four men arrested
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 24/09/2026
Bellingham Cider Co. recently announced the purchase of a local competitor, though both brands will maintain distinct identities.
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Bellingham Cider Co. to purchase local competitor, Lost Giants | Cascadia Daily News
Both Lost Giants and Bellingham Cider will 'maintain their unique identities'
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 24/09/2026
Excited, and perhaps anxious, freshmen at Western wandered around downtown last night, clutching maps that showed them discounts they could get as new students at businesses around town. The event, WWU First Night Out, aims to connect students new to Bellingham to the downtown community.
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WWU students are back in Bellingham, a welcome boost for businesses | Cascadia Daily News
Annual event downtown aims to connect students to local businesses
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 24/09/2026
Peas were once king in Skagit County, so much so that farmers would say they’d send their kids to college on the income. Those days are long gone. The reasons why tell a bigger story about how farmers are forced to adapt when crop processing facilities move away.
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Peas used to make millions for Skagit County farmers. What happened? | Cascadia Daily News
Defunct industry tells larger story about challenges facing farmers, the search for a new cash crop
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 24/09/2026
News on potential Bellingham elementary school closures is coming "soon," according to the district. In the meantime, the district has given some tours to organizations interested in renting the schools if they close — including one local Christian private school — to the ire of some parents.
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Parents riled up as potential renters tour two Bellingham schools that may close  | Cascadia Daily News
District hasn’t confirmed closures of Columbia, Carl Cozier. One tour given to Christian private school
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 24/09/2026
Downtown business owners are getting ready for a busy night, as filming for a major motion picture coincides with Western Washington University's annual First Night Out.
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Rumors fly about Tyler Perry movie filming in downtown Bellingham | Cascadia Daily News
One business owner is looking forward to the 'unprecedented chaos'
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 23/09/2026
Walk through fall foliage fire as you ascend to Yellow Aster Butte in the Mount Baker Wilderness area. Along the way, you can snack on the season's last blueberries.
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Walk through fire to Yellow Aster Butte | Cascadia Daily News
Exploring the outdoors in Whatcom, Skagit, San Juan and beyond
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 23/09/2026
With a permanent building still years away, the mobile museum Heart of Play is currently “restoring childhood” through mobile exhibits across Whatcom County.
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Mobile children’s museum ‘in the business of restoring childhood,’ one building block at a time | Cascadia Daily News
In advance of brick-and-mortar, Heart of Play hosts pop-up exhibits throughout Whatcom County
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 23/09/2026
Cascadia Daily News will host its free candidate forum for the 2026 general election in October. This year’s reader-powered Election Town Hall will invite candidates in two highly competitive races — 42nd District Senate and Whatcom County prosecutor.
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Cascadia Daily News hosting reader-powered Election Town Hall, free to public | Cascadia Daily News
Candidates in 42nd District Senate, Whatcom County prosecutor races have been invited
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 23/09/2026
A federal judge in Seattle on Tuesday tossed the Trump administration’s lawsuit against Washington seeking the state’s voter rolls, in line with many rulings across the country.
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Trump administration’s WA voter roll lawsuit dismissed | Cascadia Daily News
The Justice Department has now lost more than two dozen similar cases across the country.
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 23/09/2026
A CDN reader, noting its investigative work, stresses the importance of anonymous tips. Readers also share thoughts on Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Martin's debut column and funding for the Lynden Senior Center. Read those letters and more in CDN’s weekly letters section.
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Letters, week of Sept. 23, 2026: CDN's new editor, forest drones and Lynden senior center funding | Cascadia Daily News
Send letters, maximum 250 words, to letters@cascadiadaily.com
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 23/09/2026
Juan Gerardo Alatorre Martinez says he was mistakenly taken by federal immigration officers. Now his friends and family are rallying to help his legal fight ahead of an Oct. 8 hearing where he may or may not be granted a green card.
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ICE detains Skagit man working to get his green card. Community rallies behind him | Cascadia Daily News
Man known as 'unofficial mayor' of Conway is being held in Tacoma facility
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 22/09/2026
A battery energy storage system proposed for private property in Custer is one of many projects being developed in the region. Batteries are essential to meet the electricity demand driven by the transition away from fossil fuels, but some community members worry about environmental issues.
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Battery facility proposed north of Ferndale in PSE push for renewables | Cascadia Daily News
GridStor project is one of several being developed in region to answer power demand
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 22/09/2026
The Community Boating Center launched the Wild Women on the Water program in 2021 to help women participants build community and remove barriers to recreating on the water.
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Bellingham kayaking program is helping women build skills, confidence, community on the water | Cascadia Daily News
Wild Women on the Water launched in 2021 to help women remove barriers to recreating on the water
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Cascadia Daily News @cascadiadaily.com · 21/09/2026
In June, a Cascadia Daily News reporter taped a nickel to an invoice, tucked it into an envelope, slapped on a 78-cent stamp, and mailed it to Olympia to pay for a public records request. Now, OSPI is facing pressure to change what critics call an outdated system.
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Petty cash? State education agency requires mailed checks to pay for public records | Cascadia Daily News
Governor suggests waiving fees for records under $5; OSPI says it won't change its policy
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