Category: OPINION

by Andrew Edwards The U.S. lost a considerable amount of the positive influence it had concerning world affairs Friday as it was stripped of its voting rights in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO. The agency acts as the cultural arm of the United Nations and…

The “Gathering Fountain,” designed by artist Gerald Tsutakawa, was a commissioned piece of art by the Washington State Arts Commission in 1998. The artist, who apprenticed under his father, a local Seattle area resident, studied sculpture and fountain work for ten years before creating his own works of beauty. His…

We are retired, and have lived in the Cordata neighborhood for about three years.  Our first and current impressions of Whatcom Community College are identical: it is a fine neighbor. The physical campus resembles a carefully maintained park.  Lawns, trees and shrubs surround the academic buildings.  The architecture of these…

by Andrew Edwards The battle over Initiative 522, a bill on the November ballot that would require labeling of genetically modified foods in Washington, has become the most expensive initiative campaign in the state’s history.  With more than $27 million contributed to the campaigns both for and against so far,…

Intersection of Cordata Parkway and Stuart Road unsafe The new WCC health professions Education Center is situated at the intersection of Cordata Parkway and Stuart Road. Opening this fall, the facility will attract both vehicle and pedestrian activity to an intersection which is already in need of traffic control. Traffic…