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As a global economic storm dominates financial headlines, some Whatcom County residents are still finding affordable ways to borrow money and buy homes as prices moderate.
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Four local properties contaminated with motor oil and other petroleum substances are the latest to join the state Department of Ecology's list of hazardous sites in Whatcom County.
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Seamus Trueb, 8, dressed as an elf named “Toggin,” reaches down into Santa’s bag for tangerines while handing out fruit during A Historic Fairhaven Holiday on Saturday, Nov. 29, at the Village Green in Fairhaven. A Historic Fairhaven Holiday featured Santa Clause, carolers, carriage rides and a magic forest.
BELLINGHAM — The Garden Spot Nursery, 900 Alabama St., will sponsor the Bellingham Boys & Girls Club in its annual Christmas tree sale beginning Saturday, Dec. 6.
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Commemorative posters to celebrate the Whatcom County high school teams that won state titles in the 2008-09 school year.
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Tree farms
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Senior quarterback Adam Perry received Offensive Player of the Year honors for the second straight season and also was the Captain's award recipient at the Western Washington University Football Awards Banquet on Sunday, Nov. 30, at the Best Western Lakeway Inn.
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The Department of Labor and Industries announced premiums for workers' compensation insurance will go up an average of 3 percent in 2009.
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BELLINGHAM - Twelve people stand in a circle one Sunday evening in November and start flexing their laughing muscles: "Ho-ho-ha-ha-ha" they say, grinning all the while.
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This week is the time when local holiday activities really get going, led by the annual Holiday Port Festival at the Port of Bellingham's Bellingham Cruise Terminal.
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