Articles
THE FIRST AMENDMENT
Guide to our continuing democratic revolution
Lyle Sorenson
Tarnjot Singh Brar
Robin Thomas
McKenzie Funk
REVOLUTION
Hannah Ordos
Diving into strengths, weaknesses of Washington’s public records act
A guide to accessing public records: Help them, help you
CDN’s tips on how to write a public records request
How to find and attend local government meetings in Whatcom, Skagit counties
The American Revolution we need today
Democracy is for lovers; civics advice for the patriotic and confused
Where the nation’s at, where it’s headed
‘There is no democracy without journalism’
NEEM
OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR READERS
Proud to be an American?
Whatcom sheri ’s deputies secure 6% raises as budget crisis looms
Complex, ‘messy’ Whatcom comp plan nears completion
The week in brief:
WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH:
WEEKLY WATCHDOG
Briefs: Uber returns to BLI, Skagit theater closed for summer, brewery opens on State
WWU’s journalism program can play part in success of CDN and other news media
Governor’s disrespect for clemency process extends mass incarceration
Immigrants’ fears, Chuckanut development, mailed ballots
LETTER OF THE WEEK Remind kids, ourselves of bicycle safety, rules of road
Whatcom County schools’ mental health services dwindle as funding disappears
Letters
BERGER
SHERIFF
Skagit County expands its stormwater purview to keep pace with development
Proud to be an American?
Proud to be an American?
PLAN
Flock cameras turned off in Mount Vernon
Skagit Regional Health switched staffing contractor. Physicians are leaving because of it
FLOCK
A bladesmith’s ‘ancient skills’
Review: Chuckanut Bay Distillery’s rooftop bar
Cocoa’s picks: Pride, NW Tune-Up and drag show at Aslan Depot
Mike Pizzuto: Volunteer headstone cleaner
GREEN
Downtown cafe and tasting room to close
MADE IN CASCADIA
CAFE
Performing arts calendar
Watering
Vertical Structures
A master gardener’s to-do list for summer
Bonus: Summer garden resources
Weeding
A Bellingham summer music survey, from new festivals to the return of After Sounds
Live music calendar
I am here to make friends: get acquainted
July 3, 2026
QUEST FOR LOVE
‘Grown men with tiny trucks’
Bellingham mountain biker, 14, a role model for girls, a sensation nationwide
U.S., Belgium to collide in Seattle
TRUCKS
Bells Spotlight: Noah Cassie
Let the kites fly on the Bellingham waterfront
BROWN
Rec calendar