Frontline: Sanctuary city designation in Bellingham vital
By The Front and Anna Edlund | January 31Opinions of the Editorial Board
Opinions of the Editorial Board
Opinions of the Editorial Board, in collaboration with Melissa McCarthy
Opinions of the Editorial Board
At the start of fall quarter, Washington state was shocked by an active shooter who killed five at the Cascade Mall in Burlington. As always, this issue was surrounded by questions of race, motive, mental health and citizenship status. In the aftermath of the attack, there was collective hope that America could improve in preventing motives for tragedies like these, and begin to move forward toward being a better country overall.
Some of us are lucky enough to live within walking distance of school, but in reality Western students are spread throughout Whatcom County, some even commuting from Skagit County or Snohomish County. Leaving over an hour before your class starts can take a toll on your morning, with the cherry on top of arriving to campus to park in the depths of the C Lots and being late to class.
Whether it’s in the Viking Union or The Atrium market, we’ve all been there — staring at a wide selection of garbage cans, wondering what’s recyclable, what goes in the landfill and what goes in the mysterious unlabeled can at the end.
“WikiLeaks” has become a buzzword for anti-establishment Americans. The organization, specializing in revealing otherwise-restricted documents to the public through hacking, has been a subject of controversy among the government and media since 2006.
The federal government-approved pipeline is a $3.8 billion project.