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Previous Issues
Cover Story
December 2025
Educators Adapt as AI’s Presence in the Classroom Grows
by Hope Rasa When OpenAI (an American artificial intelligence organization headquartered in San Francisco) released ChatGPT in November 2022, it placed a powerful form of generative AI in the public’s hands. Generative AI is different from traditional AI, which most … Continue reading
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December 2025
Report: Data Centers’ Climate Impacts in the Northwest
How leaders respond to data centers’ surging power demand could shape the region’s energy future. by Martina Pansze A new report from nonpartisan regional research group Sightline Institute complicates a growing narrative of data center demand for power undermining the … Continue reading
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December 2025
Samish Crest Open Space Faces Threats
by Betsy Gross My husband John and I moved from San Diego to Bellingham in the summer of 2003, exchanging the deserts of the Southwest for the lush rain forests of the Northwest. John had been diagnosed with early onset … Continue reading
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December 2025
Articles You Might Have Missed
Climate Good News Around the world people are taking the initiative to mitigate climate change. Here are some good news briefs compiled by the Climate Issue group of the LWV of Bellingham/Whatcom. Carbon Capture May Come to Your Home Direct … Continue reading
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December 2025
Fare Thee Well 2025
Beaks and Bills by Joe Meche As another year winds down, it seems fitting to look back and see how we fared in what’s become a wearying time in America. The rest of the world appears to be scratching its … Continue reading
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December 2025
The Story of Whatcom County’s Restorative CommUnity Coalition
Community Service Spotlight by Irene Lincoln Morgan Roots of Determination I was raised by two strong-minded parents — one outspoken, the other quietly stubborn — both determined in their own ways. By 26, I’d lost them both: my mother to … Continue reading
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December 2025
Evergreen Huckleberry
Native Plant Neighbors Editor’s Note: Eric Worden will contribute this “Native Plant Neighbors” column over the next year. by Eric Worden Your native plant neighbor evergreen huckleberry is welcomed by everyone wherever it’s found, both in nature and in the … Continue reading
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December 2025
Beautiful Cortinarius
Life Before Flowers All mushroom photos are by Fred Rhoades Part II by Fred Rhoades This continues my occasional focus on different mushrooms that are relatively easy to identify to genus group, but show considerable diversity. Such a look will … Continue reading
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December 2025
Salmon in Schools
Students Await a Special Delivery of Salmon Eggs It’s that time of year again when NSEA’s Education Team is setting up aquariums in schools around Whatcom County. These aren’t for your typical aquarium fish — they’re for salmon eggs! Students … Continue reading
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December 2025
An Inventory of Sidewalks and Curbs in the Columbia Neighborhood
by Bill McCallum I have lived most of my life in the Columbia neighborhood and have walked all the streets, except for Madrona and East Maplewood, many times. The Preston Schiller article about sidewalks in the October-November 2025 issue of … Continue reading
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