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Whatcom Racial Equity Commission caps its first year, prepares to ‘amplify’ key issues
It was the genesis of a movement that helped create the Whatcom Racial Equity Commission. Warren Sterling The Bellingham Herald In advance of holidays that observe Treaty Day and the legacy of the ...
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Overdose deaths were down in Whatcom County in 2024
In April, Whatcom County Executive Satpal Sidhu issued his own executive order, outlining a suite of actions. Lund highlighted the city’s efforts to keep illegal substances out of the community in the ...
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New Whatcom leader Miriam Karamoko: ‘Entire community is ready for something different’
Miriam Karamoko is relatively new to Whatcom County ... facilitating the Community Leadership Team. This team functioned as an advisory body for the Road Map Project, an initiative to “boost student ...
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What’s behind the promising decline in Whatcom County drug overdoses, deaths in 2024?
Officials at the Whatcom County Department of Health and Community Services and other agencies are keeping their fingers crossed that the trend will hold. For 2024, there were 83 confirmed or ...