Finn Wendt
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Photojournalist @cascadiadaily.com
Bellingham/Mount Vernon/Seattle
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Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
Earlier today reports circulated of ICE agents at Skagit Valley College. I walked the campus myself and an SVC security guard told me around 2:00 they got a call about possible ICE activity but could not find any evidence. It is unclear what prompted the reports but it appears to be a false alarm.
November 13, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Earlier today reports circulated of ICE agents at Skagit Valley College. I walked the campus myself and an SVC security guard told me around 2:00 they got a call about possible ICE activity but could not find any evidence. It is unclear what prompted the reports but it appears to be a false alarm.
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Yesterday was Bellingham Food Bank’s busiest day ever.
Needs rising as food banks face funding cuts, higher prices and SNAP uncertainty | Cascadia Daily News
Food banks in Whatcom are still regrouping after cuts to federal funding earlier this year
www.cascadiadaily.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Yesterday was Bellingham Food Bank’s busiest day ever.
With the NFL trade deadline and election night both falling on my birthday, today will be my journalism Super Bowl
November 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
With the NFL trade deadline and election night both falling on my birthday, today will be my journalism Super Bowl
Mount Baker towers over Bellingham yesterday as seen from Lummi Shore Road.
October 16, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Mount Baker towers over Bellingham yesterday as seen from Lummi Shore Road.
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All things end. Including, now, deadlines. After more than three years, I'm ending my regular business contributions to Cascadia Daily News.
It's been a good run. And worthy of a brief essay for a Frank assessment of business in #Whatcom and #Skagit counties.
Thank you, CDN. Because #journalism.
It's been a good run. And worthy of a brief essay for a Frank assessment of business in #Whatcom and #Skagit counties.
Thank you, CDN. Because #journalism.
After 13 quarters, a business columnist closes the books | Cascadia Daily News
CDN contributor Frank Catalano’s departing observations
www.cascadiadaily.com
September 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM
All things end. Including, now, deadlines. After more than three years, I'm ending my regular business contributions to Cascadia Daily News.
It's been a good run. And worthy of a brief essay for a Frank assessment of business in #Whatcom and #Skagit counties.
Thank you, CDN. Because #journalism.
It's been a good run. And worthy of a brief essay for a Frank assessment of business in #Whatcom and #Skagit counties.
Thank you, CDN. Because #journalism.
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🧵I was introduced to Dr. Nicholas Muff because he is a world-class railroad modeler. He is elite. No detail is too small.
One day when I was visiting, he was planting sugarcane stalks smaller than a toothpick -- one at a time -- along a stretch of his HO-scale Kansas City Southern Railroad tracks.
One day when I was visiting, he was planting sugarcane stalks smaller than a toothpick -- one at a time -- along a stretch of his HO-scale Kansas City Southern Railroad tracks.
September 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
🧵I was introduced to Dr. Nicholas Muff because he is a world-class railroad modeler. He is elite. No detail is too small.
One day when I was visiting, he was planting sugarcane stalks smaller than a toothpick -- one at a time -- along a stretch of his HO-scale Kansas City Southern Railroad tracks.
One day when I was visiting, he was planting sugarcane stalks smaller than a toothpick -- one at a time -- along a stretch of his HO-scale Kansas City Southern Railroad tracks.
Community members, including Whatcom County Executive Satpal Sidhu, right, gather for a photo at the Arch of Healing and Reconciliation sculpture to commemorate the 118th anniversary of the Bellingham Riot of 1907.
September 5, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Community members, including Whatcom County Executive Satpal Sidhu, right, gather for a photo at the Arch of Healing and Reconciliation sculpture to commemorate the 118th anniversary of the Bellingham Riot of 1907.
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Back in mid-July, @cascadiadaily.com got emails and voicemails about low flying helicopters over neighborhoods. Even my editor's house got buzzed.
September 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Back in mid-July, @cascadiadaily.com got emails and voicemails about low flying helicopters over neighborhoods. Even my editor's house got buzzed.
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From now until Sept. 19, the public can submit comments on the Trump administration's proposal to repeal the 2001 Roadless Rule, which prohibits road building and logging in 58 million acres of national forest around the country.
Public comment period open on Trump administration’s proposed repeal of Roadless Rule | Cascadia Daily News
Indigenous leaders launch two-week protest, including rally in Bellingham
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September 2, 2025 at 10:39 PM
From now until Sept. 19, the public can submit comments on the Trump administration's proposal to repeal the 2001 Roadless Rule, which prohibits road building and logging in 58 million acres of national forest around the country.
New, really fascinating analysis from Cascade PBS on the Christian nationalism that has found footholds in the name of some local so-called non-denominational churches.
How Seattle fits into the modern Christian Nationalist playbook
Stoking outrage in progressive cities is part of the game plan for evangelical preachers like Sean Feucht, whose influence has been steadily growing.
www.cascadepbs.org
August 26, 2025 at 6:08 AM
New, really fascinating analysis from Cascade PBS on the Christian nationalism that has found footholds in the name of some local so-called non-denominational churches.
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The Whatcom County Executive makes more than the Washington state governor folks. Read more in @simonelli.bsky.social story
We break down elected officials salaries for Whatcom County @cascadiadaily.com.
County Executive: $244,000,
Prosecuting Attorney: $237,252
Sheriff: $230,124
Assessor: $173,652
Auditor: $173,652
Treasurer: $173,652
(This doesn't include benefit packages.)
www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/aug/11/...
County Executive: $244,000,
Prosecuting Attorney: $237,252
Sheriff: $230,124
Assessor: $173,652
Auditor: $173,652
Treasurer: $173,652
(This doesn't include benefit packages.)
www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/aug/11/...
Salaries of Whatcom County Council members doubled in past 5 years | Cascadia Daily News
Amid budget woes, salary commission slows elected officials’ compensation growth
www.cascadiadaily.com
August 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The Whatcom County Executive makes more than the Washington state governor folks. Read more in @simonelli.bsky.social story
Life is suffering (having to put off listening to today’s podcasts so I have enough content to make it through my flight tomorrow)
August 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Life is suffering (having to put off listening to today’s podcasts so I have enough content to make it through my flight tomorrow)
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Preliminary primary election results for Skagit County are in. Results will be certified on August 19.
Skagit County preliminary primary election results 2025 | Cascadia Daily News
Results will be certified Aug. 19
www.cascadiadaily.com
August 6, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Preliminary primary election results for Skagit County are in. Results will be certified on August 19.
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Here are the 2025 preliminary primary election results for Whatcom County. Results of the primary election will be certified on August 19.
Whatcom County preliminary primary election results 2025 | Cascadia Daily News
Results will be certified Aug. 19
www.cascadiadaily.com
August 6, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Here are the 2025 preliminary primary election results for Whatcom County. Results of the primary election will be certified on August 19.
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The Planet, an environmental student publication at Western, was named the best ongoing student magazine in the country by the Society of Professional Journalists.
WWU student publication named best in the country | Cascadia Daily News
Environmental magazine The Planet honored by the Society of Professional Journalists
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August 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The Planet, an environmental student publication at Western, was named the best ongoing student magazine in the country by the Society of Professional Journalists.
Your friendly reminder that ballots are due today at 8 p.m. in Washington.
This morning at the Skagit County election center, an official told me they’d only received 14% of ballots that were mailed out — not totally surprising for an off-year election where many precincts didn’t have a primary.
This morning at the Skagit County election center, an official told me they’d only received 14% of ballots that were mailed out — not totally surprising for an off-year election where many precincts didn’t have a primary.
August 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Your friendly reminder that ballots are due today at 8 p.m. in Washington.
This morning at the Skagit County election center, an official told me they’d only received 14% of ballots that were mailed out — not totally surprising for an off-year election where many precincts didn’t have a primary.
This morning at the Skagit County election center, an official told me they’d only received 14% of ballots that were mailed out — not totally surprising for an off-year election where many precincts didn’t have a primary.
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🧵 After @cascadiadaily.com reported neighbors concerns of finding hundreds of bullets and lead fragments on their property, Whatcom County did a test to see if the ammunition was still ricochetting out of the shooting range next door. @thetrace.org
www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/jul/29/...
www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/jul/29/...
County tests indicate ricochet bullets, fragments escaping Custer shooting range | Cascadia Daily News
Club officials dispute findings, have requested more tests
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July 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
🧵 After @cascadiadaily.com reported neighbors concerns of finding hundreds of bullets and lead fragments on their property, Whatcom County did a test to see if the ammunition was still ricochetting out of the shooting range next door. @thetrace.org
www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/jul/29/...
www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/jul/29/...
Early this morning a now-arrested suspect opened fire on a Lummi Nation Police officer as the officer responded to a car in a ditch. The officer is now in stable condition. More info in Isaac’s thread.
July 29, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Early this morning a now-arrested suspect opened fire on a Lummi Nation Police officer as the officer responded to a car in a ditch. The officer is now in stable condition. More info in Isaac’s thread.
New from me by way of @j-tell.bsky.social’s reporting
Removing 50 tons of invasive plants from Sudden Valley lake in Whatcom County | Cascadia Daily News
YouTube video by Cascadia Daily News
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July 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
New from me by way of @j-tell.bsky.social’s reporting
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Sometimes you get to do a story that’s just plain fun. Doesn’t hurt that @finnwendt.com brought absolutely banger visuals
One man’s war against Lake Louise’s water lily infestation | Cascadia Daily News
The battle to remove 50 tons of invasive plants from Sudden Valley's picturesque lake
www.cascadiadaily.com
July 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Sometimes you get to do a story that’s just plain fun. Doesn’t hurt that @finnwendt.com brought absolutely banger visuals
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What impresses me almost as much as the Lummi Nation's full-court press against fentanyl is the price tag of this project.
For $1.7 million dollars, the Lummi Nation leveraged opioid settlements to create 40 private units with wraparound services.
www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/jul/10/...
For $1.7 million dollars, the Lummi Nation leveraged opioid settlements to create 40 private units with wraparound services.
www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/jul/10/...
'We really want them home': Lummi Nation project to provide low-barrier housing | Cascadia Daily News
Pallet village to include medical care, social workers to help combat fentanyl crisis
www.cascadiadaily.com
July 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
What impresses me almost as much as the Lummi Nation's full-court press against fentanyl is the price tag of this project.
For $1.7 million dollars, the Lummi Nation leveraged opioid settlements to create 40 private units with wraparound services.
www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/jul/10/...
For $1.7 million dollars, the Lummi Nation leveraged opioid settlements to create 40 private units with wraparound services.
www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/jul/10/...
Around two years in the making, I'm stoked to put this project out into the world!
This is what @cascadiadaily.com is all about.
Support local journalism!
This is what @cascadiadaily.com is all about.
Support local journalism!
Reviving Local News: How Startup Cascadia Daily News Serves its Community
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June 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Around two years in the making, I'm stoked to put this project out into the world!
This is what @cascadiadaily.com is all about.
Support local journalism!
This is what @cascadiadaily.com is all about.
Support local journalism!
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Latest Pew Research report could be read as a sad commentary on how much our society values fact-based #journalism. Only 17% paid for it in the past year. Subscription OR donation.
Misinformation, of course, is usually free.
Fortunately, libraries offer access without paywalls. Support them, too.
Misinformation, of course, is usually free.
Fortunately, libraries offer access without paywalls. Support them, too.
Few Americans pay for news when they encounter paywalls
Among adults who have not paid for news in the past year, the most common reason they cite is that they can find plenty of other news articles for free.
www.pewresearch.org
June 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Latest Pew Research report could be read as a sad commentary on how much our society values fact-based #journalism. Only 17% paid for it in the past year. Subscription OR donation.
Misinformation, of course, is usually free.
Fortunately, libraries offer access without paywalls. Support them, too.
Misinformation, of course, is usually free.
Fortunately, libraries offer access without paywalls. Support them, too.
Today's rabbit hole: While researching the Temporary Flight Restriction over Skagit County this upcoming weekend, I noticed that three "permanent" TFRs in the U.S. have been active for over a decade, so I looked into it. TFRs typically span just days to coincide with big events or military activity.
June 25, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Today's rabbit hole: While researching the Temporary Flight Restriction over Skagit County this upcoming weekend, I noticed that three "permanent" TFRs in the U.S. have been active for over a decade, so I looked into it. TFRs typically span just days to coincide with big events or military activity.