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Hi Salish Current Community!
When the Pandemic began, Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan counties were in a news desert. We started up 5 years ago and have grown into who we are because of the community that supports us.
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When the Pandemic began, Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan counties were in a news desert. We started up 5 years ago and have grown into who we are because of the community that supports us.
salish-current.org/donate/
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Hi Salish Current Community!
When the Pandemic began, Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan counties were in a news desert. We started up 5 years ago and have grown into who we are because of the community that supports us.
salish-current.org/donate/
When the Pandemic began, Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan counties were in a news desert. We started up 5 years ago and have grown into who we are because of the community that supports us.
salish-current.org/donate/
Fire risk and the struggle to follow through with a plan.
Read the full story by Sam Fletcher at the link below.
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Read the full story by Sam Fletcher at the link below.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Fire risk and the struggle to follow through with a plan.
Read the full story by Sam Fletcher at the link below.
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Read the full story by Sam Fletcher at the link below.
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A new discovery out of Friday Harbor has scientists rethinking what it means to have teeth.
Read the full story by Anna Marie Yanny at the link below.
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Read the full story by Anna Marie Yanny at the link below.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A new discovery out of Friday Harbor has scientists rethinking what it means to have teeth.
Read the full story by Anna Marie Yanny at the link below.
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Read the full story by Anna Marie Yanny at the link below.
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Since March 2025, Western Washington University has been carrying out a multiyear plan to reduce its operating budget.
Read the full story By Mabaindu Mbawa at the link below.
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Read the full story By Mabaindu Mbawa at the link below.
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October 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Since March 2025, Western Washington University has been carrying out a multiyear plan to reduce its operating budget.
Read the full story By Mabaindu Mbawa at the link below.
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Read the full story By Mabaindu Mbawa at the link below.
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Swipe for Mount Vernon Mariachi!
Despite a decline in Hispanic Heritage Month events across Washington due to community safety concerns, local students and teachers are keeping celebrations alive.
Read the full story by Christy Carley at the link below.
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Despite a decline in Hispanic Heritage Month events across Washington due to community safety concerns, local students and teachers are keeping celebrations alive.
Read the full story by Christy Carley at the link below.
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October 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Swipe for Mount Vernon Mariachi!
Despite a decline in Hispanic Heritage Month events across Washington due to community safety concerns, local students and teachers are keeping celebrations alive.
Read the full story by Christy Carley at the link below.
salish-current.org/2025/10/27/s...
Despite a decline in Hispanic Heritage Month events across Washington due to community safety concerns, local students and teachers are keeping celebrations alive.
Read the full story by Christy Carley at the link below.
salish-current.org/2025/10/27/s...
War for the Woods follows Squamish Nation journalist Stephanie Kwetásel’wet Wood as she explores the fight to protect British Columbia’s old-growth trees. Screening Saturday, October 25, Friday Harbor Film Festival, Sat. 25th.
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October 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
War for the Woods follows Squamish Nation journalist Stephanie Kwetásel’wet Wood as she explores the fight to protect British Columbia’s old-growth trees. Screening Saturday, October 25, Friday Harbor Film Festival, Sat. 25th.
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This Friday, Oct. 3, the Whatcom Museum hosts Free First Friday with free admission from 12–9 pm.
Join Salish Current from 5–7 pm in the Lightcatcher studio for a Live Newsroom. Meet our reporters and share the issues you want covered.
Join Salish Current from 5–7 pm in the Lightcatcher studio for a Live Newsroom. Meet our reporters and share the issues you want covered.
October 1, 2025 at 6:58 PM
This Friday, Oct. 3, the Whatcom Museum hosts Free First Friday with free admission from 12–9 pm.
Join Salish Current from 5–7 pm in the Lightcatcher studio for a Live Newsroom. Meet our reporters and share the issues you want covered.
Join Salish Current from 5–7 pm in the Lightcatcher studio for a Live Newsroom. Meet our reporters and share the issues you want covered.
Researchers inch closer to answers after latest ‘tour of grief’.
Read the full story by Sam Fletcher at the link below.
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Read the full story by Sam Fletcher at the link below.
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September 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Researchers inch closer to answers after latest ‘tour of grief’.
Read the full story by Sam Fletcher at the link below.
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Read the full story by Sam Fletcher at the link below.
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During her service with the Peace Corps in Azerbaijan from 2006–2008, Bellingham resident Dana Carr strived to create a safe space for young Azerbaijani women during Camp GLOW, or Girls Leading Our World.
Red the full story by Catherine Skrzypinski at the link below.
Red the full story by Catherine Skrzypinski at the link below.
August 31, 2025 at 10:03 PM
During her service with the Peace Corps in Azerbaijan from 2006–2008, Bellingham resident Dana Carr strived to create a safe space for young Azerbaijani women during Camp GLOW, or Girls Leading Our World.
Red the full story by Catherine Skrzypinski at the link below.
Red the full story by Catherine Skrzypinski at the link below.
We offer three ways for community members to share their thoughts, art, opinions and research. Check out this video and visit our website to learn more.
Stay Current!
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Stay Current!
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August 18, 2025 at 3:36 AM
We offer three ways for community members to share their thoughts, art, opinions and research. Check out this video and visit our website to learn more.
Stay Current!
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Stay Current!
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📢 We’re hiring our next Executive Director!
Salish Current is seeking a visionary, community-rooted leader to help shape the future of independent journalism in Northwest Washington.
Salish Current is seeking a visionary, community-rooted leader to help shape the future of independent journalism in Northwest Washington.
July 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
📢 We’re hiring our next Executive Director!
Salish Current is seeking a visionary, community-rooted leader to help shape the future of independent journalism in Northwest Washington.
Salish Current is seeking a visionary, community-rooted leader to help shape the future of independent journalism in Northwest Washington.
Big news needs big support. This #GiveBIG, support Salish Current and help keep smart, independent journalism alive in northwest Washington. No paywalls, no shortcuts—just the facts.
May 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Big news needs big support. This #GiveBIG, support Salish Current and help keep smart, independent journalism alive in northwest Washington. No paywalls, no shortcuts—just the facts.
Michelle Nolan’s lifelong love of comic books began with a single dime and a copy of Mystery in Space at age 8. Today, she owns more than 25,000 comics and another 25,000 vintage books and magazines.
May 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Michelle Nolan’s lifelong love of comic books began with a single dime and a copy of Mystery in Space at age 8. Today, she owns more than 25,000 comics and another 25,000 vintage books and magazines.
As KCT moves away from traditional carbon credits, it’s launching “ecosystem service credits” to reward land stewards for improving soil vitality and community resilience through regenerative practices.
May 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
As KCT moves away from traditional carbon credits, it’s launching “ecosystem service credits” to reward land stewards for improving soil vitality and community resilience through regenerative practices.
We are currently looking for more local journalists to join our team of contributing writers. Are you a journalist or do you know someone who is? Reach out to us!
We are eager to work with ambitious new writers and continue to do the good work of local reporting.
We are eager to work with ambitious new writers and continue to do the good work of local reporting.
March 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
We are currently looking for more local journalists to join our team of contributing writers. Are you a journalist or do you know someone who is? Reach out to us!
We are eager to work with ambitious new writers and continue to do the good work of local reporting.
We are eager to work with ambitious new writers and continue to do the good work of local reporting.
Clinton Fearon has used music to build unity and resilience for decades. This article by Neisha Gaskins highlights Black artists in the PNW who are creating powerful expressions of resistance.
📷: Nate Arriola
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📷: Nate Arriola
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March 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Clinton Fearon has used music to build unity and resilience for decades. This article by Neisha Gaskins highlights Black artists in the PNW who are creating powerful expressions of resistance.
📷: Nate Arriola
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📷: Nate Arriola
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The second "Roll A Lot" jiu-jitsu tournament brought together 150 athletes from across the U.S. and Canada in Lynden, Washington, for a day of intense competition and sportsmanship.
Read the full story by Troy Schultz below.
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Read the full story by Troy Schultz below.
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March 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The second "Roll A Lot" jiu-jitsu tournament brought together 150 athletes from across the U.S. and Canada in Lynden, Washington, for a day of intense competition and sportsmanship.
Read the full story by Troy Schultz below.
salish-current.org/2025/03/14/a...
Read the full story by Troy Schultz below.
salish-current.org/2025/03/14/a...
As the Hispanic population in Whatcom County grows, so does the need for Spanish-speaking legal professionals. Bilingual attorneys are helping bridge language barriers and build trust. Read the full story by Sydnee Chapman at the link below.
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February 19, 2025 at 1:06 AM
As the Hispanic population in Whatcom County grows, so does the need for Spanish-speaking legal professionals. Bilingual attorneys are helping bridge language barriers and build trust. Read the full story by Sydnee Chapman at the link below.
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