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Drinking water Trihalomethane level

Home Purchase Affordability

4th Grade Reading Proficiency

Children in Poverty

Illicit Drug Use

Households with Public Assistance

Alcohol Use - High School

Low Birth Weight
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Students Celebrate Community with Area Neighborhoods



As neighborhoods across the country gather for community events and a night out against crime and drugs this summer in support of the 25th annual National Night Out (NNO) on Aug 5th, two neighborhoods in Bellingham will be celebrating with a group of students from Western Washington University....  Full story

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The U.S. Census Bureau reported that Whatcom County's per capita income in 2004 was $28,049; this rated among the highest in the state based on data from 39 counties.

One child of every three [in the developing world] lives in a dwelling with more than five people per room, or with a mud floor. (UNICEF)

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