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Community Gardens Increasing in Popularity

As Americans across the nation are faced with rising food prices, a sluggish economy, and fears of food safety, some people have begun to take these issues into their own hands, literally, by growing their own food....  Full story

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Unemployment rises slightly in Whatcom County

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Did You Know?

According to the WSU Extension, for dairy production, Whatcom County is first out of 39 counties in the state and twelfth out of 2,563 dairy counties in US or the top 0.5%.

Every year, about 400,000 Americans are killed by tobacco use. That's more than the number than the deaths from AIDS, homicides, alcohol, illegal drugs, car accidents, fires and suicides combined according to the Centers for Disease Control.

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