Building a stronger, more just & transparent democracy
Building a stronger, more just & transparent democracy
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Drayton Harbor Oyster Company (DHO) is seeking to expand its oyster growing operations to add an off-bottom farm in a cleaner area of Drayton Harbor as water quality issues continue to be a pressing challenge. The farm would be in addition to the company's existing tideland farm on the eastern side of the harbor. DHO co-owner Steve Seymour said he began looking into the benefits of off-bottom farming a few years ago after seeing it used on the east coast, Australia, New...
Driving through Stanwood on Highway 532, shoppers find an assortment of familiar chain stores like QFC, Haggen, Grocery Outlet, Rite Aid and Dollar Tree. But just a block or so north of the highway are the main streets of Stanwood's historic commercial core, which for decades was the most-used route through town. In the first half of the 20th century, shoppers and visitors could stroll the streets finding myriad stores, restaurants, hotels and other businesses. Like so many...
WHATCOM - A grassy field, open skies, fresh air and birds in song. Trees and plants whose colors change with the seasons. These are ways someone might describe The Meadow. The Meadow, located at Greenacres Memorial Park in Ferndale, offers the option of green burial, a relatively new alternative method of laying a loved one to rest. Green burial at The Meadow provides families the option to bury loved ones in a serene and natural environment that utilizes sustainable burial...
Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed a civil rights lawsuit against Ostrom Mushroom Farms in Sunnyside on Wednesday, August 17. Ferguson's lawsuit, filed at the Yakima County Superior Court, asserts that Ostrom discriminated against its workers on the basis of gender, citizenship and immigration status, in violation of the Washington Law Against Discrimination. "The evidence my team uncovered is clear," Ferguson said. "Ostrom discriminated against female farmworkers and...
