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The Boston Globe
- A nation of 'joiners'
AMERICA IS OFTEN called a nation of joiners, and the landscape of any community testifies to our desire to belong - from the Masonic lodge to the city softball league to the suburban megachurch. This impulse spans the country, uniting citizens in a multitude of common purposes and communities to serve. Such civic engagement is seen as an obvious virtue.
Western Washington University Associate Professor of History Johann N. Neem says that our current social and political landscape, composed of an entire alphabet of competing interest groups, was far from the society that our early political leaders hoped to build. They envisioned a country where citizens’ first sense of responsibility would be to the state itself, and thought that any group developed outside the government could become a threat to the republic’s stability.
The Bellingham Herald
- Bringing 'Green Marine' to Bellingham
There's been some buzz recently about what to do with the Waterfront Innovation Zone, and the right choices could be a great economic boost to this area.
The new facility was the topic of conversation at a Technology Alliance Group meeting held on June 19. Staff from the key players in the project - Port of Bellingham, Western Washington University and Bellingham Technical College - were on hand to give an update and talk about the possibilities.
- WWU student wins scholarship to study Arabic abroad
A Western Washington University student has won a scholarship to spend a year in Cairo, Egypt, studying the Arabic language.
Dana Rafter won the National Security Education Program's Boren Scholarship, which provides students with up to $20,000 to study in countries that are important to U.S. interests but aren't often visited for study abroad programs. Rafter will leave for Cairo's Al-Dawin Institute in August.
Rafter hopes to graduate in 2011 with a major in Arabic studies and German, with hopes of becoming a diplomat.
- Koenen, kids get their kicks at football camp
It was hard to tell who was having more fun at the inaugural Michael Koenen Sportsfest, the horde of kids running around trying to catch Koenen as a he darted and dashed away from would-be tacklers, or the Atlanta Falcons standout punter himself.
The former Ferndale and Western Washington University star is hoping the camp becomes a regular occurrence for kids in the area.
- Couple blessed by family, community on wedding day
For centuries, couples have shared their love with their families and friends on their wedding day.
But for Kyle Holland and Kaitlin McKissick, their wedding day was the ultimate show of their community's love for them. The couple got engaged on Easter and rushed their wedding plans to ensure that Kaitlin's mom, Beverly, who has advanced bone cancer, could walk down the aisle. The family's medical expenses didn't allow for a fancy wedding, but with the help of numerous local businesses and family and friends, that's exactly what they got on Sunday, June 28, at Evergreen Gardens in Ferndale.
"It's wonderful," said Kaitlin, who is an education student at Western Washington University. "I really feel supported and loved today."
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