A History of Hate

Bellingham’s Racial Past

STORY BY ANNIKA WOLTERS

Bellingham resident Satpal Sidhu used to think his household was one of the first Sikh families from India to make a home in Bellingham.

Redefining Relationships

Polyamory: the state or practice of having more than one open romantic relationship at a time

STORY BY DEMI CAVANAUGH
photo illustration by Evan Abell

Scaling Back

Habitat, fishing and restoring Northwest salmon

STORY BY BROOKE HANSON
photos by Annmarie Kent | infographic by Hannah Johnson

Native Americans have fished salmon in the Pacific Northwest for hundreds of years. Centuries ago, a…

Living Large In Less

Tiny Houses cram the American Dream into 200 square feet

STORY BY JOSIAH UBBEN
photos courtesy of Michael Dyrland

A beautiful spiral staircase. A cozy fireplace for the winter. Custom woodworking. All of these…

A Feud in the Field

Sakuma Bros. Farms and the future of migrant workers

STORY BY MIKAYLA RALEY
photos by Annmarie Kent & Mikayla Raley

More than 2,500 miles from where he was born, Ramon Torres sits alongside his co-workers in Skagit…

Expired

The risks and benefits of eating past the expiration date

STORY BY MIKEY JANE MORAN
photos by Annmarie Kent | infographic by Hannah Johnson

The dumpster creaks open and pungent aroma pours out over the cracked green plastic of the bin…

Limitless Faith

The culture and spiritual significance of fasting

STORY BY MIKEY JANE MORAN

The day Western alumna Nasara Mohamud moved from Seattle to Chicago for graduate school, she was wearing a raincoat. In 80-degree weather. She hadn’t eaten since the sun…

Troubled Waters

Southern Resident Whales face the threat of extinction

STORY BY MAEGHAN CALLEGARI
photo by Annmarie Kent

Southern resident killer whale Lolita has entertained visitors to the Miami Seaquarium since 1970. Her companion…

Baby Boom to Bust

How declining population growth has shifted expectations

STORY BY LISA HANSEN
infographic by David Shin

“A birth-control program aimed at zero population growth must be inaugurated as soon as possible if we are to avert…

Facing Mortality

Enjoying life by accepting death

STORY BY JOSIAH UBBEN
photo by Annmarie Kent

Heidi Ruth is in the business of death, and her house is evidence of that. Photographs and ashes of departed loved ones form an altar for her…