Cascadian Crime Across the Cut

Illicit activity threatens one of America’s most remote border regions

STORY AND PHOTOS BY KJELL REDAL

(Above) Sunlight hits the American and Canadian Border Peaks on May 12, 2016. Working its way through some of the most…

An Unspoken Past

The brothels of Bellingham, Washington, played an important role in the settlement of the area yet they are rarely spoken about

Banking on plasma

Plasma is in high demand, but controversy remains on payment for donations

STORY BY YVONNE WORDEN | PHOTOS BY KJELL REDAL

More than 30 beds at Bellingham’s BioLife Plasma Services Center are occupied. Behind visored facemasks, staff monitors…

Calling

A glimpse at a young priest’s lifelong commitment

STORY BY MARILYN NAPIER | PHOTOS BY NICK DANIELSON

On Sunday morning at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Bellingham, people are restless and babies are crying. The stained glass windows illuminate a soft light…

Proud to be a Bitch

Reclaiming an offensive term for power, strength and independence

Opinion piece written by Kate Galambos

Living for both of us

Jessica Eikenberry reflects on losing her twin sister to a tragic car accident

*Written by Lauren Prater, as told by Jessica Eikenberry

STORY AND PHOTOS BY LAUREN PRATER

About Klipsun Magazine

Klipsun is a Chinuk Wawa word for sunset.

KLIPSUN Magazine is an independent award-winning student publication generating long-form journalism at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington. While Klipsun has existed in one…

Stuck in the Middle

As an adopted Chinese-American woman, I live a life in the gray area

Just Grace

The story of a witty, multi-talented young woman who just so happens to have one arm

The Grizzly Dilemma

Six years after the last grizzly sighting, experts are discussing how to bring the species back to the North Cascades

STORY BY SIERRA TRYON | PHOTOS BY NICK DANIELSON