Floyd J. McKay, professor of journalism emeritus at Western Washington University, was a print and broadcast journalist in Oregon for three decades. He is also a historian and his new book, "Reporting
Early returns show a big backer of the plan losing in the county executive's race. But Bellingham Mayor Dan Pike, a vocal opponent, trails narrowly in his re-election bid against former state Rep. Kelli Linville.
The mostly Democratic state senators want consideration of the effects on communities along the rail route to the proposed terminal near Bellingham.
Three economists took a look and found a continuing increase in employment would follow from the proposed construction at Cherry Point.
Both candidates for mayor now say they oppose a proposed coal-shipping port at Cherry Point, but the real action may be in the Whatcom County executive contest.
The mother of Trooper Ronda Reynolds faces another delay in the long effort to get her daughter's death treated as a murder.
