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Town in transition:
Residents happy to call Marietta home
by Amy Harder and Erica Ham, 2007 Journalism Scholars
Marietta resident Ken White juggles his 7-month-old son Corban and 2-year-old
daughter Lexi Rose while reflecting over his changed life in the small
flood-prone community a few miles north of Bellingham. White, 32, says
moving to Marietta nine years ago has helped him overcome his heroin addiction
and build a family with his 25-year-old wife April.
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Farm worker housing in Whatcom County
by Page Buono and Devon Fredericksen
A migrant family's clothesline sags between two trees next to a tiny cabin.
Rivers of rain gush into gutters and puddles merge to form small lakes
throughout Whatcom County farmland. The children's clothes hanging on
the line are soaked. They won't be dry for days. Inside the cabin, the
father of the family peers through a window to watch the rain. —>
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Percentage
of adults who report being obese, by state 2004
by Megan Lum, 2006 Journalism Scholar
A map showing statistics on obesity in the United States. —>
Unhappy Valley
by Colin Simpson and Peter Jensen, 2008 Journalism Scholars
Richard Rich moved to Bellingham because he wanted to feel young.
Tired of living in rural Sheridan, Wyo., Rich visited Bellingham in April
and decided to move his wife, Christie, and two-year-old son Micah to
an apartment complex in Happy Valley. —>
Eyes on the Street:
Crime Trends Effecting Life in Bellingham
by Coral Garnick and Sarah Gordon
It was 11:36 p.m. on a Friday night in downtown Bellingham. The remains
of smashed hotdogs from a nearby cart lay strewn across the sidewalk on
the 1200 Block of Railroad Avenue. —>
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