OUR VIEW

• Friday thumbs: Great holiday events and high costs for alternative energy

  Thumbs up - To a season full of holiday events. We encourage everyone to take part in events such as the Allied Arts Festival of the Arts and Blaine's Holiday Harbor Lights.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

• Says hospital has right to its own values

• Says PeaceHealth's stance inspirational

• Wants more business people in government

• Says terrorist acts are crimes, not war

• Vote local with your shopping dollars

• Says Reed wants GOP to become Democrats

• Calls for compassion this holiday season

• Finds GOP concerns over Obama funny

• Says parking meters are hurting business

• Says climate change causes beetle problem

WHATCOM VIEW

More WHATCOM VIEW Headlines

• County property tax increase was unnecessary, a bad idea

• Northridge Park should be green, not same old thing

• PeaceHealth should receive support for ethical stance

• Annexations should be seen as anti-sprawl solution

• A place to talk about 'socialism' and other debatable issues

Our View

More Our View Headlines

• Wednesday thumbs: AIDS awareness efforts and a national recession

• Tuesday thumbs: Lynden in state title game and cheating students

• Holiday Port kicks off season of community activities

• Monday thumbs: A great schools superintendent and terrorism in India

• Extend your hand to the needy this holiday season

NATIONAL OPINIONS

More NATIONAL OPINIONS Headlines

• Editorial Roundup

Ruben Navarette

• Napolitano's Arizona record not good

• Obama show disrespect for Richardson, all Hispanics

Jonah Goldberg

• The foggy crystal ball

• An ugly attack on Mormons

Ellen Goodman

• Clinton's role is as leader of women

Leonard Pitts

• More stuff about greed, priorities and a death on Black Friday

• Stressed parents cry out for help

Kathleen Parker

• Them oogedy-boogedy blues

• Tweeting the Twitterati