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2 days ago

Ed Curtis: Kementari’s Creatures

Kementari's opened to fill the niche for exotic pets in Whatcom County four years ago. Owner Ed Curtis keeps a booming business with the creepy crawlies he and others keep as beloved household pets.

1 week ago

Fat Bear Week opens for Alaska’s heavyweight crown. Can Chunk, the 1,200-pound champ, win again?

After a summer spent packing away sockeye salmon, Alaska's heftiest brown bears are ready to throw their weight around. Online voting began Tuesday for Fat Bear Week, the annual contest that pits the rotund residents of Katmai National Park and Preserve against each other for the title of most oversized ursine.

2 weeks ago

Robert Wilmore: Space Time enthusiast

What started as a need to share his genuine love of space, Space Time with Robert has grown into a regular event at Bellingham's parks, drawing in the summer upwards of 300 people interested in using a telescope to enthuse about the wonder of the cosmos.

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