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Monday May 20, 2013

• Fire damages Bellingham apartment complex
• Embattled Nooksacks face tough fight in tribal court
• Online boom benefiting Blaine, Sumas economies  
• Blaine native, longtime businessman appointed to vacant City Council seat
• Firefighter Brian Flannelly's competitive nature burns bright in Ski to Sea  

• Two wine shops arrive in downtown Bellingham  
• Morris Piha, onetime property kingpin of downtown Bellingham, dies at 79
• Second condo building ready on Semiahmoo waterfront  
• Bellingham Chamber appoints Gorman to interim position
• Costco submits potential plan for Bakerview store  

• Lynden comes up short with loss to Archbishop Murphy in regional final 
• LIVE GAMECAST: Lynden vs. Archbishop Murphy 2A regional final 
• Lynden holds of Lindbergh in extra innings for first-round win 
• Bellingham soccer falls in state quarterfinals, 1-0 
• Blaine gets five to state track meet 

• TACOMA: Piano soloists playing at UPS
• Teen behavior expert to talk
• Bellarmine girl 6th at state
• LAKEWOOD: Clover Park teen in pageant
• Junior awarded Eagle Scout

• Macau lawyer says assault was intimidation attempt
• World stocks rise on signs of steady US recovery  
• Chinese premier: Peace requires India-China trust  
• Malaysia court orders release of 3 terror suspects
• Iran says producing new air defense missile

• Sounders pick up scoring pace
• Gutierrez will man right field during Tacoma rehab stint
• Mariners misfire on all cylinders, lose again
• Recap: Chivas USA vs. Real Salt Lake
• Recap: D.C. vs. Sporting Kansas City

• Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars coming to Wild Buffalo
• Ski to Sea kicks into high gear with community events
• Live music calendar for May 16-23 in Bellingham, Whatcom County

• Backyard playsets reach a new level
• Ski to Sea Junior Parade brings kid-friendly chaos to Bellingham  
• 'I love it!' and other gift lies

• Consumer group flags high SPF ratings on sunscreen  
• Fate of LA pot shops left to voters  
• What do we eat? New food map will tell us  

• Concerned Pebble mine hurts fishery
• Questions jobs at coal terminal
• Says war machine radicalized bombers

• New website tracks the rebirth of the land around Mount St. Helens  
• 6 boating safety tips for guests
• Safety week emphasizes need to wear life jackets  

• Funeral home has bicycle hearse for 1 last ride
• Birth of anteater has Conn. zoo staff puzzled
• Alaska man runs onto frozen lake to avoid jail
• Aussie minister sorry he 'liked' exposed teen pic
• Fleeing Ore. man pleads to be pulled from river

• 12th annual Tricycle Race  
• Nooksacks facing disenrollment await judge's ruling  
• Analyst: Chinese coal demand falling as Pacific Northwest considers export terminals  
• Costco submits potential plan for Bakerview store  
• Bellingham son of Watergate prosecutor recalls his father with mix of sadness, pride