Bellingham Partly cloudy, 33F

Saturday Jan 28, 2012

• 'Barefoot Bandit' says he is remorseful

• College presidents wary of Obama cost-control plan
• College presidents wary of Obama cost-control plan
• U of Ill. supercomputer installation to start
• WA man sentenced to 4 years in fatal crash
• Romney and Gingrich stay focused on Florida

• WWU president: Obama wrong to blame us for high tuition
• Meridian Middle School makeover on hold, district may lose $12.3M in state funding
• School levy ballots hitting Whatcom County mailboxes
• Fundraisers planned for family of 10-year-old Bellingham boy who died in accidental hanging
• Dry reservoir raises concerns over Ferndale's new water system

• PG&E fined $16.8M for shoddy gas leak surveys 
• US Embassy: US citizen kidnapped in Nigeria freed   
• Serbia to buy back loss-making US Steel plant 
• AP Interview: Roubini warns of tough times ahead   
• Matson raises Hawaii fuel surcharge 

• White-hot atmosphere awaits UW in Tucson
• Remodeled defense still fine-tuning
• Rebuilt Gutierrez amazes

• Southbound border traffic into Whatcom County the highest since 2000

• See American Indian art at La Conner museum
• Whatcom Parks foundation honors volunteers
• See circus performers at Bellingham cafe's grand opening

• LETTER: Calls for better earth stewardship
• LETTER: Acting in spirit of King's message
• LETTER: Says election ruling threatens democracy
• LETTER: Says coal not a left/right issue
• LETTER: Supports continued abortion choice

• NY inmate guilty of seeking $890M in tax refunds
• Museum: Rare coin may be Roman brothel token
• Artist plans to bury 727 jetliner in Calif. desert
• Potty-room pilfering: Auto flushers stolen in Ohio
• Wyoming 19-year-old fined $200 for doughnut theft