{"id":79,"date":"2014-12-25T22:28:46","date_gmt":"2014-12-26T06:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatcomword.net\/main\/?page_id=79"},"modified":"2023-12-25T16:49:37","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T00:49:37","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.whatcomword.net\/main\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px;\"><span style=\"color: #1a6609;\"><strong><em>Whatcom Word, the word of Whatcom<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-dates has-authors has-excerpts wp-block-rss\"><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/cob.org\/news\/2026\/inside-bellingham-october-8-2026'>Inside Bellingham: October 8, 2026<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-10-08T16:59:05-07:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">October 8, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by City of Bellingham<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Indigenous Peoples&#039; Day, construction updates, Whatcom Housing Week, and more: a news roundup from the City of Bellingham<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/cob.org\/news\/2026\/bellingham-police-department-launches-drone-as-first-responder-program'>Bellingham Police Department Launches Drone as First Responder Program\u00a0<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2026-10-06T15:10:16-07:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">October 6, 2026<\/time> <span class=\"wp-block-rss__item-author\">by City of Bellingham<\/span><div class=\"wp-block-rss__item-excerpt\">Transparency and privacy remain central to the program.<\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/cob.org\/news\/2026\/city-staff-housing-week-events-will-cover-hot-topics-and-a-lot-of-ground'>City staff Housing Week events will cover hot topics, and a lot of 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