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Is my donation tax-deductable?
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Reader support for Whatcom News is always welcome. Reader support has paid for freelance reporters, photography, etc. behind many stories you read. In addition, ongoing website development, maintenance along with programming and third-party resources to provide new features and services get funded.
Ongoing monthly reader support enables bringing on additional staff to expand news coverage and to reach out to the business community to let them know about how affordable and effective advertising with Whatcom News is.
Does this mean Whatcom News will no long be available to everyone for free?
Whatcom News will always be free via Whatcom-News.com because everyone, regardless of financial ability, deserves access to the important information available via community journalism. Free access also serves advertisers’ interests by providing a much larger and loyal audience.
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