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No sign of agreement as districting committee enters final phase
Wed, Apr 06, 2016, 9:18 pm // Ralph Schwartz
After a public hearing next week, the committee will be asked to vote on a five-district map for Whatcom County in two weeks.
Ralph Schwartz
Wed, Apr 06, 2016, 9:18 pm
5 comments; last on Apr 09, 2016
Proposed redistricting map for your review
Wed, Apr 06, 2016, 1:14 pm // John Servais
The Districting Master (the official title) has submitted his map for review by the Districting Committee this evening. Here it is for your review.
John Servais
Wed, Apr 06, 2016, 1:14 pm
5 comments; last on Apr 07, 2016
BNSF: A casual approach to railroad safety
Mon, Apr 04, 2016, 8:17 pm // John Servais
At Clayton Beach, we have tracked increasing erosion under railroad tracks and written to the railroads and federal inspectors. To no avail.
2 comments; last on Apr 05, 2016
$15 Minimum Wage - Assured Debt Peonage
Mon, Apr 04, 2016, 5:25 am // Dick Conoboy
Accelerating efforts across the U.S. to install a $15 minimum wage are playing into the hands of big business and codifying enormously insufficient wages for years to…
1 comments; last on Apr 05, 2016
Cherry Point coal port development put on ice
Fri, Apr 01, 2016, 3:49 pm // John Servais
Work on EIS put on hold as coal companies wait for Army Corps of Engineers decision. Well, it was not in March. This is not an April…3 comments; last on Apr 02, 2016
Fuller calls on Coast Guard to ‘stand on the right side of history’
Wed, Mar 23, 2016, 2:37 pm // Guest writer
Activist contests $10,000 fine for climbing on a Shell oil vessel. Rob Lewis guest writes this report.
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Voting guide for Whatcom Conservation District
Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 8:26 pm // John Servais
Updated Wed, Mar 16. Tuesday, March 15, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., any registered voter of Whatcom County can vote in person at the conservation district…
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Will Cherry Point coal port be denied this week?
Wed, Mar 16, 2016, 12:19 am // John Servais
Updated 4:30pm. Helena, Montana newspaper says GPT may be denied this week by Army Corps of Engineers. US Rep Zinke panics and accuses Army of politics.
4 comments; last on Mar 24, 2016
Dems, GOP primed for legal fight over districts
Tue, Mar 15, 2016, 12:04 am // Ralph Schwartz
Not even a letter from a coal terminal spokesman can save them now.
2 comments; last on Mar 17, 2016
Districting maps E and F for reference
Mon, Mar 14, 2016, 1:53 am // John Servais
We post the next two maps to be discussed at the Districting Committee today, March 14. For the few who might study them and later contribute perspectives.
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Democrats threaten legal action on districting
Sun, Mar 13, 2016, 1:06 pm // John Servais
Legally threatening letter sent by Seattle law firm retained by prominent leading Democratic Party leaders.
1 comments; last on Mar 14, 2016
The state of citizen journalism is strong: Two receive deArmond awards
Fri, Mar 11, 2016, 11:28 pm // Ralph Schwartz
The third annual deArmond dinner celebrated the work of Sandy Robson and Neah Monteiro.
2 comments; last on Mar 13, 2016
Potential Oil Exports From Cherry Point—Something else to put on your radar
Wed, Mar 09, 2016, 11:20 pm // David Camp
What almost happened on the coast of Maine could happen here at Cherry Point. Portland, Maine, stopped oil exports - and Whatcom County can also. If we…
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Durham, NH, - Surprise! - Rental Inspections Worked
Wed, Mar 09, 2016, 2:20 pm // Dick Conoboy
Durham is an example of the efficacy of rental inspections, putting to bed the unsupported objections of landlords by presenting facts about conditions.
1 comments; last on Mar 12, 2016
Dogged Pursuit of a Failed Vision?
Tue, Mar 08, 2016, 2:47 pm // Tip Johnson
Wherein, we correct some misassumptions but still ask the questions
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Districting Committee: GOP accuses Democrats of gerrymandering
Tue, Mar 08, 2016, 1:15 am // Ralph Schwartz
The Republicans made concessions on their district map but took a final stand at Nooksack, Everson and Sumas.
6 comments; last on Mar 12, 2016
Idea for Our Times: Puget Sound Repair Project
Mon, Mar 07, 2016, 10:40 am // Tip Johnson
Could this address the real problem with Puget Sound?
6 comments; last on Mar 08, 2016
Districting Committee: Republicans lack legal compass
Sun, Mar 06, 2016, 11:39 pm // Ralph Schwartz
Republicans and Democrats remain far apart. Democrats have the legal high ground, but Republicans would go to court to challenge that if necessary.
1 comments; last on Mar 07, 2016
Punishing the Wrong Guys
Tue, Mar 01, 2016, 3:40 pm // Tip Johnson
Wherein someone's gotta do the right thing
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D’Angelo undaunted by fine: ‘I had to make the moral choice’
Mon, Feb 29, 2016, 11:55 pm // Ralph Schwartz
Chiara D'Angelo comes across as emotionally intelligent and uncompromising in her high-stakes Coast Guard hearing.
1 comments; last on Mar 01, 2016
Elfo: Enforcement, Litigation or Risks?
Sat, Feb 27, 2016, 1:24 pm // Tip Johnson
Wherein inquiring minds want to know!
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‘Goodwill’ wanted but lacking on Districting Committee
Tue, Feb 23, 2016, 5:01 am // Ralph Schwartz
Republicans focused their efforts on torpedoing the Democrats' five-district proposal at the second committee meeting.
4 comments; last on Mar 01, 2016
Anchor-chain activists face hefty fines
Thu, Feb 18, 2016, 5:01 am // Ralph Schwartz
The Coast Guard has levied $30,000 in fines on two Bellingham climate activists. They will fight to have the fines dropped.
16 comments; last on Feb 22, 2016
Jail Reform: Music to My Ears
Sun, Feb 14, 2016, 8:54 pm // Tip Johnson
Wherein sanity may finally be approaching a nagging jail issue
2 comments; last on Feb 19, 2016
Redistricting: Democrats may have upper hand
Tue, Feb 09, 2016, 5:02 am // Ralph Schwartz
Republicans and Democrats traded barbs on the first day of the Districting Committee, but Dems may have won the first battle.
5 comments; last on Feb 10, 2016
Stop the Rental Fires Now!
Mon, Feb 08, 2016, 6:26 am // Dick Conoboy
Inspections of rentals cannot begin too soon. Seven fires in rental units since 2011 and almost half with ONE landlord. No but the clock may be running…
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Super Bowl 50 - Wretched Excess
Fri, Feb 05, 2016, 12:45 pm // Dick Conoboy
From all the monumentally boring hoopla to the shameful rousting of the homeless Super Bowl 50 exceeds all expectations for greed and excess.
4 comments; last on Feb 12, 2016
Harriet Spanel has passed on
Wed, Feb 03, 2016, 5:49 pm // John Servais
Harriet Spanel was many years our representative in the state legislature and served Whatcom County and Bellingham very well.
4 comments; last on Feb 04, 2016
Mayor Picks Lisa Anderson for City Planning Commission
Wed, Feb 03, 2016, 2:53 pm // Dick Conoboy
Lisa Anderson will fill the remaining term of real estate broker, Cerise Noah. who left the Bellingham Planning Commission several months ago.
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In White Skin
Mon, Feb 01, 2016, 4:00 am // Ralph Schwartz
Talib Kweli played the Wild Buffalo a couple evenings ago and Ralph Schwartz was there. He writes a very personal take on the evening.
2 comments; last on Feb 04, 2016
Say Nein to Uber
Sun, Jan 31, 2016, 12:04 pm // Dick Conoboy
Uber has started a new type of public taxi service in many cities, including Bellingham. It is controversial.
3 comments; last on Feb 04, 2016
WA State Minimum Wage Initiative - A Race To The Bottom
Mon, Jan 18, 2016, 6:35 am // Dick Conoboy
Raising the minimum wage to $13.50/hr by 2020 cements workers into permanent slave wages that cannot pay the bills.
1 comments; last on Jan 20, 2016
Eagles on the Nooksack
Tue, Jan 12, 2016, 12:18 am // John Servais
They are less famous than the eagles on the Skagit but closer to Bellingham, fewer people and still lots of eagles. A great January afternoon outing.
1 comments; last on Jan 13, 2016
Earthquake lightly shakes Bellingham
Wed, Dec 30, 2015, 1:15 am // John Servais
Earthquake near San Juan Island felt in Bellingham late Tuesday night
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Kremen & Weimer tell us of Clinton & Sanders
Tue, Dec 29, 2015, 12:06 pm // Whatcom Citizen
What the campaign styles of local politicians Pete Kremen and Carl Weimer tell us about presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders
4 comments; last on Dec 31, 2015
Bye Bye
Fri, Dec 25, 2015, 11:31 am // John Servais
Shell Polar Pioneer floating oil drill rig left the Pacific Northwest for Norway today. Nice holiday gift for all of us.
2 comments; last on Dec 25, 2015
Unregulated vacation rentals on Lake Whatcom
Mon, Dec 21, 2015, 3:14 am // Guest writer
Tani Sutley writes on the continuing issue of houses in residential zones that are used essentially as hotels and disrupt quiet neighborhoods.
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Whatcom Farmers and Eric Hirst Dialog
Sat, Dec 19, 2015, 12:11 pm // Guest writer
Statement by Whatcom Family Farmers on “Eric Hirst and his water ideas” and Hirst's Reply
1 comments; last on Dec 20, 2015
Request for Citizen Evidence
Mon, Dec 14, 2015, 4:58 pm // Tip Johnson
Wherein inquiring minds just want to know!
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PDC - The Missing Documents
Wed, Dec 02, 2015, 9:31 pm // Tip Johnson
Wherof we cannot speak, thereof we must be silent?
3 comments; last on Dec 06, 2015
Planning Commission Opening Calls for Neighborhood Rep
Mon, Nov 30, 2015, 6:29 am // Dick Conoboy
The Planning Commission has a vacancy. Now is the time for the appointment of a member who represents the interests of the neighborhoods.
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Update on Lincoln Street Student Housing Project
Mon, Nov 23, 2015, 6:41 am // Dick Conoboy
The student housing project for 648 individuals called NXNW (North by Northwest) on Lincoln Street is moving forward briskly. This is an update.
7 comments; last on Dec 27, 2015
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