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Daily Archives: July 20, 2015

Mental Health and the New Whatcom County Jail / Evergreen State Jounal, Bill Walker

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Dena

Evergreen state journalJuly 20, 2015  Bill Walker

It is very sad that at the height of the economic crash of 2008 to 2010 Washington State looked to the mental health field to cut expenses in an attempt to maintain other budgets around the state. Continue reading →

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Overbuilding a jail and emotional appeals / Facebook post, Joy Gilfilen

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Dena
herald jail pamphletYesterday at 6:20am July 19, 2015  Joy Gilfilen

Wow. The largest regulatory government takeover in Whatcom County’s history is being trivialized and turned into a soap opera by our government administrators. To effectively steal taxpayer money right in front of our noses using emotional manipulation. Continue reading →

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Coal Mining Deaths in Washington / Reading the Washington Landscape, Dan McShane

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Dena

Former rendering plant near Glen Echo Mine

Saturday, July 18, 2015  Dan McShane

I have previously posted bits about coal mining in Whatcom County. This post is a bit of a revisit of the Glen Echo Mine (coal-in-whatcom-county-glen-echo-mine) based on new information passed onto me.  Continue reading →

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letter power / The Boynton Blog

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Dena

letter

July 20, 2015

Imagine this (fairly typical) scenario: You’ve published a chapbook or a volume of your poetry. When you announce it on Facebook, everyone you know Likes your post. People show up at your readings. Some of them buy your book. For six months or so, your book has a life of its own. Continue reading →

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Planning By Trickery: Standard Operating Procedure For The Waterfront / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Dena

whatcom hawk15 hrs July 19, 2015  Wendy Harris

I guess at this point, I should not be surprised by anything that the city and port do with regard to the waterfront. But it angers me that no one that I know, including myself, knew cement stairs were being built to the G Street Pocket Beach. Continue reading →

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