July 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
Daily Archives: July 20, 2015
Overbuilding a jail and emotional appeals / Facebook post, Joy Gilfilen
Yesterday at 6:20am July 19, 2015 Joy GilfilenWow. 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
Coal Mining Deaths in Washington / Reading the Washington Landscape, Dan McShane
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
letter power / The Boynton Blog
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
Planning By Trickery: Standard Operating Procedure For The Waterfront / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
15 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
