Hey, today is the one-year anniversary of the Coal Stop blog. I had no idea when I started it, whether it would still be alive 365 days (or 7 days, for that matter) down the road. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2015
EVENT: Roundtable on Global/Local Strategies at RE Sources Thursday, 9/3/15 / CAMP email info, Jon Shaughnessey
Recidivism in Whatcom County Jail Bookings Records : 1/1/2011 – 7/1/2015 / Bellingham Politics and Economics, Ryan Matthew Ferris
29,637 Bookings for Whatcom County Jail covering the 4.5 year period from 1/1/2011 to 7/1/2015. Continue reading
long-form poetry workshop / The Boynton Blog
Now in its 30th year, Write on the Sound (WOTS) Writers’ Conference will take place October 2, 3, and 4, 2015, at the Frances Anderson Center in Edmonds, Washington. Continue reading
Bellingham Herald Article Regarding Bikes… Interesting Comments / Politics Whatcom, James Gibson
Since I don’t have Facebook account and therefore can’t comment on Bellingham Herald articles, I decided to make a blog post addressing some of the comments on one specific article, where I found many false and inflammatory comments as a bicyclist (the article is about bicycle projects/ safety). Continue reading
2015 Totem Pole Journey to Otter Creek begins / Facebook post, Coal Stop
2 hrs August 21, 2015 Dena Jensen ACTION
For over a decade Lummi Elder and House of Tears Carver Jewell James has been creating totem poles and taking journeys to deliver them, which have allowed people to meet together over those totem poles and heal. Continue reading
$15/hr Minimum Wage – Seriously? / NorthwestCitizen, Dick Conoboy
Wed, Aug 19, 2015, 5:00 am Dick Conoboy
This week in Iowa, Bernie Sanders said in a stump speech, “We’ve got to raise the minimum wage to a living wage, $15 an hour.” Continue reading
King Kong or Curious George? / Bellingham Muse, Pete Johnson
August 7, 2015 Pete Johnson
Albert Einstein once said “The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe.” Continue reading
My message to Montana Congressman Zinke / Facebook post, Sj Robson
54 mins August 20, 2015 Sandy Robson ACTION
The recent Herald article (advertisement is more like it) about the Montana delegation coming to town to tour the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal site at Cherry Point really irritated me—for many reasons. Continue reading
Fatal Flaw In City/County Critical Area Ordinance Must Be Fixed / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
14 hrs August 20, 2015 Wendy Harris ACTIONPlease mark your calendars for next Thursday for the COB planning commission hearing on the Critical Area Ordinance. Continue reading





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