Mon, Oct 12, 2015, 7:40 pm Tip Johnson
After wrecking the jail structure and stuffing it with increased bookings and longer stays, what else could help propel a jail crisis? Inhumane conditions! Continue reading

Mon, Oct 12, 2015, 7:40 pm Tip Johnson
After wrecking the jail structure and stuffing it with increased bookings and longer stays, what else could help propel a jail crisis? Inhumane conditions! Continue reading
The next Whatcom County Council meeting will be held this Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 7.p.m. Continue reading
Saturday, October 10, 2015 Ryan Matthew Ferris
The 2015 Whatcom County Sample Ballot. Your ballot will be mailed starting October 14. Continue reading
–The coal tarnished underpinnings of Charter Propositions 2 and 3, the mechanisms designed and approved by conservative Charter Commissioners to lock-in Proposition 1 district-only voting– Continue reading
Learn About Oil Train Accidents and Hazard In This Video
It happened in other cities. What makes anyone think it can not happen here? Continue reading
Many people in our region made lots of noise at Whatcom County Charter review meetings during the six month 2015 season – citizens, commissioners, and Whatcom County Council members included. At the page linked to in the graphic above, you can take a look back over the process, some of the outcomes, and even view the sample ballot and voter’s guide online before yours arrives in the mail. Here’s the full link in case you need to copy and paste: https://noisywatersnw.com/tag/whatcom-county-charter-review-commission/
There are 128,613 of us registered voters in Whatcom County who will have a chance this November to give more power to our actions on behalf of our community. We just have to study, mark, and deliver our ballots to do it! Continue reading
It is not just that Billy Frank Jr. was arrested over 50 times, but that the courts found that what he was doing was perfectly LEGAL. Continue reading
Thu, Oct 08, 2015, 8:14 am John Lesow
A landmark ruling for justice and common sense in this David and Goliath battle, now in it’s third year, was handed down on Wednesday, October 7. Continue reading
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 Tim Johnson
THE TYRANNY OF ONE: Bellingham City Council held a special meeting this week to study and receive comments on proposals that will appear on the countywide November ballot.[…] Continue reading
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