Seeking information for seeking reimbursement: A follow-up with officials on the Trump rally in Lynden / Noisy Waters Northwest, Sandy Robson

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Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump addressing the crowd at the May 7, 2016, Trump political rally held at the Northwest Washington Fairgrounds in Lynden, WA. Lynden Mayor Scott Korthuis is shown on the right. The photo is from a video posted on YouTube, featuring a full replay of the rally.

June 20, 2016  Sandy Robson

The information in this report is intended as a resource. It is comprised of my communications (via email and phone conversations) with some of the local elected officials and Lynden city officials, who were involved in the decisions which led to the Trump campaign rally being held at the Northwest Washington Fairgrounds.

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The Train Is Leaving The Track / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris

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Yesterday at 6:52pm  June 16, 2016  Wendy Harris ACTION

I could not help the bad pun so please forgive me. But everyone should know that the county council is holding a special committee meeting of the whole next Tuesday, the 21st [of June 2016], only one week after their last meeting, for the purpose of going over more of the comp. plan chapters and apppendix. Continue reading →

What’s Riddled With More Holes Than Cheese? / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris

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Excerpt from Whatcom County, WWC 16.16 Critical Areas Regulations, Draft Adopted by Whatcom County Planning Commission 06-09-2016.  Click on graphic to access document.

June 13 at 5:38am  June 13, 2016  Wendy Harris

What’s Riddled With More Holes Than Cheese?

All the exemptions, exceptions, conditional and allowed activities inside critical area habitat conservation areas (The CAO [Critical Areas Ordinance]).

You may not realize all the activities that are allowed when we are protecting biodiversity because they are found in two locations, the specific Article provisions for that type of critical area, and in Article 2, which applies generally to all critical areas. Continue reading →

Orlando: not the “worst” shooting…and an opportunity to be better / Echoes, Charis Weathers

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June 12, 2016  Charis Weathers

As with most Americans I awoke today to the news that our nation suffered “the worst mass shooting in US history.” In Orlando, FL, an armed man entered an LGBTQ nightclub, Pulse, on their Latin dance night, and killed at least 50 people with assault weapons. He was finally stopped when law enforcement rammed through the door in a tank and killed him.

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Racism, Specisism and Perspective / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris

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9 hrs  June 14, 2016  Wendy Harris

This same point was really driven home to me by Lummi Nation a couple of years ago when DOE issued its proposal for clean up of the Whatcom Waterway. In discussing the cost/benefit analysis, it started since the time of colonization. The Lummis were upset that to white people (us), history began only at the moment they arrived. Continue reading →