Senator Sefzik Proposes Riches for Oil Companies; Democrats Reject It

Posted on by
Click the image of gas pump nozzles to access the June 15,2022, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School study, “Effects of a State Gasoline Tax Holiday.”

June 24, 2022 Glenn Stewart

A recent Wharton School study of gas-tax holidays in Maryland, Connecticut, and Georgia found that on average about 70 percent of the tax cuts got passed along to consumers—Refiners and gas-station owners pocketed the biggest chunk of the “savings.”

Continue reading →

ACTION ALERT AND UPDATE CONCERNING NONCOMPETE CLAUSES PREVENTING GROCERY ACCESS IN BIRCHWOOD / Tina McKim

Posted on by
Click the screenshot of a COB.org image link of Bellingham City Council President Hannah Stone to access contact information for members of the Bellingham City Council

June 17, 2022 Tina McKim

OUTRAGEOUS!!!!

In an absolutely infuriating and heartbreaking twist, we just learned today that the new deed on the former Albertsons/ current Big Lots space STILL has extensive non-compete clauses preventing a grocery store from going into the Park Manor Shopping Center.

Continue reading →

No, We Should Not Name the Ferndale Thornton Overpass Project for the Late Senator Doug Ericksen / Glenn Stewart

Posted on by
Click this computer image of a vehicle overpass to view it and information about the Thornton Street Overpass Project on the City of Ferndale website.

June 10, 2022 Glenn Stewart

Any ‘opinion piece’ about the late senator Ericksen must begin with an acknowledgment of the tragedy of his death.  “Every man’s death diminishes me…” His friends, allies and opponents alike both sympathize and empathize with his loved ones; he was father and husband and more.  He died far too young.

Continue reading →