16 hrs June 28, 2015 Sandy Robson
A February 5, 2014 Herald article reported:
“Mayor Gary Jensen received a 57 percent pay raise in 2008 to clean up the mess left by his predecessor, City Council members said. Now that Jensen is stepping down at the end of 2015, the mayor’s salary will come down, too.” Continue reading
Sat Jun 27, 2015 James WellsOur local Bloedel Donovan Park is a great wonder. All kinds of people come from all over for a picnic, or a swim, or to play ball.
Recently, a piece of our park was swallowed up by a rowing club, under some agreement with the parks department. An area of public parking was replaced by a locked boathouse, available only to members of the association. But don’t worry, your family can join – for only $400 per year. Continue reading
4 hrs June 27, 2015 Joy Gilfilen
Below is a narrative look at the pattern of what has been happening in these negotiations with Jack as the corporate leader of our county.
It clearly shows the history of manipulation that Jack Louws has now accelerated as he is trying to force Bellingham into a pre-mature agreement. Continue reading
12 hrs June 27, 2025 Wendy Harris
While I was on the DOE site, they had an announcement about a government shut down if they are not funded by July 1, 2015, and a non-exclusive list of services that will be suspended, which included oil or hazardous spill response and dam safety problem inspections, except in critical situations. Continue reading
Yesterday at 3:44pm June 25, 2015 Wendy HarrisThe city [of Bellingham] has been getting very sloppy with its public documents, failing to having appropriate documents related to hearings or work sessions available, or available in adequate time before a public hearing.
At the last planning commission work session for the CAO, the city cited the final habitat restoration plan, but it was not available for public review and I have yet to see a copy. Continue reading
Sunday, June 21, 2015 Dan McShane
Matthew Yglesias discusses the memorials to leaders that defended and fought for slavery: vox/things-named-after-confederate-leaders. Continue reading
Thu, Jun 25, 2015, 6:00 pm John Servais
First posted at 7:51 am. See 6 pm update half way down.
In 2011, Luba Pekisheva was convicted in Whatcom County District Court by judge Elich of assault and theft. In truth, she probably committed neither. But Pekisheva had defied a good ol’ boy from the county and our Whatcom County justice system – judges, prosecutors and public defenders – seems to have shown extra zeal in convicting Pekisheva and making it stick. Continue reading
June 19, 2015 Dena Jensen
If you were a sleek and colorful little hummingbird who had unrestricted access to the immediate vicinity of 119 N. Commercial Street in Bellingham, both inside and out, on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, what would you have seen? Continue reading
5:20pm June 24, 2015 Wendy Harris
My comment to the county council requesting that the citizen science provisions be retained in the proposed wildlife advisory committee is attached. This committee was always intended (by me, at least) as something that would supplement that normal land use planning process. Continue reading
3 hrs June 24, 2015 Sj Robson
**Connecting some dots between advocacy groups, individuals, and coal interests relating to the June 22 pro-GPT panel forum hosted by Whatcom Business Alliance, and sponsored by Northwest Jobs Alliance and Keep Washington Competitive**
This post was first intended to be in response to a comment made by Wendy Harris [on Whatcom Hawk Facebook] about Washington Farm Bureau President John Stuhlmiller who was one of the panelists at the June 22 pro-GPT panel forum. Continue reading
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