The long, long coal train has come to a halt.
Years ago, Lummi Nation declared Kwel Hoy’!, “We Draw the Line,” and vowed the coal trains would not unload at their fishing grounds and sacred burial site, Xwe’chieXen. They called upon the federal government to honor its treaty to protect those heritage assets. […] Continue reading
Over Dozen white, Latinx, and Native American Residents Are Risking Arrest Blocking Traffic to two Main roads in Lynden, Washington with “Make Lynden Coast Salish Again” Banner.
May 7, 2016 Mijente.net
Lynden, WA – Over dozen residents of Whatcom and King Counties are blocking two main streets leading to the rally of Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump in Lynden, Washington. Continue reading
Sunday, May 8, 2016 Jean Melious
The Northwest Washington Fair, in Lynden, Washington, is clean and wholesome. If you’ve taken small children to the Fair, you have appreciated the sanitary bathrooms and the separate carnival ride area for the little ones. Continue reading
Click on the graphic above to view the WA State Dept. of Health Shellfish Safety Map
May 6, 2016 Wendy Harris
We are all dancing while the Titanic is sinking. Whatcom County is the only Puget Sound county that has a complete marine biotoxin closure zone for every shellfish species, and our zone is wider and more encompassing that any other shoreline county. Continue reading
Sat, May 07, 2016, 10:18 am Dick Conoboy
Consideration of changes to Bellingham’s Comprehensive Plan now migrates to the city council for a series of work sessions, hearings and eventual approval, most likely in September. Continue reading
May 5, 2016 Mike Sennett
So how polluted is our air? That is a very interesting question. It depends on what you are looking for, and as these stories make clear, a primary problem are the tiny particulates. Continue reading
Junga Subedar of the Whatcom Civil Rights Project, left, hands crime reports to Detective Caryn Queen, center, and Detective Sgt. Claudia Murphy, right, Tuesday, April 26, inside the Bellingham Police Department lobby.
Tue, Apr 26, 2016, 7:04 pm Ralph Schwartz
Saying the police failed to investigate assaults against protesters who marched in downtown Bellingham two months earlier, a group of citizens turned in their own crime reports on Tuesday, April 26, to the Bellingham Police Department.
Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Tim Johnson
FIVE FAVOR FIVE: The Gristle was optimistic in thinking there would be consensus in the effort to draw five new voting districts for Whatcom County elections. […] Continue reading
The Fugio Penny, our first coin issued in 1787 and designed by Benjamin Franklin. Time flees and we should mind our business – if our government will allow us to do that.Tue, Apr 26, 2016, 3:46 pm David Camp
In Washington state we have pioneered, thanks to vigorous and politically-active citizens and a robust citizen initiative process, the re-legalization of cannabis. Continue reading
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