I usually think WWU’s The Western Front newspaper does a good job of its coverage on stories. However, I think this Dec. 1, 2015 article about the bail hearing for Tysen Campbell, who allegedly posted one or more online racially-charged threats against WWU’s AS President Belina Seare, is not a balanced article whatsoever, and it is inaccurate. Continue reading
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VICTORY MEANS NO AM RADIO TOWERS IN POINT ROBERTS / Press Release, www.notowers.webs.com
December 3, 2015 Press Release, www.notowers.webs.com
Here is the text of the press release: Continue reading
PDC – The Missing Documents / NorthwestCitizen, Tip Johnson
Will any bother to look?
Wed, Dec 02, 2015, 8:31 pm Tip Johnson
In all of the materials produced by the County pursuant to a public disclosure request on jail mailers, there is no evidence of Mailer #1.
Timeline for WWU students / Storify, Bellingham Racial Justice Coalition
21 hours ago November 30, 2015 Bellingham Racial Justice Coalition
Events leading up to and following the violent threats against Black students at Western Washington University Continue reading
Get in the know about the flow. . .chart / Facebook post, Sj Robson
November 30, 2015 Sandy Robson
This election flow chart gives people a way to view entities that financially impacted our 2013, 2014, and 2015 Whatcom County elections, and were funded specifically by Gateway Pacific Terminal (GPT) project applicant, SSA Marine/Pacific International Terminals (PIT).
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WWU Students Open Letter / Press Release via Maru Mora Villalpando
November 30,02015 Press Release contact: Maru Mora Villalpando
Noisy Waters NW note: Here is the link to the entire WWU Students Open Letter which explains a chain of events starting in July and culminating in violent threats being made on November 22, 2015 against specific WWU students of color. Continue reading
PDC findings released on Jail Mailer complaints / Noisy Waters Northwest
November 30, 2015 Dena Jensen
Findings have been released by the Public Disclosure Commission on the investigation into the “Whatcom County Community Report” (otherwise known as the Jail Mailer) that was sent out during the height of the 2015 Whatcom County election. County Executive Jack Louws and jail project consultant, DLR Group worked together with others on the mailer. Continue reading
Local Air Quality Problems Warrant Review and Action / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
November 28, 2015 Wendy Harris
I am attaching this hyperlink from the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency to contrast this with the efforts of the Northwest Clean Air Agency, which regulates Whatcom County. Continue reading
Climate Marchers: Listen with Your Heart / Cheryl Crooks Photography, Cheryl Crooks
I had planned to write something else for my blog post today, but decided after participating in today’s Climate March that I needed to write about this instead.
It’s Not About The Mascot / Fish & Bicycles, Howard Muhlberg
November 25, 2015 Howard Muhlberg
When I began writing this post Monday, it was a VERY different post.
I’d read the news that some students and a professor at Western Washington University (WWU, Western), my place of employment for the past 15 years, were calling for a change of the university’s mascot, the Vikings, claiming it conflicts with Western’s commitment to diversity.
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