Joe Rogoff sounds off: Whole Foods talks, but will they listen? / Noisy Waters Northwest, Sandy Robson

 

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Familias Unidas por la Justicia President Ramon Torres, shown on left, Whole Foods Market Pacific Northwest Regional President Joe Rogoff, center, and Andrew Eckels, boycott organizer, right, at the May 11, 2016 Whole Foods Market store opening ceremony in Bellingham, WA. Photo credit James Leder

May 30, 2016  Sandy Robson

On May 19, 2016, I called Whole Foods Pacific Northwest Regional office and asked to speak to Joe Rogoff, President of the Pacific Northwest Region. I wanted to speak to him about the new Whole Foods Market store that opened in Bellingham, Washington, on May 11, 2016, and the protest by a delegation of farm workers and their supporters from the local community, that occurred during the store’s grand opening ceremony. Continue reading

Trump’s rally in Lynden: Will we get what we paid for? / Noisy Waters Northwest, Sandy Robson

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Senator Doug Ericksen’s Facebook cover photo showing him on the stage, shaking hands with Donald Trump at a May 7, 2016, Trump rally, held at the Northwest Washington Fairgrounds, in Lynden, WA.

May 15, 2016  Sandy Robson

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, and his campaign, chose Lynden, a small city in Northwest Washington, about 5 miles south of the U.S.-Canadian border, for his May 7, 2016 rally. Continue reading

Democrat Caucus Locations for Saturday, March 26, 2016 9:30 AM Registration! 10:00 AM Start! / Bellingham Politics and Economics, Ryan Matthew Ferris

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Thursday, February 25, 2016  Ryan Matthew Ferris

Map of Caucus Locations from Whatcom Democrats

After you have made sure you are a registered voter at myvote.wa.gov, you can fill out, print and sign your *DEMOCRATIC PRECINCT CAUCUS SIGN IN* at https://www.demcaucus.com/register . Doing this will give you your precinct and caucus location. Continue reading