November 5, 2015 Dena Jensen
The next Whatcom County Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at 7.p.m. Continue reading
Category Archives: Blog Post
Snuffing out coal on the front page / Noisy Waters Northwest, with gratitude to The Western Front
Election Day, November 3, 2015 Dena Jensen
Dear Western Front,
You know how there are dream-weddings, and dream-homes, and dream-boats? Thanks for serving up a dream-headline on your front page today. Continue reading
County Stonewalls Restorative Community Coalition / NorthwestCitizen, Editor’s Blog, Tip Johnson
Mon, Nov 02, 2015, 3:01 pm Tip Johnson
According to a report from County Executive candidate Joy Gilfilen, the County has – in a classic stonewall – summarily rejected the Restorative Community Coalition’s Request for an Investigation and Notice of Improper Conduct. Continue reading
Law and Justice – A local Perspective / Reading the Washington Landscape, Dan McShane
Sunday, November 1, 2015 Dan McShane
The law and justice system in the United States is getting some much needed attention. Continue reading
Carbon, Snow and Ice: How I voted and why… / Bellingham Politics and Economics, Ryan Matthew Ferris
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 Ryan Matthew Ferris
Three PDF based snapshots from the Whatcom County Sample Ballot are at the end fo this post. Here’s a rundown on how I voted:
What Do Coal Port Interests’ Clear Choices Mean? / Coal Stop, Sandy Robson
10/23/2015 Facebook comment by Clear Ballot Choices (Pacific International Terminals LLC) Campaign Manager and Committee Chair Ron Reimer after the date the PAC registered with the PDC.
October 26, 2015 Sandy Robson
News broke this past weekend in Whatcom County about a last minute coal terminal-funded PAC, formed by Gateway Pacific Terminal (GPT) applicant Pacific International Terminals LLC, to support Charter Review Commission-generated Props 1, 2, and 3, and to oppose citizen-proposed Prop 9, placed on the November election ballot, via ordinance, by the Whatcom County Council. The PAC is named Clear Ballot Choices (Pacific International Terminals, LLC). Continue reading
Here’s Mayor Korthuis spreading propaganda again / Noisy Waters Northwest
October 21, 2015
A sponsored post from Whatcom Republicans just jarred its way before me in my Facebook newsfeed. It was urging folks to “read this opinion piece by the Whatcom County small city Mayors.” Continue reading
Van Zandt Landslide Introduction / Reading the Washington Landscape, Dan McShane
DEM of the Van Zandt Slide
Sunday, October 18, 2015 Dan McShane
A large landslide involving bedrock of the Chuckanut Formation has left a disconcerting set of deposits on the Nooksack River Valley floor near the confluence of the South Fork Nooksack and the main stem of the river. Continue reading
To win us to our harm / Bellingham Politics and Economics, Ryan Matthew Ferris
Monday, October 19, 2015 Ryan Matthew Ferris
“To win us to our harm”: An expository on whether we should build a new a jail in Whatcom County.
Jail Facts Successfully Avoided / NorthwestCitizen, Editor’s Blog post
Wed, Oct 14, 2015, 12:48 pm Editor’s Blog post
On 9/30/2015 County Council member Rud Browne originated Agenda Bill 2015-295 (p.251-259), a resolution requesting County Executive Jack Louws develop models to assist the County Council , the City of Bellingham and other “interested parties’ to “understand the impact of the various proposals related to a new long term jail facility use agreement”. Continue reading
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