Mural found in Blaine Washington
Our Salish Sea resident Orcas J, K, and L pods, are in trouble and humans are primarily the problem. Continue reading
KILLER WHALES AND COAL DON’T MIX / Evergreen State Journal, Bill Walker
Category Archives: Blog Post
Jan Peters Brings Traditional Irish Folk Music to Boundary Bay Brewery / Whatcom Talk, Dana Hubanks
Jan Peters produces and curates Irish and Folk Nights at Boundary Bay Brewery.
July 17, 2015 Dana Hubanks
The first time I met Jan Peters I was busking outside the Community Food Co-op. It was the middle of February and my hands were moving sluggishly from the cold. Continue reading
Mayor Gary Jensen’s Coal-Fired Pants / Coal Stop, Sandy Robson
by Sandy Robson
After reading their 2015 Whatcom County Voters’ Pamphlet, some voters could wonder if Port of Bellingham Commissioner candidate Gary Jensen’s pants are on fire. Current Ferndale Mayor Gary Jensen’s candidate statement in the “Whatcom County Official Local Voters’ Pamphlet” seems to be an odd manifesto which contradicts the mayor’s actions. Continue reading
Mental Health and the New Whatcom County Jail / Evergreen State Jounal, Bill Walker
July 20, 2015 Bill Walker
It is very sad that at the height of the economic crash of 2008 to 2010 Washington State looked to the mental health field to cut expenses in an attempt to maintain other budgets around the state. Continue reading
Coal Mining Deaths in Washington / Reading the Washington Landscape, Dan McShane
Former rendering plant near Glen Echo Mine
Saturday, July 18, 2015 Dan McShane
I have previously posted bits about coal mining in Whatcom County. This post is a bit of a revisit of the Glen Echo Mine (coal-in-whatcom-county-glen-echo-mine) based on new information passed onto me. Continue reading
letter power / The Boynton Blog
July 20, 2015
Imagine this (fairly typical) scenario: You’ve published a chapbook or a volume of your poetry. When you announce it on Facebook, everyone you know Likes your post. People show up at your readings. Some of them buy your book. For six months or so, your book has a life of its own. Continue reading
Nooksack Water Thievery Redux / Naiads, Rachel Paschal Osborn
July 16, 2015 Rachael Paschal Osborn
As reported in our recent post, “The Tale of the Nooksack Nine,” the Department of Ecology went above and beyond its usual water mismanagement when — faced with clear evidence of illegal water diversions from the Nooksack River – the agency decided to issue permits, rather than penalty orders, to the culprits. Continue reading
Pathways / Cycling Mussels
Further…further yet… ascending numbers on an assortment of gateposts and broken signs lead me on…a bit further. Right to the end of the road. The end of a side road off a side road off a rural road. A penetration deep into the ur-natural South End. Continue reading
new newsletter / The Boynton Blog
July 14, 2015 The Boynton Blog
Two Sylvias Press has just announced their new, “no more than once-a-month” newsletter. Continue reading
it’s your choice… / The Boynton Blog, community creativity from Whatcom County, Washington…and beyond
July 1, 2015
Once again, it’s time to start thinking about your submission to Whatcom WRITES!
Each year, Whatcom County, Washington, selects a book for Whatcom READS! that will be read and discussed at libraries and in book groups throughout the region, culminating with local appearances by the author. The 2016 title is A Tale for the Time Being: Continue reading
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