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Bellingham to Seattle (Days 29-35) / Breaking Clean Tour, Nick Mullins

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Resilience at the Crossroads of Racial and Climate Justice at the Daybreak Indian Cultural Center, Seattle, WA

Saturday, July 11, 2015  Nick Mullins

We are so often amazed at the way our journeys intersect with events and organizations. Finding that our initial schedule just happened to coincide with the Tongue River Railroad EIS hearings in Eastern Montana, the Miner’s Memorial Weekend in Cumberland, BC, the Sustainability Festival on Denman Island, and most recently, an event titled “Resilience at the Crossroads of Racial and Climate Justice” in Seattle, all seems to strain the concept of coincidence. Continue reading →

Central Washington Ice Margin: Haystack Rocks South of Highway 2 / Reading the Washington Landscape, Dan McShane

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Tuesday, July 7, 2015  Dan McShane

Haystack rock south of Highway 2 on the Waterville Plateau This large boulder marks the approximate southernmost reach of glacial ice.

The farthest south extent of the continental ice in central Washington during the ice age was the Okanogan ice lobe. The ice flowed down the Okanogan valley blocked the Columbia River and extended south across the Waterville Plateau. Continue reading →

DOW SAYS IT IS ABOUT GPT: CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION AMENDMENTS 1, 3, AND 10 / Coal Stop, Sandy Robson

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July 6, 2015  Sandy Robson

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Whatcom County Charter Review Commissioner Chet Dow

[Updated October 7, 2015: Since the publication date of this article, proposed Whatcom County Charter Amendments 1, 3, and 10 have been placed on the November 2015 Whatcom County general election ballot as Propositions 1, 2, and 3 respectively. Also, the Whatcom County Charter Review Commission made revisions to amendments 3 and 10 since the publication date of this article. The link to a list of the charter amendment propositions on the November 2015 Whatcom County general election ballot is: http://www.whatcomcounty.us/1553/Proposed-Amendments]

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Privatizing Our Public Places: Not Here, Not Today / The Daily Kos, James Wells

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Sat Jun 27, 2015  James Wells

Our local Bloedel Donovan Park is a great wonder. All kinds of people come from all over for a picnic, or a swim, or to play ball.

Recently, a piece of our park was swallowed up by a rowing club, under some agreement with the parks department. An area of public parking was replaced by a locked boathouse, available only to members of the association. But don’t worry, your family can join – for only $400 per year.    Continue reading →

Jail Roster Booking Chart Data for 2015 / Bellingham Politics and Economics, Ryan M. Ferris

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jail roster dataTuesday, June 23, 2015  Ryan M. Ferris

Wednesday this week the Bellingham City Club will feature three speakers on the topic:
“Are we building a jail for the future or are we stuck in the past?”. Today and tonight’s agenda for the Whatcom County Council includes Jail Items. Below the break are some charts that look at data from Whatcom County Jail Roster press releases for 2015 from January 1st through June 19. Continue reading →

The Import of a Local Election in the Coal Export Scheme / Coal Stop, Sandy Robson

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coal-from-powder-river-basin-300x200April 26, 2015  Sandy Robson

[Updated October 7, 2015: Since the publication date of this article, proposed Whatcom County Charter Amendments 1, 3, and 10 have been placed on the November 2015 Whatcom County general election ballot as Propositions 1, 2, and 3 respectively. Also, the Whatcom County Charter Review Commission made revisions to amendments 3 and 10 since the publication date of this article. The link to a list of the charter amendment propositions on the November 2015 Whatcom County general election ballot is:  http://www.whatcomcounty.us/1553/Proposed-Amendments]

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