September 27, 2015 Dena Jensen
The next Whatcom County Council meeting will be held this Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 7.p.m. Continue reading
Category Archives: Commentary
Whatcom County Jail Tales / Noisy Waters Northwest
September 26, 2015
As we head into the heavy duty months of the 2015 election season in Whatcom County, it might be a good time to catch up on a lot of the background information on the Whatcom County Jail proposal and proposed jail sales tax initiative. Here’s a page of posts, noisy about the jail, and all together in one place. Click this link or the photo above to arrive there.
NO BAIL FOR JAIL / Cascadia Weekly, The Gristle, Tim Johnson
Tuesday, September 22, 2015 Tim Johnson
NO BAIL FOR JAIL: Oddities combine for one certainty, the $100 million jail sales tax proposal is struggling and in need of a Plan B.[…] Continue reading
It Is Not Just The Subsidy. It Is The Love. / Facebook Post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
Yesterday at 2:16am September 24, 2015 Wendy Harris
How about we end the night with a sweet and touching love letter.. bring out those hankies, folks. Continue reading
Update your new address at myvote.wa.gov by Monday! “Flux” in the Voter Database / Bellingham Politics and Economics, Ryan Matthew Ferris
Monday, September 21, 2015 Ryan Matthew Ferris
I have created this post in part as a type of public service announcement. Continue reading
Most Popular Stories this Week / Noisy Waters Northwest
September 25, 2015 Dena Jensen
Here’s a link to a page carrying just the most-read posts on Noisy Waters Northwest so far this week. In case you missed anything important, click the “link” or the graphic above to check out any of these posts.
The Making of a Jail Crisis, Part Two – Stuff it! / NorthwestCitizen, Tip Johson
Wed, Sep 23, 2015, 6:52 pm Tip Johnson
The Restorative Community Coalition, led by Irene Morgan & county executive candidate Joy Gilfilen, has identified 15 ways the County has stuffed the jail in their Report to Taxpayers (p. 10-11) Continue reading
CityScape: A Closer Look At Its Developer / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
Yesterday at 12:45am September 22, 2105 Wendy Harris
The Bakerview apartment complex project is interesting for reasons beyond the scope and undesirable location of the project. Continue reading
Alternative Jail Proposal for City Center / NorthwestCitizen, John Servais
Huge county http://www.nwcitizen.com/entry/alternative-jail-proposal-for-civic-centerand city owned lot on north side of courthouse. Perfect for new jail.
Tue, Sep 22, 2015, 5:54 pm John Servais
Is there a good alternative for a decent jail if we vote down the county sales tax proposition? Continue reading
Northern Cheyenne Tribe says NO to the proposed Tongue River Railroad / Facebook post, Sj Robson
3 mins September 21, 2015 Sandy Robson
The Northern Cheyenne Tribal Council today voted 9-0 to oppose the controversial Tongue River Railroad, which is critical to developing the proposed Otter Creek coal mine in southeast Montana. Continue reading
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