September 2, 2015 Barbara Perry ACTION
A Fishhook in My Belly
by Barbara Perry
I have a fish hook in my belly
I can’t get it out
Cattle-hookers slid it there
I try and try to cushion it with words
So many words will surely lessen its grasp
But it keeps clinging sharper and sharper
First it clung to my soft throat
Then it hit my empty belly
Mingling it with more and more words Continue reading
7 hrs September 2, 2015 Sandy Robson
All of us are entitled to our opinions on issues and we have the privilege to submit letters to the editor for our local newspapers. Continue reading
by Sandy Robson
An August 13, 2015 joint press release issued by SSA Marine, Cloud Peak Energy, and the Crow Tribe announced that, “the Crow Tribe and Cloud Peak Energy are joining SSA Marine as partners in the Gateway Pacific Terminal.” Continue reading
12:11pm August 29, 2015 Sandy Robson
After Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke came to Whatcom County on August 18 to tour the Gateway Pacific coal terminal site at Cherry Point, I thought I’d let him know what many of us here think about his efforts to undermine the Lummi Nation’s treaty rights and his pro-GPT propaganda message. Continue reading
2 hrs August 30, 2015 Wendy Harris ACTION
IT IS NOT RESTORATION WHEN YOU REMOVE ALL VEGETATION AND ALL WILDLIFE, BULLDOZE EVERYTHING AND CLAIM THINGS WILL GET BETTER IN THE FUTURE. FOR WHOM? Continue reading
17 hrs August 29, 2015 Wendy Harris
And this has all those classic COB moves we associate with their restoration. Continue reading
Tuesday, August 25, 2015 Tim Johnson
With August arrives the earliest and most vulnerable of the Cascadia salmonids. Chinook require abundant cold, clean water to spawn, and the challenged species is returning to find the Nooksack River historically low, warm and cloudy with glacial milk.[…] Continue reading
16 hrs August 25, 2015 Wendy Harris
According to the City of Bellingham’s 2014 Stream Monitoring Report:
“The status of Bellingham’s urban streams for the period ending in 2014 is mixed. Only Hanna Creek was able to meet all Department of Ecology standards ensuring the highest water quality. Continue reading
Richard Sullivan standing next to his home on 22nd Street. The excavation is several feet onto his property to within 3 feet of his house.Wed, Aug 26, 2015, 10:17 am John Servais
The city assured homeowner Richard Sullivan, 77, that their construction would not touch his property. Continue reading
20 hrs August 23, 2015 Wendy Harris
Holy Mother of Everything That is Sacred: Propaganda from Wildlife Services.. the killing machine within USDA. They are essentially, a federal extermination agency for hire. Continue reading
noisy waters northwest 
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