I usually think WWU’s The Western Front newspaper does a good job of its coverage on stories. However, I think this Dec. 1, 2015 article about the bail hearing for Tysen Campbell, who allegedly posted one or more online racially-charged threats against WWU’s AS President Belina Seare, is not a balanced article whatsoever, and it is inaccurate. Continue reading
Category Archives: Facebook Post
Get in the know about the flow. . .chart / Facebook post, Sj Robson
November 30, 2015 Sandy Robson
This election flow chart gives people a way to view entities that financially impacted our 2013, 2014, and 2015 Whatcom County elections, and were funded specifically by Gateway Pacific Terminal (GPT) project applicant, SSA Marine/Pacific International Terminals (PIT).
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Local Air Quality Problems Warrant Review and Action / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
November 28, 2015 Wendy Harris
I am attaching this hyperlink from the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency to contrast this with the efforts of the Northwest Clean Air Agency, which regulates Whatcom County. Continue reading
Packed agenda for Whatcom County Council tonight, 7 PM / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Joy Gilfilen
November 24, 2015 Joy Gilfilen
NOTICE: Packed agenda for the Whatcom County Council tonight at 7 PM. (and in committe events during the day). Continue reading
Suppose you designated three transport loops in Whatcom County / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Walter Haugen
Here’s a blast from the past. Almost 10 years ago I used to be more involved with Sustainable Connections, the food co-op, the Bellingham Farmers Market, and all the rest of the so-called “sustainable” community. Continue reading
Big News But Not Good News / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
Behind our back and without any public input, the county renegotiated some of the terms of the Lake Whatcom TMDL, and DOE submitted this for EPA approval. Continue reading
SSA Marine/PIT/GPT’s latest “News Release” warrants a “Cautionary Note” / Facebook post, Sj Robson
Yesterday at 10:04am When reading a propaganda piece such as the November 17, 2015 “News Alert” shown in the photo from SSA Marine/Pacific International Terminals/Gateway Pacific Terminal, it’s important to remember that the Lummi Nation is continuing to proceed through the proper channels to address their Nation’s treaty rights; government to government with the U.S. federal government, in this case being the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Continue reading
Potential Derailment Risk At Clayton Beach / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
November 18, 2015 Wendy Harris
Elizabeth Britt of the underappreciated Latte Republic blog (“Exploring Contemporary Events, Government Accountability, Politics and Third Places in the Space Needle State” http://whatcomforum.blogspot.com/) sent a letter to DOE advising of “a section of beach near Clayton Beach, south of Larrabee State Park, in Skagit County, that is eroding away, due to wave and storm action. Continue reading
The Great “Affordable Housing” Lie / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
I am asking anyone buying into the “affordable housing” lie, i.e, the belief that if we only build more housing, create more infill, become bigger and denser, that housing will become cheaper, to send me proof, in the form of studies that show building more makes things cheaper. Continue reading
Clear Ballot Choices, “Repeal Ordinance to Amend County Charter.” / Facebook post, Sj Robson
November 13, 2015 at 7:24pm “Clear Ballot Choices” is behind a 2016 referendum petition which was filed with the Whatcom County Auditor on August 6, 2015. Continue reading
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