November 25, 2015 Howard Muhlberg
When I began writing this post Monday, it was a VERY different post.
I’d read the news that some students and a professor at Western Washington University (WWU, Western), my place of employment for the past 15 years, were calling for a change of the university’s mascot, the Vikings, claiming it conflicts with Western’s commitment to diversity.
November 23, 2015
Do you have a story you would like to write about here in Whatcom County? Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
Wednesday, November 18, 2015 Tim Johnson
MELTING POINT: Think of it as a mathematical formula that describes a physical reality: A metal melts at a precise temperature. It takes an equally exact amount of energy—expressed in thermal units—to produce that temperature. […]
Saturday, November 14, 2015 Dan McShane
The Forest Practices Board met on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 (fpb_mtgpacket). One part of the meeting was to consider adopting an update to the Forest Board Manual Section 16 Guidelines for Evaluating Potentially Unstable Slopes and Landforms. Continue reading
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
Yesterday at 10:04am 
noisy waters northwest 
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