Sat, Aug 27, 2016, 5:00 am John Servais
High speed internet service to all residences and businesses in Bellingham could be quite inexpensive.
Tag Archives: Bellingham
TOTEM POLE JOURNEY COMMENCEMENT (Bellingham) / totempolejourney.com, Richard Jehn
The commencement event for Totem Pole Journey 2016 was held at the Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship on Thursday, August 18 at 7 pm. Shasta Cano-Martin, Secretary of the Lummi Indian Business Council, Roxanne Murphy, Bellingham City Council member, and Carl Weimer, Whatcom County Council member spoke, as did RE Sources for Sustainable Communities manager Matt Petryni, Lummi Nation Sovereignty and Treaty Protection Office staff member, Dr. Kurt Russo, and Lummi Nation Tribal members Fred Lane and Jewell James.
Temper Tantrum Taints City Council / NorthwestCitizen, Dick Conoboy and Anne Mackie
After three minutes at city council you are cooked – or else!.[Note: This article was written by NWCitizen regular contributor, Dick Conoboy and by Anne Mackie, a community activist for 50 years. Her first encounter with authoritarianism was in 1966 when a bucket of mop water was thrown out the window of the Federal Court House building on Magnolia St. at a group of anti-war protesters that she was part of.]
Mon, Aug 15, 2016, 3:13 am // Dick Conoboy
The August 8 evening meeting of the Bellingham City Council must be viewed (video here) if you want to see the direction the city is taking on stifling citizen involvement in planning for our future.
5,000 Mile Tribal Journey to Oppose Expanding Fossil Fuel Exports from West Coast / Press Release, Our Shared Responsibility: A Totem Pole Journey
First coats of paint. Photo credit, Paul Anderson
August 6, 2016 Media Contact, Paul Anderson
lummitotempolejourney@gmail.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 2016
Bellingham (WA) On August 23 the House of Tears Carvers of the Lummi Nation will begin a 5,000-mile trip across the western United States and Canada with a 22-foot long totem pole to bring attention to proposed fossil fuel terminals, oil trains, coal trains, and oil pipelines and the threat they pose to tribes and local communities.
Farmers Escape Responsibility For Actions Under Proposed Permit / Facebook post, Whatcom Hawk, Wendy Harris
Earlier this week, Charles shared this post with us. The Cow Palace case indicated that farmers could be liable under federal law for discarding manure, which was ruled a solid waste. Continue reading
HTML Table of Whatcom County Sample Ballot with Endorsements / Bellingham Politics and Economics, Ryan Matthew Ferris
July 20, 2016 Ryan Matthew Ferris Continue reading
MNAC Discussion on Police Policies – 20 July / NorthwestCitizen, Editor’s Blog, Dick Conoboy
Fri, Jul 15, 2016, 7:31 am Dick Conoboy
Police shooting citizens. Citizens shooting police. Racial profiling.
Fireworks Information For Whatcom County / Whatcom Ready, Whatcom Unified Emergency Management
As we approach the 4th of July and fireworks displays, it is important to remember fire ordinances and regulations for your area of residence.
Lummi Chairman Tim Ballew II speaks on the future of Xwe’chi’eXen at Bellingham City Club / Noisy Waters Northwest
Click the graphic to access video of the June 22, 2016 Bellingham City Club luncheon forum event.
June 25, 2016 Dena Jensen
I was fortunate to be able to attend the premiere summer event of the City Club After Dark that was held at Boundary Bay Brewery’s “Mountain Room.” The topic was, “What’s the Future of Cherry Point?” Continue reading
(There is no peace at a Fairhaven brewery/on stolen land, there is only coping.) / Facebook post, Neah Monteiro
June 25, 2016 Neah Monteiro
Last night I confronted a British-born, Canandian-bred, self-admitted “little-bit-racist,” white Bellingham resident extolling England’s proud history of colonialism, telling stories about his admiration of black and brown colonial subjects and refugees “improving their lot” as they served him in the UK and Canada. Andy Ingram broke down white privilege when the guy bragged about making $40-50 an hour in Wash., and how he’d have to start at $10 if he moved to Oregon, but would “work his way up.” Continue reading
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