Mon, Nov 02, 2015, 3:01 pm Tip Johnson
According to a report from County Executive candidate Joy Gilfilen, the County has – in a classic stonewall – summarily rejected the Restorative Community Coalition’s Request for an Investigation and Notice of Improper Conduct. Continue reading
6 hrs October 29, 2015 Sandy Robson
I voted for Satpal Sidhu for County Council. I recommend that you do too. Not only do I believe he makes a very good County Council member, but I believe his opponent, Kathy Kershner would seriously imperil our water quality and environment if she were to be elected. Continue reading
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 Ryan Matthew Ferris
Three PDF based snapshots from the Whatcom County Sample Ballot are at the end fo this post. Here’s a rundown on how I voted:
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 Tim Johnson
TRICK OR TREATY: The coal industry zombies and their hobgoblins were haunting Cherry Point again last week—Montana delegates and corporate shills arriving in hungry packs to scan our coast with red-rimmed eyes, drooling it might someday be theirs.[…] Continue reading
10/23/2015 Facebook comment by Clear Ballot Choices (Pacific International Terminals LLC) Campaign Manager and Committee Chair Ron Reimer after the date the PAC registered with the PDC.
October 26, 2015 Sandy Robson
News broke this past weekend in Whatcom County about a last minute coal terminal-funded PAC, formed by Gateway Pacific Terminal (GPT) applicant Pacific International Terminals LLC, to support Charter Review Commission-generated Props 1, 2, and 3, and to oppose citizen-proposed Prop 9, placed on the November election ballot, via ordinance, by the Whatcom County Council. The PAC is named Clear Ballot Choices (Pacific International Terminals, LLC). Continue reading
3 hrs October 24, 2015 Sandy Robson
Port of Bellingham candidate Gary Jensen finally got around to filing his campaign contributions (late). In reviewing those Public Disclosure Commission C3 reports, I can see why he waited. Continue reading
15 hrs October 24, 2015 Sandy Robson
Tonight DOVE Whatcom PAC Facebook deleted a comment I made and blocked my ability to comment, and deleted everyone’s comments on that thread. I had replied to a comment (shown in the screenshot photo) by Sandra Belzer Brendale from Yakima, on an Oct. 21 Facebook post on DOVE. Continue reading
9 hrs October 22, 2015 Wendy Harris“The smart way to keep people passive and obedient is to strictly limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion, but allow very lively debate within that spectrum….”
― Noam Chomsky, The Common Good Continue reading
October 21, 2015
A sponsored post from Whatcom Republicans just jarred its way before me in my Facebook newsfeed. It was urging folks to “read this opinion piece by the Whatcom County small city Mayors.” Continue reading
Monday, October 19, 2015 Ryan Matthew Ferris
noisy waters northwest 
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