February 16, 2016 Dena Jensen
Anyone who is familiar with, and potentially concerned about, the issue of dredging gravel from the Nooksack River may want to listen to the meeting audio from the Whatcom County Natural Resources Committee meeting on February 9, 2016. Continue reading
Donkey pulling in three different Ferndale High School donkey basketball games
September 15, 2016 Dena Jensen
Credits for above photos, clockwise from left: TV screen-shot from KOMO News report on Feb. 13, 2016 donkey basketball event; screen-shot of FHS/FFA donkey basketball event Jan. 2012 YouTube Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjqCkGLrcLg; screen-shot of FHS/FFA donkey basketball event Jan. 2012 YouTube video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKDBPolLIXM
One open door is not enoughSun, Feb 14, 2016, 7:54 pm Tip Johnson
The life of a lowly editorialist is such that we often don’t have access to the resources needed to redress the grievances we detail.
February 14, 2016 Wendy Harris
The CAO Horse and Pony Show?
Oh yeah, one more thing… I think the entire process is starting to look like a horse and pony show. I put almost 2 years of work into this project under challenging conditions and how many of my suggestions and recommendations are reflected in the final work product? 0 (zero). Continue reading
February 14, 2016, originally posted February 11, 2016 Dena Jensen
This is going to be a pictorial piece. See if the theme becomes clear.
TV screen shot of a photo in a February 13, 2016 KOMO news report on the Ferndale High School donkey basketball event held that evening.
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February 12, 2016 Student Assembly for Power and Liberation
Statement given at the board of trustees meeting today;
“First, it is paramount to acknowledge that we are on Duwamish land, and the campus of Western Washington University is occupying Nooksack and Lummi land. As we work, we must continuously think about the legacy of colonialism upon which we stand.
Wednesday, February 10, 2016 Tim Johnson
IN A BIND: “You break it, you own it” is an adage familiar to most people; and it was always understood that the next solutions to Whatcom County’s failed jail initiative would have to come from the communities most opposed to the $120 million sales tax proposal for a new justice center in Ferndale.[…]
The Ethnic Student Center has a maximum capacity of 52 people // Photo by Daniel Liddecoet
February 9, 2016
Standing elbow to elbow, roughly 100 students crowded into the hot room in an effort to showcase their need for a larger space. Continue reading
Sophomore Felicia Jarvis (center) talks to senior Michael Buckner (left) about the email President Bruce Shepard sent to the student body. Community member Reese Semanko (right) holds a sign protesting Shepard on Monday, Feb. 8 in Red Square. // Photo by Chritina Becker
February 9, 2016 Continue reading
Dear Superintendent Quinn and Principal Gardner,
I was disappointed to read the Ferndale School District statement on the Discover Ferndale website today about the upcoming Donkey Basketball game scheduled to be held at Ferndale High School this Saturday, February 13th. Continue reading
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