Publish Date: 2016 - 2026

· Mon Jul 13, 2020

A writer has a conversation with an article about police unions.

WWU Campus is Closed And Should Stay That Way

Dick Conoboy · Mon Jul 6, 2020

Bringing thousands of students back to campus in the fall is a recipe for a disastrous spread of COVID-19. Restart in the fall of 2021.

Is “Being Republican” a Risk to One’s Health and the Health of Others?

David A. Swanson · Fri Jul 3, 2020

Along with potential “super-spreader” venues, rates of interaction, and other factors, “being Republican” also could represent a COVID-19 risk factor.

Fledgling Great Blue Herons Need Our Help

Jamie K. Donaldson · Thu Jul 2, 2020

With this year’s crop about to fly the coop, it’s time to contact Mayor Fleetwood to seal the deal and create a permanent, protected wildlife reserve — the first of its kind in Bellingham.

Just Whose Flag Is It Anyway?

Dick Conoboy · Tue Jun 30, 2020

Guess what? Nobody has a corner on the use or abuse of the U.S. flag.

Revisiting the Estimation of Unconfirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Whatcom County

David A. Swanson · Sat Jun 27, 2020

Authors find that their method produces estimates of unconfirmed cases consistent with an announcement by the CDC that there are ten times more cases than reported.

Reminder - Fireworks Are Banned In Bellingham

Dick Conoboy · Fri Jun 26, 2020

Consumer fireworks are prohibited in Bellingham but already the sounds of fireworks are noticeable as the 4th of July nears.

State Street Creamery Reborn! Sort Of.

Dick Conoboy · Thu Jun 25, 2020

State St roundabout will earn its keep with all the new neighbors.

A Tale of 39 Counties: Re-opening Washington and Political Orientation

David A. Swanson · Sun Jun 21, 2020

Where in Washington are the COVID-19 case increases higher? Republican-leaning counties or Democratic leaning counties?

The Second Time As Tragedy

· Thu Jun 18, 2020

Deep cuts are likely coming to our state universities. The financial storm has arrived.

A Tale of Two Counties: Re-opening Skagit and Whatcom

David A. Swanson · Tue Jun 16, 2020

Are politics driving new COVID-19 infections as Whatcom and Skagit counties reopen from the shutdown?

Public Support for Alternatives to the Public Market as a Homeless Shelter

· Sun Jun 14, 2020

John and Janet Crews guest write how the Public Market building is in the middle of small downtown businesses. The mayor, after a secret process, now rushes this issue to the council on Tuesday.

Mainstream Media won’t Say this about Hong Kong

Ho See-Wing · Sat Jun 13, 2020

Hong Kong freedom protestors are against Black Lives Matters protestors?? Our USA corporate media have not told us that. Ho See-wing links us to more news sources.

Mayor Seth Fleetwood Lacks Understanding of Transparency

John Servais · Wed Jun 10, 2020

Mayor Seth Fleetwood staff has fumbled their secretive effort to provide a replacement shelter to replace the Bellingham High School use.

Gridlock In The Making - An Update

Dick Conoboy · Sun Jun 7, 2020

A developer’s meeting with Samish neighbors sheds more light on the Samish View Development.

Opening Our Streets – A Golden Opportunity

Stoney Bird · Sat Jun 6, 2020

How and why we can change the use of many urban streets to activities other than exclusive use for cars and trucks. They are our public spaces for use as we see best.

Early-Warning Covid-19 Alert for San Juan County and Other Seasonal Resort Communities

David A. Swanson · Tue Jun 2, 2020

Summer visitors are likely to bring COVID-19 to previously unaffected or lightly affected seasonal communities requiring a model for risk evaluation and adaptive responses.

Bellingham Herald Reprints Seattle Times Article - But With Edit

John Servais · Fri May 29, 2020

How the Herald reports Bellingham news by reprinting articles from the Seattle Times - but cannot even do that honestly.

Gridlock in the Making

Dick Conoboy · Fri May 29, 2020

With three apartment complexes (about 700 tenants ) added to the congested area around the Samish/I-5 bridge, the situation is about to get “interesting”.

ACLU Files Suit for the Firing of Dr. Ming Lin

John Servais · Thu May 28, 2020

The ACLU this morning filed a lawsuit for wrongful termination of Dr Lin, the emergency room doctor who spoke out about lack of safe procedutes at St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham.

Would Adjudication Resolve Nooksack River Water Issues?

Eric Hirst · Tue May 19, 2020

Having certainty about one’s water rights would allow users to negotiate with greater confidence than they now have.

CityView Apartment Development - Update V

Dick Conoboy · Mon May 18, 2020

Opponents of this project await a public meeting before the city’s Planning Commission, possibly in June.

Corner of Elwood and Lincoln Soon to Be a Wee Tad Crowded

Dick Conoboy · Sat May 16, 2020

Elwood Edge Apartments at Elwood and Lincoln will add 154 to 186 tenants to the already congested area at the Samish Way overpass. But don’t go away. There is more.

The Testing of Three Northwest Counties

Michael Riordan · Thu May 14, 2020

An opinionated review of how the novel coronavirus struck Skagit, San Juan and Whatcom Counties, with a focus on the lessons learned.

The Pandemic And A Depression

· Tue May 12, 2020

Our guest writer takes us through an explanation of inflation and deflation in the time of COVID-19

Politicizing COVID-19

Ho See-Wing · Tue May 12, 2020

An analysis of the emerging China bashing for political purposes and why it is so misplaced. A Chinese-American, who grew up in Hong Kong and lived many years in Texas, gives us his perspective.

CityView Dormitory Complex - Please Don’t Approve This Proposal

Alex McLean · Sun May 10, 2020

A straightforward assessment of the CityView dormitory apartment complex proposal.

MintTheCoin - Money for everyone

· Fri May 8, 2020

Our guest writer makes a case for the minting of one or more trillion dollar coins as a funding mechanism in the time of COVID-19 and a collapsing economy.

The Lack of Containment Measures: Does It Constitute Senicide?

David A. Swanson · Thu May 7, 2020

Senicide is a term not oft used but it is making a resurgence in this time of pandemic.

Still a Dormitory, Still in Non-Compliance

· Wed May 6, 2020

A comprehensive overview of the CityView private dormitory complex proposed for the Puget Neighborhood.

Monitoring the COVID-19 Pandemic in Benton County: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

David A. Swanson · Mon May 4, 2020

Hotspots like the one in the Benton county in Washington may prove to have a higher level, chronic COVID-19 infection rate as the governor attempts to re-open the economy.

WWU - Western - Dislikes Trees

John Servais · Mon May 4, 2020

Western Washington University seems to hate trees as they remove 48 more beautiful fir trees this week from the campus.

Whatcom County COVID-19: The Final Report

David A. Swanson · Fri May 1, 2020

Dr. David Swanson gives us his final report on the trajectory of COVID-19’s rise in the county.

CityView Apartment Development - Update IV

Dick Conoboy · Sun Apr 26, 2020

The developer has submitted a complete application for a 106 unit dormitory apartment complex with 318 residents.

Fairhaven Flag To Remain At Half Staff

Dick Conoboy · Sat Apr 25, 2020

To remember the victims of the COVID-19 epidemic.

My mask protects you. Your mask protects me.

Jane Bright · Fri Apr 24, 2020

We have all encountered people in grocery stores not wearing masks. Including the employees. Jane makes a valiant attempt to get through to those folks. And to the store managers.

Modeling and the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Local Area Perspective

David A. Swanson · Thu Apr 23, 2020

Dr. Swanson leads us through some of the issues involved in pandemic modeling, especially with insufficient data.

Monitoring the COVID-19 Surge Peak in Benton County - Update Possible?

David A. Swanson · Mon Apr 20, 2020

Data reporting on COVID-19 from Benton County is a mess, making a forecast impossible at the moment.

When Did The U.S. Know About the COVID-19 Outbreak in China?

Dick Conoboy · Sat Apr 18, 2020

This is a personal and professional look at the topic of delayed action on the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S.

Monitoring the COVID-19 Surge Peak in Whatcom County - Update 3

David A. Swanson · Fri Apr 17, 2020

David Swanson continues to keep us informed of the progress of the COVID-19 spread in Whatcom County.

Just When You Thought it Couldn’t Get Worse

Deb Gaber · Wed Apr 15, 2020

The hits just keep coming as Whatcom County is now also a hot-spot in the state for giant hornets.

How Many Unconfirmed Cases of COVID-19 are in Whatcom County?

David A. Swanson · Tue Apr 14, 2020

The authors present their case for nearly 2,000 unconfirmed, positive COVID-19 cases in Whatcom County.

Social Policy for COVID-19

Richard Kellogg · Mon Apr 13, 2020

A realistic, statistics-based analysis of our options moving forward, and out, of COVID-19.

Monitoring the COVID-19 Surge Peak in Whatcom County - Update 2

David A. Swanson · Fri Apr 10, 2020

With his modelling skills David Swanson continues to keep us apprised of the COVID-19 spread in Whatcom County and its likely trajectory.

Monitoring the COVID-19 Surge Peak in Benton County

David A. Swanson · Tue Apr 7, 2020

An analysis of the COVID-19 situation in Hanford County on the eastern side of the state. We are all in the same boat, the Pacific Northwest.

PeaceHealth Sets Up Straw Man of Dr Lin

John Servais · Mon Apr 6, 2020

Wherein we pick our way through the evolving versions of the PeaceHealth letter/ad in Sunday’s Bellingham Herald. And cover their obsessive efforts to marginalize Dr Lin.

COVID-19 Hospitalizations in Whatcom County

David A. Swanson · Sun Apr 5, 2020

What to expect with COVID hospitalizations in Whatcom County and a preview of the hospitalization situation in other counties in Washington.

Monitoring the COVID-19 Surge Peak in Whatcom County - Update I

David A. Swanson · Fri Apr 3, 2020

Updated: Immediate action needed to avoid overwhelming peak of COVID-19 cases by April 25th in Whatcom County

PeaceHealth Asks Doctors to Sign Letter

John Servais · Thu Apr 2, 2020

Dr. Anna Dowling, chief of staff at St Joseph Hospital, is asking all doctors to sign a letter for public release, generally stating the hospital is doing everything correctly.

It’s Déjà Vu All Over Again

Ho See-Wing · Wed Apr 1, 2020

Ho See-wing brings a world traveler perspective to our national and local response to the Coronavirus and the Covid-19 pandemic.

Citizen journalism and NorthWest Citizen

John Servais, Fairhaven

Mon Apr 18, 2016

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Just how might citizen journalism work and why is it necessary or even viable?

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