Publish Date: 2016 - 2026

Cruising And Tourism: Wretched Excess

Dick Conoboy · Wed Feb 10, 2021

The monumental, pre-COVID levels of cruise ships and world tourism were not sustainable.

Political Pretzel Logic without Cognitive Dissonance

· Tue Feb 9, 2021

Ray Kamada guest writes on how to have your cake and eat it too.

COB Puts The BAG In A Box

Jon Humphrey · Sun Feb 7, 2021

The city has instituted unnecessary restrictions on the Broadband Advisory Group’s discussion and outside input.

Letter: Internet home service and Olympia lawmakers

Letter Writer · Mon Feb 1, 2021

Brian Martel on the issue of Internet broadband service to our homes and pending bills in Olympia.

Task Force Slams Bellingham City Hall

John Servais · Sun Jan 31, 2021

The Whatcom Human Rights Task Force has sent an open letter to the Community regarding the sweep of Camp 210.

Letter: Bellingham Sweep of Homeless Camp

Letter Writer · Sat Jan 30, 2021

Marii Herlinger writes on this past Thursday’s clearing of the homeless camp by city hall.

Public Banking Bill Gets A Warmer Reception In Olympia

Dick Conoboy · Sat Jan 30, 2021

For the first time in a decade a hearing on a public banking bill found more supporters than detractors.

City Hall homeless camp cleared out a day early

John Servais · Thu Jan 28, 2021

Bellingham started clearing 24 hours earlier than announced days ago. Antifa has showed up in numbers to provoke. Heavy police presence

State’s Telecom Standards Full of Loopholes

Jon Humphrey · Wed Jan 27, 2021

Regulatory standards in SB-5511 offer nothing but give the appearance of doing something.

City Hall Clutches its Pearls

John Servais · Tue Jan 26, 2021

Mayor Fleetwood and outgoing council members could not handle the truth at last night’s Bellingham City Council meeting. Homeless people and their advocates spoke truth to power.

Planned Roberts Bank Terminal Threatens Orcas

Michael Riordan · Tue Jan 26, 2021

New Roberts Bank container-ship terminal proposed by the Port of Vancouver would generate additional vessel traffic that will impact endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales.

Will City Double-Down to Kill Public Trail?

Tip Johnson · Sun Jan 24, 2021

Tip Johnson makes the case that the City’s cozy relations with developers and its neighborhoods-be-damned attitude is costing us all.

New Public Banking Bill Introduced in Olympia - Hearing On January 28th

Dick Conoboy · Thu Jan 21, 2021

A public bank in Washington is sorely needed for infrastructure projects and more especially with COVID-19 and the resultant severe economic downturn.

Satpal on Insurrection

Satpal Sidhu · Thu Jan 14, 2021

Satpal Sidhu, our Whatcom County Executive, writes us a statement in response to attack on Capitol

Gene Knutson to Retire from Bellingham Council

John Servais · Tue Jan 12, 2021

Gene Knutson today announced he will not run for reelection this year and is retiring from the Bellingham City Council.

McClatchy seeks to break up union that includes Bellingham Herald staff

Ralph Schwartz · Mon Jan 11, 2021

While McClatchy appears ready to accept unionization among the Herald’s content creators, it would be on their terms.

Letter: Culture Wars

Letter Writer · Sun Jan 10, 2021

Mark Ashworth writes about Trump and our current national situation.

Yes, Now You Know - An Open Letter To Congress

Dick Conoboy · Fri Jan 8, 2021

There are no excuses remaining.

The Fix is in the BAG

Jon Humphrey · Thu Jan 7, 2021

Public Works Director, Eric Johnston and Council Member Michael Lilliquist hand-picked their “perfect members” to determine our internet future.

The Same Door - Six Hours Apart

John Servais · Thu Jan 7, 2021

Two photos of the same door, one taken about 2 p.m., the other six hours later at about 8 p.m., on Wednesday, January 6, 2021.

The Need to Shift Housing Policy

· Tue Jan 5, 2021

Garrett O’Brien guest writes how a shift in housing policies is needed to avoid an escalation of our housing crisis.

2021 And Public Banking - What To Look For

Dick Conoboy · Sun Jan 3, 2021

Frozen resistance in some quarters against public banking may find a thaw in 2021.

“Culture of Fear” at Western

Tip Johnson · Tue Dec 29, 2020

WWU, Western Washington University has a “Culture of Fear”. No, NW Citizen is not saying that - the Seattle Times is.

Unanswered Questions From Oil Train Wreck at Custer

John Servais · Tue Dec 29, 2020

Something is amiss regarding the BNSF oil-train wreck in Custer on Dec 22, 2020. Why, after a week, are there no answers and a cause?

Pandemic Continues To Hit Military Veterans Hard

Dick Conoboy · Wed Dec 23, 2020

Even as our military veterans are dying at twice the rate of the general population, plans are being made to provide vaccinations through the Department of Veterans Affairs.

‘Now we will have a voice’—Bellingham Herald’s newsroom joins union

Ralph Schwartz · Tue Dec 22, 2020

After a takeover by a hedge fund with a history of decimating newspapers, The Bellingham Herald’s news staff is taking a stand.

Is Public Safety Facing a Crisis…or an Opportunity?

Jane Bright · Sun Dec 20, 2020

COVID changed everything; let’s make policing better for everyone.

Lilliquist Tries to Change the Past

Jon Humphrey · Sat Dec 19, 2020

Councilman Lilliquist tries to rewrite history in Bellingham’s war over internet fiber.

The Great Conjunction

Deb Gaber · Tue Dec 15, 2020

A conjunction occurs when two astronomical objects appear to line up. A great conjunction is when that happens with Jupiter and Saturn.

One Year Later

· Sun Dec 13, 2020

Olivia Hobson gives us a reprise of the last year under COVID-19 from the point of view of a WWU student.

The Thanksgiving Surge: How Fared Whatcom County?

David A. Swanson · Sat Dec 12, 2020

Whatcom county - and Benton County - did better than expected in terms of the Covid-19 Post Thanksgiving surge

Comcast Rate Hike: Getting Less for More

Jon Humphrey · Fri Dec 11, 2020

Comcast inflicts $3/mo rate hike, data caps, and overage fees

The Face of the Planning Commission on January 1st

Dick Conoboy · Tue Dec 8, 2020

Current flux in the composition of the Planning Commission means the group is overloaded with development-oriented members.

Dirty Deal at Douglas and 21st

Tip Johnson · Wed Dec 2, 2020

Proposed Elimination of the Douglas Avenue Trail

The Douglas Avenue Trail

· Wed Dec 2, 2020

Daniel Kirkpatrick guest writes how he, with encouragement in 1994 from the city of Bellingham, organized dozens of Happy Valley residents to build a trail on a city right of way.

Nervous About the Vaccines? Don’t Be

Deb Gaber · Sat Nov 28, 2020

A “clinical trials geek” speaks up

False Fast Speeds, Bad Connections, & Broken Promises

Jon Humphrey · Tue Nov 24, 2020

How Bellingham Schools fail the poor.

If Campers Had Housing, They Wouldn’t Be Camping

· Mon Nov 23, 2020

Doug Gustafson guest writes, explaining that Bellingham’s homeless have no place to go. They need shelter now.

The Big Lie of Republican Environmental Values

John Servais · Sat Nov 21, 2020

Republicans who are silent during this disaster of a transition should be held to account in the next elections: county, state, and national. Here’s one example of their hypocrisy.

Just Dying To See The Family?

Dick Conoboy · Fri Nov 20, 2020

Stay home for the holidays in 2020 so that you and yours will be around for the holidays in 2021

Drilling Deeper into Whatcom County: Covid-19 & Political Orientation

David A. Swanson · Thu Nov 19, 2020

In the three Whatcom County school districts carried by Trump-Pence the covid-19 infection rate is 1.4 times higher than found in the 4 districts carried by Biden-Harris.

Shop Local and Shop Early

· Thu Nov 19, 2020

Chuck Robinson provides his knowledgeable perspective on Christmas and Holiday shopping. We asked Chuck, who is now retired, to write this for all of us.

Stop the Lying, Doug

Michael Riordan · Tue Nov 17, 2020

State Senator Doug Ericksen parrots baseless Republican Party claims about non-existent voter fraud in the 2020 presidential elections.

Did Trump Help Democrats take the 2020 election in Washington?

David A. Swanson · Sun Nov 15, 2020

As is the case, nationwide, it appears that Trump assisted Democrats in carrying the 2020 presidential and gubernatorial elections in Washington

Armistice Day

Dick Conoboy · Wed Nov 11, 2020

The meaning of the original Armistice Day has been turned on its head. We lose a yearly history lesson as a result.

The 100 Acre Wood Shakedown

John Servais · Tue Nov 10, 2020

The little park district commission wants to increase taxes in an effort to prolong their fiefdom.

Bellingham: 21st Century Community or Small Town Backwater?

Jon Humphrey · Mon Nov 9, 2020

Five years ago CenturyLink wanted their TV franchise to be in Bellingham in a big way. They failed and now want to pull out.

Did Trump Help Democrats take the election?

David A. Swanson · Sat Nov 7, 2020

Trump advocated behaviors that placed his followers at higher risk to being sickened and even dying from covid-19. Did a reduction in republican voters aid in the election of Joe Biden?

Veterans’ Heavier COVID Casualties

Dick Conoboy · Thu Nov 5, 2020

Veterans appear to be paying a price for COVID-19 at double the rate of the general population.

Coronavirus and Community

Michael Riordan · Sat Oct 31, 2020

The novel coronavirus also attacks our need for community, which is the antidote to the epidemic of toxic individualism that has begun afflicting much of middle America.

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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