Publish Date: 2016 - 2026

Ballot Drop Boxes: Auditor Drops Opportunity

John Servais · Sat Oct 31, 2020

Diana Bradrick, our elected Whatcom County Auditor, leaves two ballot drop boxes in storage rather than install them in Bellingham - where they are needed.

Define “Dragging One’s Feet”

Jon Humphrey · Thu Oct 29, 2020

Is it 219 days? Five years? It’s time to move forward on the Broadband Advisory Group. Now!

Secret Telecom Lovers Part 2: Been Caught Cheating

Jon Humphrey · Sat Oct 24, 2020

Six applicants for Bellingham’s Broadband Advisory Group are examined by Jon for their conflicts of interest with their business ties to the broadband industry.

Bellingham Transportation Fund: Time to Renew

Stoney Bird · Fri Oct 23, 2020

Proposition 2020-14 allows us to support pedestrians and bicyclists by continuing the sales tax of a mere two cents per $10.

Starlink is No Star

Jon Humphrey · Thu Oct 22, 2020

Jon explains why the Starlink satellite Internet service will not be so great and why fiber is still best for reliability, speed, cost, safety and the environment. Really.

Voting: Thoughts on Some Election Choices

John Servais · Mon Oct 19, 2020

Some candidates and issues can be a bit obtuse as we look at the campaign literature. These recommendations are for those with progressive, liberal, or moderate values and perspectives.

City Drags Feet On Creation Of Broadband Committee

Jon Humphrey · Sun Oct 18, 2020

Bellingham is foot-dragging and Whatcom County gives nearly $1 million to “Big Telecom.”

WWU Plans For Winter Quarter Beginning January 5th

Dick Conoboy · Sat Oct 17, 2020

Winter quarter at WWU will look much the same as the fall quarter with mostly online classes.

The Last Stand

David A. Swanson · Sat Oct 17, 2020

Only four US counties remain covid free, each of them rural. We discuss how the pandemic reached rural, isolated counties.

Letter: Supporting Ferndale School Levy

Letter Writer · Tue Oct 13, 2020

Satpal Sidhu supports Ferndale School Levy

Letter: Christine Grant for PUD Commissioner

Letter Writer · Mon Oct 12, 2020

Daniel Kirkpatrick has a letter to the editor endorsing Christine Grant for Public Utility District Commissioner.

The Pandemic and Our Erratic Leader

Michael Riordan · Sat Oct 10, 2020

The novel coronavirus infects the US president and he responds, after a weekend visit to Walter Reed Military Hospital, with wild mood swings and reckless policy pronouncements.

Changing Bellingham’s Definition Of “Family”

Dick Conoboy · Fri Oct 9, 2020

Changing or eliminating the definition of “family” in our zoning codes is fraught with difficulties and likely inevitable unintended(?)consequences.

Secret Telecom Lovers

Jon Humphrey · Wed Oct 7, 2020

Schools especially are losing out because of local government neglect of broadband access. And it isn’t getting better.

Damn It! He Ain’t My Commander in Chief

Dick Conoboy · Tue Oct 6, 2020

Let’s stop calling the president “our Commander in Chief.”

A Doorway Home

· Sat Oct 3, 2020

JC Mansfield explains how Bellingham and our police have chosen to deal with our homeless residents in unproductive, criminalizing, uncaring, and unconstitutional ways.

Musical Chairs At The Planning Commission

Dick Conoboy · Fri Oct 2, 2020

City hall is trying to keep planning commissioners on the job as vacancies mount in a game of musical chairs.

Vote Pellicciotti For State Treasurer - Important

Dick Conoboy · Mon Sep 28, 2020

Mike Pellicciotti is the one to replace the current, Trump-loving incumbent Washington State Treasurer.

The Pandemic and the Presidency

Michael Riordan · Fri Sep 25, 2020

Why the Trump “administration” is responsible for at least half the 200,000+ US coronavirus deaths.

Updates: Cougar Trapping ... Maybe

John Servais · Wed Sep 23, 2020

4th Update posted. We will provide short updates to the article “Cougar Trapping … Maybe,” to keep you informed of the cougar’s status.

Some Thoughts On Policing

Dick Conoboy · Wed Sep 23, 2020

Bellingham police are between a rock and a hard place. Resolution of issues will not be easy or pleasant given the history of policing.

Planning Commission To Have Four Vacancies

Dick Conoboy · Thu Sep 17, 2020

As of January 2021 only one planning commissioner will have served more than a year. Experience will be woefully lacking

Cougar Trapping ... Maybe

John Servais · Sun Sep 13, 2020

An effort to trap a cougar that has been hanging around the southside too long is in place.

Updated Conduit Policy? Worthless!

Jon Humphrey · Fri Sep 11, 2020

A Public Works document on Bellingham’s fiber optic network leaves much to be desired.

Homeless Camp Cleanups: A Personal Report

· Fri Sep 11, 2020

Markis Dee guest writes as the County Council appointed Homeless Advocate for Whatcom County. This is a first person account of his experiences and recommendations.

Tragedy…Not Guilt, Not Innocence

· Thu Sep 10, 2020

Neither innocence nor guilt will add much to our understanding of the deaths of these two men.

We interrupt our writing on local issues…

John Servais · Fri Sep 4, 2020

Not local, but we would be remiss to not speak out.

Mayor Fleetwood to Pick Members of Broadband Advisory Group… Just Kidding!

Jon Humphrey · Fri Sep 4, 2020

Real progress on broadband and fiber optics is not what is being sold to the public by the city.

Nearly 2,000 WWU Students To Return To Campus

Dick Conoboy · Fri Aug 28, 2020

About two-thirds of all returning students will live in campus residence halls, but that does not mean they will be confined to campus.

We Have Two Extra Ballot Drop Boxes!!

John Servais · Wed Aug 26, 2020

Close questioning of the auditor’s office reveals the truth. Now the issue becomes, what will county leaders do with these two extra ballot drop boxes?

Ballot Drop Boxes: More are Needed

John Servais · Sat Aug 22, 2020

Voters prefer drop boxes to ensure their ballots are counted, yet our county auditor thinks that is not true. The numbers are against her.

WWU President To Students: Please…Stay Home

Dick Conoboy · Sat Aug 22, 2020

Students returning for the fall semester at WWU present the greatest threat to local residents during this pandemic.

COB to Create Sham Broadband Workgroup to Protect Special Interests - Even During a Pandemic

Jon Humphrey · Fri Aug 21, 2020

An undemocratic process awaits a workgroup on broadband.

Ice Cold

· Thu Aug 20, 2020

Dr. Bill Lyne guest writes how the curtain has been pulled back on the vulnerability of US higher education.

CityView Private Dormitory Slogging Forward

Dick Conoboy · Wed Aug 19, 2020

In a specific and obviously sternly written request for information, the city outlined the deficiencies in the CityView project proposal.

Fixing Lake Whatcom: A New Approach

· Tue Aug 18, 2020

Enoch J. Ledet guest writes, advocating for a better method of cleaning Lake Whatcom of the phosphorus. The phosphorus that our drinking water must not contain.

Open Letter to the Community

· Sun Aug 16, 2020

Irene Morgan guest writes. She is turning 80 this week and reflects on her many years of helping victims of our so called justice system.

State Government Skewing Internet Test to Favor Telecoms

Jon Humphrey · Fri Aug 7, 2020

WA State Department of Commerce Internet Access Test is a Scam to Protect Big Telecom

Portland protest: confessions of a riot tourist

Ralph Schwartz · Mon Aug 3, 2020

White guilt in tow, the author treks 260 miles from Bellingham to Portland to see what all the fuss is about.

Drop Your Ballot In A Drop Box

John Servais · Sat Aug 1, 2020

See link to map of Ballot Drop Boxes. It is too late now to mail your ballot. Postal Service is struggling. Drop your ballot in a Drop Box.

Veterans, COVID, and a Flag at Half-Staff

Dick Conoboy · Thu Jul 30, 2020

Veterans honor veterans in this time of national mourning.

Western To Go All Online In September

Dick Conoboy · Wed Jul 29, 2020

Only very limited number of experiential courses will be taught on campus.

There Will Be No Phase 3

Dick Conoboy · Tue Jul 28, 2020

Moving to the governor’s Phase 3 reopening will very likely never happen. What we have is what we get, except for going back to Phase 1.

Racial Listening Sessions…or Tone Deaf?

John Servais · Mon Jul 27, 2020

Whatcom Human Rights Task Force has sent an open letter to Mayor Fleetwood and Executive Sidhu expressing their concerns about the planned four Listening Sessions.

COVID-19 Deaths in Whatcom County

David A. Swanson · Sun Jul 26, 2020

Relative to the state’s other 38 counties, Whatcom is doing reasonably well in terms of COVID-19 deaths

Open The WWU Campus In September? What Then The Toll?

Dick Conoboy · Thu Jul 23, 2020

Even a partial opening of the WWU campus will threaten or reverse our progress in fighting the pandemic. Play with fire, get burned.

Musings from a Political Junkie in Quarantine

Dianne Foster · Thu Jul 23, 2020

Guest writer, Dianne Foster, a self-described “old radical hippie, yearning for a better world,” shares her election choices and reasoning.

Cougar Inside Bellingham Yard

John Servais · Tue Jul 21, 2020

No kidding, this mature cougar was casually prowling backyards inside the Bellingham city limits this past weekend.

Republican-leaning states take the lead!

David A. Swanson · Tue Jul 21, 2020

The 30 Republican-leaning states now lead in total COVID-19 cases

Update on the COVID-19 Warning System for San Juan County

David A. Swanson · Sat Jul 18, 2020

So far, so good for San Juan County. The July 4th holiday visitors have not led to either a “Yellow” or “Red” alert for covid-19 cases among its residents

Citizen journalism and NorthWest Citizen

John Servais, Fairhaven

Mon Apr 18, 2016

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