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By Tip Johnson · Mon Apr 23, 2007

According to the Washington Post, “President Bush warned Thursday that pulling out of Iraq too soon would trigger a bloodbath akin to that of the Cambodian killing fields of the 1970s, while Senate Ma

The So-called News

By Tip Johnson · Mon Apr 23, 2007

Independent media? Freedom of the press? Peoples friend, tyrants foe? It was a good idea while it lasted, educating the electorate and forming a mainstay of our democracy. Now, we’ve either elected Bu

Poisoning the Public - A treacherous legacy

By Tip Johnson · Wed Apr 18, 2007

According to the Bellingham Herald, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources has recently approved leaving tons of mercury buried in Bellingham Bay. The documents are not yet readily avail

Your Waterfront - Up for grabs

By Tip Johnson · Wed Apr 18, 2007

New Whatcom Redevelopment Project - The City and Port of Bellingham will hold public information a meeting. Bellingham Cruise Terminal. 355 Harris Ave., Bellingham. WA Times: 6:00 PM.

Also, th

The fix is in

By John Servais · Tue Apr 10, 2007

How did Don Gischer get elected in the first 5 seconds of voting? The Bellingham City Council voted 4 -2 last Wednesday to appoint Don to fill Joan Beardsley’s position until we voters elect someone i

KGMI interview; secret courtroom

By John Servais · Mon Apr 9, 2007

Well, KGMI was fun this morning, although discussing gas prices was not the category I have the most to contribute to. After the show, one more phone call was taken from a caller who did not want to b

KGMI interview

By John Servais · Sat Apr 7, 2007

I’ll be on KGMI Radio Monday morning, 8 to 9 am, discussing local issues with and at the invitation of Jeffrey Lustick, the temporary host. Any suggestions on topics? john@nwcitizen.us Yes, we will b

Silenced hearing

By John Servais · Fri Apr 6, 2007

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Below is a report on some shenanigans by Whatcom County employees and our Whatcom County Court system. On Wednesday, I went to the courthouse to attend a 2 pm hearing for a r

Battle in Whatcom County’s legal system

By John Servais · Fri Apr 6, 2007

by Anonymous

Wednesday, two neighbors from Blue Canyon road were in court, a 38-year resident, another of about 7 years.

Recently, one began clearing land for a new larger 2nd hou

McCain’s ‘walk through the safe market’

By John Servais · Thu Apr 5, 2007

This from Juan Cole - on Tuesday. Lest we forget the trauma we are foisting on the world.

A few political observations

By John Servais · Thu Apr 5, 2007

Don Gischer was appointed to the Bellingham City Council this evening to serve until the end of November when a new council representative will be elected. The council voted 4 to 2 for Don on the firs

Office-hours confusion

By John Servais · Tue Apr 3, 2007

At the Ellen Murphy hearing yesterday virtually nothing happened and it lasted about a minute. Ellen’s attorney, Joe Pemberton, told judge Lev that in light of the changes in the charges by the city t

Time Warp

By John Servais · Sun Apr 1, 2007

I’m informed that the court did allow the change of times on the arrest warrants at the Motion Hearing last Monday. This information was not in the court file I was given to look at. So it seems judg

Uneducated and misinformed

By John Servais · Thu Mar 29, 2007

Rick Larsen’s attitude towards those citizens who are against the war in Iraq is exposed. In the case against Ellen Murphy by US Rep. Rick Larsen and the city of Bellingham, here is a statement from t

The race is on!

By John Servais · Wed Mar 28, 2007

We have 10 candidates for that vacant 4th Ward council position.

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We have eight candidates for the vacant city council position formerly held by Joan Beardsley. Eight, including three f

Ellen Murphy trial update; by Sharon Crozier

By John Servais · Tue Mar 27, 2007

The person on the Bench in Bellingham’s Municipal Court said today (Monday, Mar 26) that citizens have no right to be heard by our public officials, that participation in democracy is voting and no mo

Running wild

By John Servais · Mon Mar 26, 2007

Six of the seven Bellingham City Council members could be new next January. Only Barbara Ryan is sure to be back. By filing week Friday, June 8, we may know for sure that three will be new - if Bob Ry

US a police state?

By John Servais · Sat Mar 24, 2007

The Bush administration’s calculated transformation of the US into a police state. The Washington Post prints a letter from one of the thousands in our midst who have lost some of their rights but can

Blue Canyon bullies?

By John Servais · Fri Mar 23, 2007

So - what is going on at the Blue Canyon, down at the south end of Lake Whatcom? Who is Stephen Scott and who is Rita Foley and why have the responsible County departments allowed a creek to be clear

Checking past predictions

By John Servais · Tue Mar 20, 2007

Four years ago today the ground invasion of Iraq started. George Bush used known false claims of danger to the US to justify the war. By early April the US had won a decisive war with total conquest o

KGMI interview

By John Servais · Sat Apr 7, 2007

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I'll be on KGMI Radio Monday morning, 8 to 9 am, discussing local issues with and at the invitation of Jeffrey Lustick, the temporary host. Any suggestions on topics? john@nwcitizen.us Yes, we will be taking calls.

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