Update June 1:  A programmer has been found and is starting to work on this site. My thanks to the several of you who have responed. Most appreciated. PHP programmers are not as common now as 10 years ago but it is still such a great code for dynamic websites. I again want to thank John Meloy for the development and look and feel of this site over the past 8 years. And I look forward hopefully to a long web development relationship with the new programmer.  

Are you a PHP programmer?  (If you're not sure, then you are not.)  The NWCitizen website runs on a content management system called Expression Engine.  It uses PHP code for customizing and features. I am looking for a programmer who has a job, is located in Bellingham, and wants to pick up a bit more paid programming. This is probably not beginning level coding. There is already a solid base of PHP code behind this website from my previous programmer, John Meloy, who would be available for transition information. Although NWCitizen started in 1995 with my hand coding of static html pages, Meloy installed the present system in January of 2008 and has tweaked it since. His business is now keeping him too busy for this part-time tweaking. Hence, this shout out.

You can do the work on your own schedule and at off times. I would send my change requests via email and would hope you could get to them within a week.  If you are interested, contact me at john at nwhouse.com  Not only is it paid programming, but you will be helping the community benefit from a solid website for news and commentary.