Both lanes of I-5 northbound are fully open this morning past the rock slide area. It does not look like they will close again. See article for more info.
Fresh from a half-million-dollar maintenance job this September, the 68 year old ferry has broken down again; out of service at 9 p.m. Tuesday night for repairs.
How a grinch - and maybe two of them - are callously causing the post office of over 100 years to close in Fairhaven, an historic community on the south edge of Bellingham.
The 2015 county jail campaign for the hundred million dollar tax levy was illegally managed, according to the staff report of our Public Disclosure Commission.
A dire prediction of the Trump presidency, one that hopefully will not come true. But if he does as he promised, as history suggests, then he may repeat history.
Why I am proud and pleased to vote for Hillary Clinton for President. In brief, she is the most qualified person in America to lead us in these next years.
Initiative 732 may be the most important issue on our ballot. The pro and anti campaigns were instructive - until the last minute anti ad blitz. Time to call out the anti folks.
Here is a brief list of recommendations from John Servais, the publisher. These represent the values and perspective of an independent progressive, as I perceive myself.
The Alaska Ferry “Columbia” is stuck in Bellingham waiting for repairs. The Columbia did not sail last Friday at 6 pm when scheduled for its weekly departure to Ketchikan, Alaska. The bowthruster mechanism was broken. Parts have been ordered and it is hoped it can sail this Friday - but it may not be until February that it is able to depart for Alaska. It is docked at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal in Fairhaven for all of this week.
Pinky Vargas
Pinky Vargas announces for state senate
Bellingham City Council representative Pinky Vargas, announced on Saturday that she will run for the state Senate seat in the 42nd District which is most of Whatcom County. This seat is currently held by Doug Ericksen. It is unknown what his plans are. Doug recently changed his mind about a job offer by the Federal EPA in Seattle. While some have said the Herald jumped the gun, the facts we have gotten from very reliable sources is Ericksen learned he would have to quit his state Senate seat and reversed his decision. His state Senate seat provides him and his family with very fine health coverage.
The state senate race is an example of a Cornelian Dilemna. Ericksen? Vargas? Vargas? Ericksen? Ericksen? Vargas? Both lead you where you do not want to go. It makes one’s head spin. Running full speed into a wall will stop the spinning, at least temporarily, but it won’t stop the election. SAD.
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