By John Servais · Thu Jun 14, 2007

Smoking guns are fun to find. The Bush mob has been caught holding one. The White House claims Karl Rove and Bush did not direct the Department of Justice (DOJ) to fire U.S. Attorneys and replace the

U.S. building 24 military forts in Africa

By John Servais · Wed Jun 13, 2007

All part of the US push for military control of the world. If you think our building 24 military forts in Africa is a good idea, then you should also be for us Americans knowing about it. And all the

The war is wreaking havoc on all

By John Servais · Tue Jun 12, 2007

Armed Service veterans are twice as likely to commit suicide as civilians. Just another intangible cost of the insane war in Iraq. (It applies to all male vets from all our recent wars.) Counting just

Another Whatcom County political blog

By John Servais · Mon Jun 11, 2007

Have added a new link in the right side column to a local Whatcom County political blog - Washington Outsiders. This Liberal/Progressive/Populist site has been operating for three years and I didn’t k

Go, go, Gitmo

By John Servais · Sun Jun 10, 2007

Close Gitmo - this afternoon, says General Colin Powell.

The Guantanamo prison in Cuba the US Military uses for torture, illegal imprisonment and secret trials is a permanent black spot

Bellingham has 4 primaries, 2/3rds of county, none

By John Servais · Fri Jun 8, 2007

Last-hour filings for political office on Friday afternoon are always fun to observe. Today, four candidates came in to file between 4:06 and 4:26 pm - with the cutoff time of 4:30. No commercial new

Stop the Stop-Loss practice

By John Servais · Thu Jun 7, 2007

Evan will complete his week-long vigil at the old Federal Building in downtown Bellingham tomorrow afternoon at 4 pm - during the normal weekly peace vigil. During his week there, he has brought many

We salute Evan.

By John Servais · Sat Jun 2, 2007

Check the website about his vigil. He is demonstrating while wearing his Army uniform - and he has every constitutional right to do so. But I predict the military will try and intimidate him. More and

118 of our kids killed in May

By John Servais · Tue May 29, 2007

The generals who can’t count straight are caught again. The top generals have been loose with the facts in their effort to justify the war but his interview on Memorial Day was sad because General Pa

Memorial Day, 2007

By John Servais · Mon May 28, 2007

This writer - living in a small town in Washington State - has no ability to add value above national writers who have covered the Iraq war and politics in Washington. Only on local issues - Bellingh

Larsen: What is he good for?

By John Servais · Thu May 24, 2007

Rick Larsen voted for further war spending today - with no timelines. No surprise. He has been a war supporter all along. Let’s start now to find a true Democratic candidate or Independent or anti-war

Piecemeal Planning - Popping Poison Pills

By Tip Johnson · Wed May 23, 2007

Unpleasant material is messily whapping its way through the whirling blades in neighborhoods throughout town as the City attempts to patch together a fatally flawed beginning to their Comprehensive Pl

Million-dollar screw-up?

By John Servais · Tue May 22, 2007

Good morning. Let us try and resume informing you of a few of the events and issues on our local front. Wish we could do more, but this is a hobby or spare-time exercise. And recently, personal family

Northern Neighborly News

By Tip Johnson · Mon May 7, 2007

Results from the first political forum of the season are now available online. Many thanks to the Northern Neighbors for organizing the event and providing such a great public resource. Seasoned polit

Watershed in Crisis - Drink up!

By Tip Johnson · Mon May 7, 2007

The new annual report on The Lake Whatcom Reservoir confirms that the quality of the water supply for half of the county’s population is deteriorating. An article in today’s Bellingham Herald points t

Knutson backs out

By John Servais · Sun Apr 29, 2007

Gene Knutson is pulling out of his bid for mayor of Bellingham. In an email notice, Gene said “It is with much sadness and a very heavy heart that I have to leave the Mayors race because of ongoing ba

The Port’s Plan to Poison

By Tip Johnson · Thu Apr 26, 2007

Why the Log Pond cap won’t work

An article in a recent Bellingham Business Journal detailed the debate over whether the toxic muck in the Whatcom Waterway ought to be dredged or capped.

Bee where? Beware!

By Tip Johnson · Wed Apr 25, 2007

I have some large, beautiful pear trees at home. Spring is a glorious time, when they are festooned with blossom and the air is sweet with their scent. I have had occasion to observe these trees for o

Crimes Against Peace, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity

By Tip Johnson · Tue Apr 24, 2007

All the fuss over whether the “surge” is a credible strategy, whether or not to schedule a troop withdrawal from Iraq or continue funding the war kinda misses the main point with which Americans still

Reclusive Representative - Persecution by Proxie

By Tip Johnson · Tue Apr 24, 2007

Our invisible Congressman, Rick Larsen, has finally had his way with that pesky protester, Ellen Murphy. In order to ensure his privacy from prying constituents, Larsen had the local constabulary haul

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