Recent NWCitizen Articles

The Hype vs. the Reality
By Jon Humphrey · Wed May 11, 2022
Feds announce discounted/free high-speed internet, but the devil is in the details.
6 min read
CityView Appeal Window Has Closed
By Dick Conoboy · Sat May 7, 2022
The baton has been passed to the developer to perform on this private dormitory complex. We shall see…
2 min read
Letter: Local Governments and the Environment
By Letter Writer · Tue May 3, 2022
Liz Marshall writes about her concerns of our local governments and their environmental actions
2 min read
Medicare Beneficiaries to Uncle Joe: “Thanks for stopping by.”
By Dick Conoboy · Wed Apr 27, 2022
Biden missed a chance to truthfully address his administration’s actions to privatize Medicare.
4 min read · 4 comments
Highway Robbery
By Jon Humphrey · Sun Apr 24, 2022
Or how supposed progressives in our state legislature work against clean energy and the environment
2 min read · 14 comments
CityView Private Student Dormitory Complex Gains Conditional Approval
By Dick Conoboy · Wed Apr 20, 2022
Yet another un-affordable rental complex for Bellingham as we slide down the razor blade of housing affordability.
3 min read · 6 comments
Cantwell, Larsen, And Others Respond To Complaints About Medicare Privatization Attempts
By Dick Conoboy · Sat Apr 16, 2022
It seems that getting our congressional reps to directly oppose privatization efforts is too difficult a commitment.
5 min read · 5 comments
The Problems WTA Electric Buses Don’t Have
By Jon Humphrey · Fri Apr 15, 2022
“Alarmist” article is unfair to needed new technology
7 min read · 3 comments
Hip Hip Hooray for the Herons!
By Jamie K. Donaldson · Fri Apr 1, 2022
Twenty-two years, hundreds of volunteers, thousands of hours, their own lawyer, and the herons won!
3 min read · 8 comments
“Protect Medicare” Established to Fight Privatization
By Dick Conoboy · Fri Apr 1, 2022
If this story were a movie, nobody would go because it is so unbelievable.
2 min read · 1 comment
Medicare Direct Contracting Scam Renamed ACO REACH
By Dick Conoboy · Fri Mar 25, 2022
If you put lipstick on a pig or polish a turd, you still have a pig and a turd.
5 min read · 4 comments
Jumping The Gun on In-Chamber Council Meetings
By Dick Conoboy · Fri Mar 4, 2022
“The hurrier I go, the behinder I get.”― Lewis Carroll
3 min read · 5 comments
A Sputtering Blitzkrieg
By Dick Conoboy · Mon Feb 28, 2022
Krieg it is, but not a blitz. Poor morale and insufficient training are any army’s ball and chain.
4 min read · 15 comments
Cascadia Daily News Broadband Article Falls Short
By Jon Humphrey · Fri Feb 25, 2022
The CDN internet article doesn’t question “high-speed” or “affordable” or “coming soon” in Whatcom County.
6 min read · 3 comments
Been Vaccinated?
By David A. Swanson · Thu Feb 24, 2022
What is the probability of dying from COVID-19 among the un-vaccinated?
2 min read · 9 comments
Agent Orange and Vietnam Veterans, Their Children, and Grandchildren
By Dick Conoboy · Tue Feb 22, 2022
Agent Orange is the “gift” that keeps giving.
3 min read · 3 comments
Wait a Minute, We Got in This Ukrainian Mess…How?
By Dianne Foster · Sun Feb 20, 2022
Dianne Foster clearly remembers our 2014 coup in Ukraine. Who are we now calling the aggressor? Let’s take a little minute to review here…
3 min read · 28 comments
Public Banking Bill Mortus Est
By Dick Conoboy · Sat Feb 19, 2022
In the early hours of February 17th, Public Banking Bill SB 5188, weakened by toxic amendments, was found lifeless. Heroic attempts to keep it alive since early January this year had been unsuccessful.
1 min read · 1 comment
Elevators, Smelevators
By Tip Johnson · Mon Feb 14, 2022
…Pants on Fire!
2 min read · 9 comments
No Project Too Absurd
By Dick Conoboy · Sat Feb 12, 2022
CityView is an oversized, misplaced, unnecessary, and virtually unadaptable apartment complex.
3 min read · 4 comments

Bill Black

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