Recent NWCitizen Articles

Where are the political entrepreneurs?
Craig Mayberry · Wed Jun 4, 2008
Last week I was preparing for a creativity and innovation class that I am currently teaching. Through the course of preparation I came across a 20 minute speech by <a href=”http://www.ted.com/index.p
Peak Oil Task Force
Craig Mayberry · Sat May 3, 2008
On Monday the Bellingham City Council will consider a resolution to create a largely volunteer Peak Oil Task Force. With recent increases in gas prices and much greater unpredictability over the last
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Transportation Discussion- Continued
Craig Mayberry · Fri Apr 18, 2008
The discussion on this issue has been insightful and I believe exactly what John Servais was looking for when he revamped the NWcitizen blog. The issue of transportation is a particularly thorny issu
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The Joke is on Us
Craig Mayberry · Fri Apr 4, 2008
Ironically, on April Fools Day Congress held hearings with the oil and gas industry over profits and government subsidies. The reported bantering between politicians and oil executives missed the com
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A Tale of Two Cities
Craig Mayberry · Sat Mar 1, 2008
A few decades ago two governments pursued vastly different strategies to manage transportation. Seattle invested huge money in new highways, spending billions of dollars. Vancouver, BC invested in a
Transportation Economics
Craig Mayberry · Wed Feb 27, 2008
It looks like another legislative session and another missed opportunity to deal with transportation problems in the state, especially around Seattle. Both political parties seem to ignore some of th
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The Impact of Taxes on Planning
Craig Mayberry · Fri Feb 22, 2008
In the ongoing discussion over land use, no one has brought up what potential impact the financing of city and county government has in the land use decision making process. The fact is that tax reve
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Congrats to Obama and “Other”
Craig Mayberry · Sun Feb 10, 2008
I have to laugh, although in no way does it mean I am laughing at the state and county Republican Party, who I do respect and support. At a national level, however, the Republican Party has lost all
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Public Campaign Financing
Craig Mayberry · Fri Feb 1, 2008
A couple of days ago Sam Taylor had an article in the Bellingham Herald and subsequent blog on the subject of public campaign finance. The state house voted to allow communities to finance local elec
Economic Crisis?
Craig Mayberry · Wed Jan 30, 2008
The economy has become the new crisis. Congress is working urgently to pass an economic stimulus package to renew confidence in the system. This allows a dialogue to open up around how economic grow
The Elephant in the Room
Craig Mayberry · Sun Jan 27, 2008
After many years of discussion over growth management issues, it seems little progress has been made towards implementing the plan. Few seem to disagree that most of the growth needs to be higher den
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LWV Immigration Forum
Craig Mayberry · Tue Jan 22, 2008
Although technically immigration is a national issue, there are implications for Whatcom County due to the heavy agricultural base and proximity to the border. The League of Women Voters hosted a for
A Walmart in Lynden?
Craig Mayberry · Fri Jan 18, 2008
Lynden’s sales tax revenue has been declining for a few years, but now it appears that the city is prepared to do something about it (by the way, Ferndale and Blaine are facing the same issue).
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Craig Mayberry

Citizen Journalist · Writing Since Feb 7, 2008
While writing his articles from 2008 to 2011, Craig lived near Lynden and taught at both Whatcom Community College and Western Washington University. He was active in politics and ran for public office on a couple of occasions.

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