Recent NWCitizen Articles

COB Staff Manipulates Waterfront Planning for Controversial Overwater Walkway
By Wendy Harris · Tue Oct 15, 2013
Requesting waterfront handouts for the Overwater Walkway while proclaiming autonomy from further public review is unjustifiable.
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Treaty Rights and Public Rights Ignored In Overwater Walkway
By Wendy Harris · Tue Oct 8, 2013
The city staff considers the overwater walkway a done deal before official approval or resolution of treaty right conflicts
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Status Of Waterfront Analysis For Plants and Animals
By Wendy Harris · Wed Oct 2, 2013
The city administration asserts that there is no gap in waterplant plant and animal analysis
COB Habitat Restoration Master Plan Open House
By Wendy Harris · Wed Oct 2, 2013
Bellingham is holding an open house to introduce the public to its habitat restoration master plan, despite being at a preliminary draft stage
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How the Coal Industry Funneled $40,000 into Whatcom
By Riley Sweeney · Wed Oct 2, 2013
Riley uncovers how the Coal Industry is funding conservative candidates in Whatcom County
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Wildlife Impacts Missing In COB Waterfront District EIS
By Wendy Harris · Sat Sep 28, 2013
The city and port have not addressed wildlife impacts from waterfront development and this should be done before a waterfront plan is enacted.
Government is Good
By John Servais · Sat Sep 28, 2013
As the right wing radicals seek to shut down our national government this week, we need to push back with common sense.
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Anatomy of a Development Proposal - Part VII The Hearing on University Ridge
By Dick Conoboy · Fri Sep 20, 2013
Hearing held on 11 September. Comment period extended 10 days. Effects on home owners already manifest.
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Over $330,000 raised and spent on elections in Whatcom County
By Riley Sweeney · Thu Sep 19, 2013
Riley examines who is donating to which candidates
City Council Waterfront Work Sessions Begin
By Wendy Harris · Mon Sep 9, 2013
The staff will be explaining the public’s concerns, but the public is not allowed to testify.
Waterfront Planning Before City Council and Port Commission
By Wendy Harris · Fri Sep 6, 2013
Elected officials continue to rely on inaccurate and misleading reports by the city and port staff regarding waterfront development.
Syrian War Perspectives: Jon Stewart
By John Servais · Wed Sep 4, 2013
An attempt at linking to one or more writers who can help us make sense of going to war with Syria. An alternative to Kerry-Obama.
We Citizens Get a Say on War
By John Servais · Wed Sep 4, 2013
Contacting Rick Larsen and Susan Delbene is actually a viable citizen exercise just now. Tell them to vote NO on bombing Syria.
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Riley Covers Anti Syria War Demo
By John Servais · Sat Aug 31, 2013
Saturday afternoon - and a rally is taking place in downtown Bellingham against bombing Syria. Riley Sweeny and his Political Junkie site cover it.
To Obama:  No.  Do Not Bomb Syria
By John Servais · Fri Aug 30, 2013
Gee, can we make it any clearer? Publisher opinion. So sad that we have to write this to Obama - who got our vote in 2008 because he said we should not have optional wars.
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Anatomy of a Development Proposal - Part VI Hearing Examiner Date Set - A Broken Process
By Dick Conoboy · Mon Aug 26, 2013
The University Ridge process works only to the benefit of the developers. The public is offered tight deadlines and insufficient information.
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Can We Talk? Doug Ericksen for Congress!
By Riley Sweeney · Mon Aug 19, 2013
Riley whole-heartedly urges Doug Ericksen to run for Congress in 2014
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Bellingham Receives A Wake Up Call
By Wendy Harris · Fri Aug 16, 2013
When the Bay stinks so bad that the public is calling 911, it is time to revisit waterfront redevelopment priorities
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Anatomy of a Development Proposal - Part V The SEPA Determination
By Dick Conoboy · Fri Aug 16, 2013
The University Ridge dormitory development approval process is broken. The City Council should act.
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Water Agreement Fails Scrutiny
By Wendy Harris · Wed Aug 14, 2013
The City of Bellingham memorandum of agreement with Lynden does not make sense. What is going on?
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