Recent NWCitizen Articles

Wherein we see the Railroad walking it’s walk while we get ready to talk our talk.
Wanted: Someone to interpret chamber president Oplinger’s remarks
Riley interviews judicial candidates, reviews campaign tactics, and discusses fireworks
A special - short notice - Port of Bellingham Commission meeting on Thursday, June 28 starting at 8:30 a.m.
Port Commissioner Scott Walker and attorney Frank Chmelik get caught ballot-rigging again
The Northwest Business Club has invited Stoney Bird to speak at their meeting tomorrow, Wednesday. Here is their radio commercial as heard on KGMI.
Healthy ecosystems provide important benefits to humans and are sustained through wildlife corridors that protect biodiversity.
Efficient markets use available information to adjust prices. But consumers don’t have all the information. Here’s help.
Hereby hoping to stimulate discussion of what expanding the Port Commission is meant to achieve, what constitutes good government and how we might best achieve it.
Wherein the port proves they are incompetent to do the public’s business
Port Commissioners plan to change their Port Expansion resolution on Tuesday - based on advice from port attorney Chmelik. No notice of this item on the agenda.
The Birch Bay Watershed Action Plan needs to do a better job of protecting and restoring habitat.
A case for eliminating consumer fireworks in Bellingham city limits
After years of debate, the County Council may be requesting that DNR approve the Reconveyance
A short plea for public involvement from Riley
Footage overlooking the Fairhaven area
In today’s Cascadia Weekly, Tim Johnson analyses the Port Commissioner meeting and the shenanigans of Walker and Chmelik.
A City staff memo on the Bloedel dock closure reads more like an advocacy brief
Port Commissioners McAuley and Jorgensen voted to put on November ballot the question of expanding commission from 3 to 5 members.
Today’s Cascadia Weekly rips the Port staff on changed waterfront plans and sees 5 commissioners as possible solution to poor decision making.

Dave Stanbrough

Commenting Since Dec 9, 2023
Retired 2002 USFWS Refuge Manager , NW Pacific Region, Oregon. Served on wildlife refuges in Oklahoma, Nevada, Arizona, Texas and Oregon. Total 26 years civil and 4 years Navy. Vietnam veteran 1964-68. BS in Wildlife Ecology, Oklahoma State University, 1976.

Total number of comments: 3