Recent NWCitizen Articles

Planned Roberts Bank Terminal Threatens Orcas

Michael Riordan · Tue Jan 26, 2021

New Roberts Bank container-ship terminal proposed by the Port of Vancouver would generate additional vessel traffic that will impact endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales.

City Hall Clutches its Pearls

John Servais · Tue Jan 26, 2021

Mayor Fleetwood and outgoing council members could not handle the truth at last night’s Bellingham City Council meeting. Homeless people and their advocates spoke truth to power.

Will City Double-Down to Kill Public Trail?

Tip Johnson · Sun Jan 24, 2021

Tip Johnson makes the case that the City’s cozy relations with developers and its neighborhoods-be-damned attitude is costing us all.

New Public Banking Bill Introduced in Olympia - Hearing On January 28th

Dick Conoboy · Thu Jan 21, 2021

A public bank in Washington is sorely needed for infrastructure projects and more especially with COVID-19 and the resultant severe economic downturn.

Satpal on Insurrection

Satpal Sidhu · Thu Jan 14, 2021

Satpal Sidhu, our Whatcom County Executive, writes us a statement in response to attack on Capitol

Gene Knutson to Retire from Bellingham Council

John Servais · Tue Jan 12, 2021

Gene Knutson today announced he will not run for reelection this year and is retiring from the Bellingham City Council.

McClatchy seeks to break up union that includes Bellingham Herald staff

Ralph Schwartz · Mon Jan 11, 2021

While McClatchy appears ready to accept unionization among the Herald’s content creators, it would be on their terms.

Letter: Culture Wars

Letter Writer · Sun Jan 10, 2021

Mark Ashworth writes about Trump and our current national situation.

Yes, Now You Know - An Open Letter To Congress

Dick Conoboy · Fri Jan 8, 2021

There are no excuses remaining.

The Same Door - Six Hours Apart

John Servais · Thu Jan 7, 2021

Two photos of the same door, one taken about 2 p.m., the other six hours later at about 8 p.m., on Wednesday, January 6, 2021.

The Fix is in the BAG

Jon Humphrey · Thu Jan 7, 2021

Public Works Director, Eric Johnston and Council Member Michael Lilliquist hand-picked their “perfect members” to determine our internet future.

The Need to Shift Housing Policy

· Tue Jan 5, 2021

Garrett O’Brien guest writes how a shift in housing policies is needed to avoid an escalation of our housing crisis.

2021 And Public Banking - What To Look For

Dick Conoboy · Sun Jan 3, 2021

Frozen resistance in some quarters against public banking may find a thaw in 2021.

“Culture of Fear” at Western

Tip Johnson · Tue Dec 29, 2020

WWU, Western Washington University has a “Culture of Fear”. No, NW Citizen is not saying that - the Seattle Times is.

Unanswered Questions From Oil Train Wreck at Custer

John Servais · Tue Dec 29, 2020

Something is amiss regarding the BNSF oil-train wreck in Custer on Dec 22, 2020. Why, after a week, are there no answers and a cause?

Pandemic Continues To Hit Military Veterans Hard

Dick Conoboy · Wed Dec 23, 2020

Even as our military veterans are dying at twice the rate of the general population, plans are being made to provide vaccinations through the Department of Veterans Affairs.