Recent NWCitizen Articles

Updatd: County Council May Try End Run on State Legislature
By Elisabeth Britt · Tue Feb 6, 2018
Updated: Our Whatcom County Council is considering an ordinance tomorrow that will gut the provisions of state legislation that opened back up rural water wells for home owners and farmers.
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Voices from the Inside: Part 1 - What’s next for the Whatcom County Jail and Justice System?
By Juliette Daniels · Mon Feb 5, 2018
The first in a series on our Whatcom County justice system, with true stories from former jail inmates that highlight “touch-points” in the justice system in need of evaluation and reform.
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Justin Trudeau’s Slippery Slide
By John Lesow · Sat Feb 3, 2018
The road gets rocky for the selfie-obsessed prime minister
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On Loss of Trust, Broken Process, and Failed Commitments in Bellingham
By Dick Conoboy · Thu Feb 1, 2018
The Planning Commission, enabled by the planning staff, has seriously eroded neighborhood trust in the city’s zoning processes and commitments.
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News Briefs / Tue, Jan 23
By John Servais · Tue Jan 23, 2018
Local news items from citizen journalists in Bellingham and Whatcom County.
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Once Again, Short-Term Interests Beat Long-Term Solutions
By Eric Hirst · Mon Jan 22, 2018
Eric’s perspective on the state wide new rural water fix legislation, ESSB 6091. Governor Inslee signed it last Friday, and it went into effect immediately.
Who Are The Homeless?
By Lisa E. Papp · Mon Jan 22, 2018
Lisa provides us a primer. Bellingham city hall is struggling to find effective ways to address - to help - the homeless in our city.
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YIMBY Leader Scherrer Receives Realtor Award - What Significance for the City?
By Dick Conoboy · Sun Jan 21, 2018
Supposedly fighting for cheaper housing options in Happy Valley, Wendy Scherrer accepts an award from Whatcom Realtors.
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One year in, Trump’s biggest Wash. donor has no buyer’s remorse
By Ralph Schwartz · Sun Jan 21, 2018
Peter Gigante of Fairhaven says Donald Trump will take action on the USA’s trade imbalance with China. This action should come soon.
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See no evil – speak no evil – hear no evil
By Elisabeth Britt · Sun Jan 21, 2018
A critical look at the state legislature’s lame and deceptive effort to halt sexual harrassment and assault in - in the state legislature.
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Pigs in a Poke for Residents on Land Issues and Zoning
By Dick Conoboy · Sat Jan 20, 2018
In 2018 a host of land/zoning issues come to the Bellingham Planning Commission and City Council, but cumulative impacts are ignored.
Gov Inslee Signs Rural Water Fix Legislation
By Elisabeth Britt · Fri Jan 19, 2018
Washington state Governor Jay Inslee signed bipartisan legislation today that resolves the rural water permits for homeowner uses.
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A Heartfelt Thank You to the Community
By Larry Horowitz · Wed Jan 17, 2018
The Bellingham Neighborhood Coalition (BNC) thanks the 365 community members for signing the Community ADU Comment Letter on the City of Bellingham’s ADU Ordinance update.
Why all the Hyperventilating Over Granny Flats?
By David Camp · Tue Jan 16, 2018
Wherein your humble writer considers the argument over Detached Accessory Dwelling Units (DADU’s) which the City is proposing to permit in single family neighborhoods.
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Racism Is Still With Us In Whatcom County
By John Servais · Mon Jan 15, 2018
Prominent local Republicans post a racist article on our local Lummi Indians.
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N’Oprah
By Dick Conoboy · Thu Jan 11, 2018
Let’s put the asinine suggestion that Oprah is a viable presidential candidate in the dust bin of monumentally awful and destructive ideas.
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Dick Conoboy awarded Paul deArmond Citizen Journalism Award
By John Servais · Wed Jan 10, 2018
Dick Conoboy has written for over 10 years about Bellingham city hall not enforcing its own laws and the slow destruction of single family neighborhoods. The award is well earned.
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Murphy to Lead Bellingham City Council
By Dick Conoboy · Mon Jan 8, 2018
Committee assignments will be voted on at tonight’s council meeting.
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Cognitive Dissonance Я Us: Meet the Planning Commission
By Dick Conoboy · Sun Jan 7, 2018
The Planning Commission attempts, poorly, to reconcile vacation rentals and housing for Bellingham’s own citizens.
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“Yes You CAN Fight City Hall: Lessons Learned From Seattle”
By Dick Conoboy · Thu Jan 4, 2018
The Bellingham Neighborhood Coalition’s second public event on the currrent attempt to rezone the city.
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