Recent NWCitizen Articles

The Numbers Gamesmanship
g.h.kirsch · Sat Feb 14, 2009
Over at what some call The Syre Times, this week the editor offered up some gristle that is pretty hard to swallow.

Discussing the competing visions for population growth in Whatcom Co
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Not Too Big to Fail
g.h.kirsch · Tue Feb 10, 2009
The President’s dynamic duo, Larry Summers and Tim Geithner, tell us, “governments make poor bank managers.” Geithner, our brand spankin’ new Secretary of the Treasury, goes on. “W
From the Pollyanna News Service
g.h.kirsch · Fri Feb 6, 2009
The good news in Washington this week is the emerging bipartisan antipathy for taxation.

Our investigative team has discovered a new Democratic program that was being quietly led by the forme
Just An Insignificant Little Road
g.h.kirsch · Mon Feb 2, 2009
While it went almost unheralded Friday, Kremen & Co temporarily backed away from their earlier position that driving a road into the forest on Squalicum Mountain, to serve new development in t
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From the Pollyanna News Service
g.h.kirsch · Fri Jan 30, 2009
Parts of the economy are staging a turnaround. While housing and employment numbers tank, the good news is a leading indicator of future economic well being has turned positive.

Away from my us
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From the Pollyanna News Service
g.h.kirsch · Tue Jan 27, 2009
The stock market rallied today after the President, in the role of Commander in Chief, announced the military services will be hiring six hundred thousand to one million in his ongoing effort to stimu
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Spanky Runs for Mayor
g.h.kirsch · Sat Jan 24, 2009
In this episode, Spanky’s about to create some mischief and mayhem for Mr. Mayor. The City Council made Spanky their official leader and no sooner done than it was said he would not be uncivil like m
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Fleetwood Back ?
g.h.kirsch · Mon Jan 19, 2009
At large member Seth Fleetwood is contemplating running for reelection to the the county council. Which may mean deciding, running for what.

The two most important rules in politics
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The Squalicum Stimulus
g.h.kirsch · Sun Jan 11, 2009
I’m skeptical of the federal stimulus program. This isn’t to say we don’t need to rescue the economy and take dramatic action. I’m just a pessimist when it comes to the government, given its
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Confidence or Contempt?
g.h.kirsch · Sun Jan 4, 2009
Yes, that’s them. Our poster boys for term limits; surely prima facie evidence that length in office should never be considered a measure of public service.

If you were unable to find su
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Remember Lake Whatcom?
g.h.kirsch · Mon Dec 29, 2008
At the risk of displeasing friend and foe alike, may I ask what has been accomplished this past year to fix Lake Whatcom and protect Bellingham’s water supply? The answer, candidly, is little
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Of Princes and Prostitutes
g.h.kirsch · Sun Dec 14, 2008
Forty years ago, during the convention in Chicago, someone explained to me, success in politics often requires rising above your principles. In the face of the Daley machine, this was hardly a great
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Survival of the Fattest
g.h.kirsch · Sun Dec 7, 2008
For a guy who promised change, pledged a definite end to the mess in Iraq , and lambasted his opponents for not stating a timetable to withdraw our troops and for refusing to end tax cuts they’d earli
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Our Savior Who Art in Washington
g.h.kirsch · Sat Nov 29, 2008
Again, I’m reminded, the more they talk of change, the more things remain the same. For all the hope and hype that was mixed together to bring forth a savior from the wilderness of Chicago, the pict
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...And Four To Go
g.h.kirsch · Fri Nov 21, 2008
Many, many years ago, when I was much, much younger, Bellingham’s port commissioners were a powerful act. Little took place in the local business world that escaped these guys. And little business t
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DISINGENUITY
g.h.kirsch · Fri Nov 14, 2008
Following a number of current issues in our community of late, I’ve come to see a common thread running through them. In each instance there is an actor who is insincere, is not frank, and refuses to
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Nelson and Crawford Push Re-conveyance Through
g.h.kirsch · Wed Oct 22, 2008
Kudos to the little man behind the curtain - our Wizard of Ooze. It was masterful how he outmaneuvered Weimer, Fleetwood and Brenner with a clever misdirection play set up by his teammates, Nelson an
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OTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY
g.h.kirsch · Mon Oct 20, 2008
One last thing before the County Council caves to political expediency and the lawyers take over. Let’s talk about who will be paying for Pete Kremen and Mich Friedman’s park in the watershed.
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Is It or Isn’t It; Are They or Aren’t They?
g.h.kirsch · Sun Oct 12, 2008
Apparently Whatcom County is adopting a new policy regarding the use of its forestlands. The county is about to reverse itself and no longer prohibit activities incompatible with long-term forestry i
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Outa Sight & Outa Their Minds
g.h.kirsch · Tue Sep 30, 2008
The good news for ordinary American taxpayers just keeps coming. Monday’s formal announcement of Treasury Secretary Geithner’s oft floated It-ain’t-really-a-Bailout Plan thrilled Wall Street. Why wo

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