Recent NWCitizen Articles

A running blog this election night
John Lesow rebuts Jack Petree’s Herald oped article that strongly criticized county planning.
Headline and article paint U.S. Senate candidate Dino Rossi very badly on final day ballots are mailed. The Bellingham Herald editors print a perfect smear.
Time for hardball?
Mailing even late Monday evening is gambling on its being counted. Mail in time.
Am looking for a writer to rebut Jack Petree’s BIAW propaganda article the Herald saw fit to print.
Fear and attack-rhetoric are leading us in the wrong direction.
Personal opinion and recommendations from an independent liberal and progressive. ADDED more on Tuesday, Aug 10.
Candidates, o candidates - where art thou? Monday Updates
A library card from any Whatcom County library can now be used at any library in the county
Where, oh where, are our federal representatives?
We ask why the EIS extension was given to the Chuckanut Ridge developers when the city is negotiating to buy the property.
Bellingham Planning Department is giving quiet extensions to the Chuckanut Ridge developer - propping up the property value.
Bellingham Planning Department gave a three month extension, till Oct 29, to Greenbriar
John Powers died yesterday. Ted expresses his remembrance.
Mourning the loss of a valuable community asset
It is time we gave “mud” back its good name.

James Colter

Commenting Since Jul 15, 2017
My working life as a small business owner revolved around construction services and technology for many years. After re-locating to Blaine, WA in 2009 and seeing their Peace Arch State Park; I recognized an opportunity to organize a music festival and picnic that celebrates family and our active duty hero’s in uniform. Oh Yeah ... you can count on my sense of humor to put a smile on your face; quick wit, a little irreverent, sarcastic but not to the extreme, mostly appropriate in mixed company.

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