Recent NWCitizen Articles

Geneva Cell Tower Protest
By Jon Humphrey · Wed May 18, 2022
Board member acknowledges illegal contract
2 min read · 3 comments
Seattle City Council Reacts To Medicare Privatization
By Dick Conoboy · Mon May 16, 2022
Bellingham and Whatcom Councils should follow suit to protect their citizens from corporate control.
4 min read
130 Foot Cell Tower Approved for Geneva, Neighbors Blindsided
By Jon Humphrey · Mon May 16, 2022
Tower to be built in residential neighborhood, near two elementary schools
4 min read · 5 comments
Death of the Golden Goose
By · Fri May 13, 2022
Taimi Gorman guest writes a Grim Fairhaven Fairy Tale
6 min read · 15 comments
The Hype vs. the Reality
By Jon Humphrey · Wed May 11, 2022
Feds announce discounted/free high-speed internet, but the devil is in the details.
6 min read
CityView Appeal Window Has Closed
By Dick Conoboy · Sat May 7, 2022
The baton has been passed to the developer to perform on this private dormitory complex. We shall see…
2 min read
Letter: Local Governments and the Environment
By Letter Writer · Tue May 3, 2022
Liz Marshall writes about her concerns of our local governments and their environmental actions
2 min read
Medicare Beneficiaries to Uncle Joe: “Thanks for stopping by.”
By Dick Conoboy · Wed Apr 27, 2022
Biden missed a chance to truthfully address his administration’s actions to privatize Medicare.
4 min read · 4 comments
Highway Robbery
By Jon Humphrey · Sun Apr 24, 2022
Or how supposed progressives in our state legislature work against clean energy and the environment
2 min read · 14 comments
CityView Private Student Dormitory Complex Gains Conditional Approval
By Dick Conoboy · Wed Apr 20, 2022
Yet another un-affordable rental complex for Bellingham as we slide down the razor blade of housing affordability.
3 min read · 6 comments
Cantwell, Larsen, And Others Respond To Complaints About Medicare Privatization Attempts
By Dick Conoboy · Sat Apr 16, 2022
It seems that getting our congressional reps to directly oppose privatization efforts is too difficult a commitment.
5 min read · 5 comments
The Problems WTA Electric Buses Don’t Have
By Jon Humphrey · Fri Apr 15, 2022
“Alarmist” article is unfair to needed new technology
7 min read · 3 comments
Hip Hip Hooray for the Herons!
By Jamie K. Donaldson · Fri Apr 1, 2022
Twenty-two years, hundreds of volunteers, thousands of hours, their own lawyer, and the herons won!
3 min read · 8 comments
“Protect Medicare” Established to Fight Privatization
By Dick Conoboy · Fri Apr 1, 2022
If this story were a movie, nobody would go because it is so unbelievable.
2 min read · 1 comment
Medicare Direct Contracting Scam Renamed ACO REACH
By Dick Conoboy · Fri Mar 25, 2022
If you put lipstick on a pig or polish a turd, you still have a pig and a turd.
5 min read · 4 comments
Jumping The Gun on In-Chamber Council Meetings
By Dick Conoboy · Fri Mar 4, 2022
“The hurrier I go, the behinder I get.”― Lewis Carroll
3 min read · 5 comments
A Sputtering Blitzkrieg
By Dick Conoboy · Mon Feb 28, 2022
Krieg it is, but not a blitz. Poor morale and insufficient training are any army’s ball and chain.
4 min read · 15 comments
Cascadia Daily News Broadband Article Falls Short
By Jon Humphrey · Fri Feb 25, 2022
The CDN internet article doesn’t question “high-speed” or “affordable” or “coming soon” in Whatcom County.
6 min read · 3 comments
Been Vaccinated?
By David A. Swanson · Thu Feb 24, 2022
What is the probability of dying from COVID-19 among the un-vaccinated?
2 min read · 9 comments
Agent Orange and Vietnam Veterans, Their Children, and Grandchildren
By Dick Conoboy · Tue Feb 22, 2022
Agent Orange is the “gift” that keeps giving.
3 min read · 3 comments

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