Recent NWCitizen Articles

They always say they “suspended the rules”
By John Servais · Tue Mar 9, 2004
SB6453 passed the House late this evening by a vote of 51 to 46. Now - if Gov. Locke will just sign it. More when we have more facts. The morning papers should cover it decently.

Kelli Linville
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Democracy on the line
By John Servais · Thu Mar 4, 2004
On Friday morning at 8 am, the WA House committee on government will hold a hearing on the “Top 2” primary election bill - Senate Bill 6453. This is the hot bill this legislative session. The House wi
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Traffic and Western Washington University
By John Servais · Mon Mar 1, 2004
If WWU gets their way, $20 million in state taxes will be spent on jack-hammering out good roads and building new ones a hundred yards away. No increase in safety nor traffic movement. A big in
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Democracy or Oligarchy?
By John Servais · Tue Feb 24, 2004
Empty and rigged voting system or citizens choosing their representatives? Which will our state legislators choose? The US Supreme Court on Monday made final the requirement that our state legislature
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OK, let’s update things here
By John Servais · Thu Feb 19, 2004
Dean link is moved down as his website will continue to push for change in this country. Kucinich link is at top as he needs to be heard and paid attention to. Kerry - not a great candidate and not a
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Benzene in Lake Whatcom water
By John Servais · Fri Feb 13, 2004
We see 1/100 of one part per billion or less of benzene to water during most of the year 2000 and into the spring of 2001. Then in the summer we see the amount rise by ten fold to over 1/10 of one par
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Not political conservative but real conservative
By John Servais · Thu Feb 12, 2004
Motor boats off Lake Whatcom? What was that apology from City Senior Planner Chris Spens at the city council on Monday? El-bull-in-china-shop Chris got the word from el mayor that the motor-boat initi
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Mercury, anyone?
By John Servais · Mon Feb 9, 2004
We have mercury contamination all over our county. That we know. Lake Whatcom and Bellingham Bay. Georgia Pacific’s chlorine plant leaked mercury for about 35 years and neither GP nor our environmenta
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Well, good luck to Kerry
By John Servais · Sun Feb 8, 2004
He will certainly have my support if he gets the nomination. And it looks like the Democratic party machine will give him that at the convention in Boston next July.

That said, it is really a m
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Is Kerry a Dukakis2?
By John Servais · Fri Feb 6, 2004
Let’s hope the Democrats select Howard Dean at their caucuses tomorrow in Washington State. Let’s select the guy with the best potential to beat Bush. And let’s hope we get a Cajun primary from our St
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Why does Howard Dean have
By John Servais · Thu Feb 5, 2004
a much better chance of beating Bush than John Kerry? Because Kerry will be tarred and feathered by the Republicans if he is the nominee. Kerry is a guy who puts effort into his image and little into
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George Bush AWOL?
By John Servais · Wed Feb 4, 2004
Hell, he was a deserter. Now, now. It is quite true. I’ve been through this several times over three years now with conservative friends. They end up changing the subject or getting all excited about
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Western needs common sense
By John Servais · Tue Feb 3, 2004
Know how to stop Western Washington University from repeatedly trying to destroy the neighborhoods around it? By limiting its potential size and by starting a new university in Everett or Port Angeles
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No MoveOn.org ad on CBS Super Bowl
By John Servais · Mon Feb 2, 2004
CBS said ad too controversial for Americans
Super Bowl is nice family occasion
FCC refused to speak out or monitor CBS
Ad with horse farting in woman’s face is OK
Ad with dog biting man on
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We should speak out against this secret giveaway
By John Servais · Thu Jan 29, 2004
Am adding a link to the Evergreen Freedom Foundation down in the Reference section. They post fiscal information on government agencies, state and local. They are the folks who uncovered the hundreds
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Super Bowl ad ‘too controversial’
By John Servais · Tue Jan 27, 2004
Moveon.org has a TV ad about the huge national deficit that George W is giving us. They have raised the million or more dollars to run it during the Super Bowl broadcast this coming Sunday. But - CBS
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A new local conservative website
By John Servais · Sat Jan 24, 2004
The Town Crier has a nicely improved home page which lists all articles with dates of publication. This Bellingham-based website is worth your checking for a more conservative viewpoint. You can find
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Don’t spy on us is a new link
By John Servais · Fri Jan 23, 2004
added to the Reference section in the right side column. It deals with our 4th Amendment rights to privacy - just what the government is busy dismantling in the name of security. Bill Scannell runs th
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The toxins would drift to our lungs
By John Servais · Thu Jan 22, 2004
The future of our war in Iraq is analyzed and predictions are made in a new post on the website World In Conflict, a sub-site of NwCitizen. Credit for the articles there belongs to a local academic wh
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