Recent NWCitizen Articles

A fun ‘Dean for President’ event
By John Servais · Sat Nov 15, 2003
It was all fun, very brief, and is how big things get started. Of course they enjoyed the cake after, even without Dean.
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The Northwest Independent News,
By John Servais · Fri Nov 14, 2003
a weekly newspaper based in Bellingham, will start publication next Thursday, Nov 20. It will strive to report local news. Amazing. It will be a tabloid and be distributed throughout Whatcom County. Y
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We salute our veterans today.
By John Servais · Tue Nov 11, 2003
Their intentions were to serve our country and they did as they were told and went where they were sent. Our presidents do not always use them correctly, sometimes using them for adventures that have
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Election News
By John Servais · Sat Nov 8, 2003
Brett Bonner sent out his concession statement last night, shortly after the auditor posted the final 7,000+ absentee ballots. It shows class by the fellow who waged a positive and forthright campaign
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Levys should be for extra programs
By John Servais · Thu Nov 6, 2003
Shame on the Bellingham Weekly. Page 3 of today’s paper has “The Slate” with photographs taken at Mark Asmundson’s victory party on Tuesday night. They asked Mark supporters what Brett would do
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It is really hard to replace an incumbent
By John Servais · Wed Nov 5, 2003
Those not sure just vote for the person in office, preferring a sure thing to an unknown. I give my respect to those who took the challenge and ran against entrenched incumbents. Especially Brett Bonn
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Day of our decision.
By John Servais · Tue Nov 4, 2003
County Auditor Shirley Forslof will have the election results posted online as soon as or even before the printed copies are brought out her office door to those of us in the courthouse rotunda. First
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You would never learn that from the Herald
By John Servais · Mon Nov 3, 2003
Sunday’s Herald front page story on the mayor’s race again showed us how to skew reporting to favor your candidate. John Stark does this type of reporting on a regular basis. His story lists controver
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For what it is worth,
By John Servais · Fri Oct 31, 2003
here are my recommendations for the election.

The basic values that I apply are for elected officials to have honesty and provide open government that is accountable to the citizens. We can all
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The huge gap for news in this community
By John Servais · Thu Oct 30, 2003
Will be posting election recommendations today. Have not had time for some good posts the past week.

Reliable rumor has it that another weekly newspaper will start publishing in early November
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No one in a position of responsibility will touch it
By John Servais · Wed Oct 22, 2003
So the Public Disclosure Commission is investigating Foster without any complaint. Yet they pretend to not know of flagrant violations of the PDC laws being committed by Mark Asmundson as Mayor - to w
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Another perspective on County elections
By John Servais · Tue Oct 21, 2003
I’ve just posted up a commentary by Stephen Trinkaus on all the local elections. He gives the perspective of a liberal activist - one who has participated in the local process and knows what is happen
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On the levy, low-cost rentals and the Mayor’s gag order.
By John Servais · Sun Oct 19, 2003
Today’s Herald devoted much of the first section of the paper to promoting the levy tax for EMS services, under the guise of reporting the issues. They printed two big graphs showing increases of resp
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What closed-door deal has Mark made with Foster?
By John Servais · Fri Oct 17, 2003
That is the question making the political rounds this afternoon. Foster Rose, who came in third in the primary election for mayor, today endorsed Mayor Mark Asmundson for reelection. Foster’s voters h
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This is the piece that this election deserves
By John Servais · Thu Oct 16, 2003
Tip Johnson has written the best analysis of the mayor Mark’s record that will appear anywhere. Tip, a hero to local environmentalists and liberals, takes an honest and courageous look at Mark Asmunds
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The Police Guild believes Terry did this
By John Servais · Wed Oct 15, 2003
The Bellingham Police Guild will endorse Don Hansey today for city council. Their executive board voted 100% last night to endorse Hansey and not Bornemann. To most political observers this will be a
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Attempted extortion by the Mayor
By John Servais · Tue Oct 14, 2003
The City Council yesterday evening showed their disdain for public process and for state laws against using city facilities for promoting campaign issues. And in their afternoon session they bowed to
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The political junkies around town
By John Servais · Thu Oct 9, 2003
are abuzz about the trap Brett Bonner stepped into on Tuesday evening at the Labor Council. Dave Warren blindsided Brett without even allowing an introduction. They jammed questions at him, and baited
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Mayoral Debate
By John Servais · Wed Oct 8, 2003
The two differed strongly on several issues. The differences between them are becoming more apparent and this should continue for the next two weeks.

Brett continues to develop his Lake Whatcom
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