By: John Servais

County Council Plays Politics With Our Judges
By John Servais · Wed Jul 21, 2021
The Whatcom County Council is afraid to make an appointment of a temporary District Court judge before the Primary Election. Is the “fix” in?
4 min read · 1 comment
City Hall is Third World
By John Servais · Tue Jul 13, 2021
Bellingham website goes dead with one person taking a few days off. So much for an administration and a system. Third world government.
1 min read · 4 comments
The basics of Mayor Fleetwood’s attack on the Municipal Court
By John Servais · Fri Jul 2, 2021
How Mayor Fleetwood and his city attorneys are violating the basic laws that our nation was founded and built upon.
4 min read · 5 comments
Bellingham City Attorneys Removed from Muni Court Case by Judge
By John Servais · Thu Jul 1, 2021
City attorney James Erb removed from legal case against Judge Lev for conflict of interest by Superior Court judge.
2 min read · 6 comments
Bellingham Council Starts Process to Abolish Municipal Court
By John Servais · Mon Jun 21, 2021
Tonight the Bellingham City Council - with no agenda notice - authorized the mayor to begin process to abolish the Bellingham Municipal Court
2 min read · 4 comments
District Judge David Grant Resigns
By John Servais · Thu Jun 3, 2021
The presiding judge of Whatcom County District Court has suddenly resigned effective July first.
2 min read · 5 comments
Bellingham Municipal Court Judge Lev Sues the City
By John Servais · Fri May 28, 2021
Debra Lev, Bellingham’s municipal court judge, is suing Mayor Seth Fleetwood and the city
3 min read · 7 comments
Heron Colony Still Vulnerable to Development
By John Servais · Wed May 19, 2021
Despite willing property sellers, and Fleetwood’s campaign promises, and the unanimous Greenways Committee vote …. sigh.
3 min read · 6 comments
Mayor Is Asked To Preserve Trail
By John Servais · Fri Apr 30, 2021
Daniel Kirkpatrick writes Mayor Fleetwood requesting he veto the council vacation of a street with a walking trail.
3 min read · 9 comments
Task Force Slams Bellingham City Hall
By John Servais · Sun Jan 31, 2021
The Whatcom Human Rights Task Force has sent an open letter to the Community regarding the sweep of Camp 210.
3 min read
City Hall homeless camp cleared out a day early
By John Servais · Thu Jan 28, 2021
Bellingham started clearing 24 hours earlier than announced days ago. Antifa has showed up in numbers to provoke. Heavy police presence
2 min read · 2 comments
City Hall Clutches its Pearls
By John Servais · Tue Jan 26, 2021
Mayor Fleetwood and outgoing council members could not handle the truth at last night’s Bellingham City Council meeting. Homeless people and their advocates spoke truth to power.
4 min read · 25 comments
Gene Knutson to Retire from Bellingham Council
By John Servais · Tue Jan 12, 2021
Gene Knutson today announced he will not run for reelection this year and is retiring from the Bellingham City Council.
1 min read · 8 comments
The Same Door - Six Hours Apart
By John Servais · Thu Jan 7, 2021
Two photos of the same door, one taken about 2 p.m., the other six hours later at about 8 p.m., on Wednesday, January 6, 2021.
2 min read · 10 comments
Unanswered Questions From Oil Train Wreck at Custer
By John Servais · Tue Dec 29, 2020
Something is amiss regarding the BNSF oil-train wreck in Custer on Dec 22, 2020. Why, after a week, are there no answers and a cause?
4 min read · 11 comments
The Big Lie of Republican Environmental Values
By John Servais · Sat Nov 21, 2020
Republicans who are silent during this disaster of a transition should be held to account in the next elections: county, state, and national. Here’s one example of their hypocrisy.
3 min read · 2 comments
The 100 Acre Wood Shakedown
By John Servais · Tue Nov 10, 2020
The little park district commission wants to increase taxes in an effort to prolong their fiefdom.
4 min read · 13 comments
Ballot Drop Boxes: Auditor Drops Opportunity
By John Servais · Sat Oct 31, 2020
Diana Bradrick, our elected Whatcom County Auditor, leaves two ballot drop boxes in storage rather than install them in Bellingham - where they are needed.
3 min read · 8 comments
Voting: Thoughts on Some Election Choices
By John Servais · Mon Oct 19, 2020
Some candidates and issues can be a bit obtuse as we look at the campaign literature. These recommendations are for those with progressive, liberal, or moderate values and perspectives.
5 min read · 4 comments
Updates: Cougar Trapping ... Maybe
By John Servais · Wed Sep 23, 2020
4th Update posted. We will provide short updates to the article “Cougar Trapping … Maybe,” to keep you informed of the cougar’s status.
2 min read · 4 comments
John Servais

John Servais

Citizen Journalist and Editor · Fairhaven · Writing Since Mar 8, 2008
John started Northwest Citizen in 1995 to inform fellow citizens of serious local political issues that the Bellingham Herald was ignoring. With the help of donors from the beginning, he has improved the site, invited other writers to join him, and enabled commenting with verified real names for informative community dialog. He is proud that NW Citizen is now perhaps the oldest political blog in the world.

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