By: John Servais

Bellingham Council Starts Process to
Abolish Municipal Court
Tonight the Bellingham City Council - with no agenda notice - authorized the mayor to begin process to abolish the Bellingham Municipal Court
By John Servais · Mon Jun 21, 2021
2 min read · 4 comments
District Judge David Grant Resigns
The presiding judge of Whatcom County District Court has suddenly resigned effective July first.
By John Servais · Thu Jun 3, 2021
2 min read · 5 comments
Bellingham Municipal Court Judge Lev
Sues the City
Debra Lev, Bellingham’s municipal court judge, is suing Mayor Seth Fleetwood and the city
By John Servais · Fri May 28, 2021
3 min read · 7 comments
Heron Colony Still Vulnerable to
Development
Despite willing property sellers, and Fleetwood’s campaign promises, and the unanimous Greenways Committee vote …. sigh.
By John Servais · Wed May 19, 2021
3 min read · 6 comments
Mayor Is Asked To Preserve Trail
Daniel Kirkpatrick writes Mayor Fleetwood requesting he veto the council vacation of a street with a walking trail.
By John Servais · Fri Apr 30, 2021
3 min read · 9 comments
Task Force Slams Bellingham City Hall
The Whatcom Human Rights Task Force has sent an open letter to the Community regarding the sweep of Camp 210.
By John Servais · Sun Jan 31, 2021
3 min read
City Hall homeless camp cleared out a
day early
Bellingham started clearing 24 hours earlier than announced days ago. Antifa has showed up in numbers to provoke. Heavy police presence
By John Servais · Thu Jan 28, 2021
2 min read · 2 comments
City Hall Clutches its Pearls
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.
By John Servais · Tue Jan 26, 2021
4 min read · 25 comments
Gene Knutson to Retire from Bellingham
Council
Gene Knutson today announced he will not run for reelection this year and is retiring from the Bellingham City Council.
By John Servais · Tue Jan 12, 2021
1 min read · 8 comments
The Same Door - Six Hours Apart
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.
By John Servais · Thu Jan 7, 2021
2 min read · 10 comments
Unanswered Questions From Oil Train
Wreck at Custer
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?
By John Servais · Tue Dec 29, 2020
4 min read · 11 comments
The Big Lie of Republican Environmental
Values
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.
By John Servais · Sat Nov 21, 2020
3 min read · 2 comments
The 100 Acre Wood Shakedown
The little park district commission wants to increase taxes in an effort to prolong their fiefdom.
By John Servais · Tue Nov 10, 2020
4 min read · 13 comments
Ballot Drop Boxes: Auditor Drops
Opportunity
Diana Bradrick, our elected Whatcom County Auditor, leaves two ballot drop boxes in storage rather than install them in Bellingham - where they are needed.
By John Servais · Sat Oct 31, 2020
3 min read · 8 comments
Voting: Thoughts on Some Election
Choices
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.
By John Servais · Mon Oct 19, 2020
5 min read · 4 comments
Updates: Cougar Trapping ... Maybe
4th Update posted. We will provide short updates to the article “Cougar Trapping … Maybe,” to keep you informed of the cougar’s status.
By John Servais · Wed Sep 23, 2020
2 min read · 4 comments
Cougar Trapping ... Maybe
An effort to trap a cougar that has been hanging around the southside too long is in place.
By John Servais · Sun Sep 13, 2020
2 min read · 1 comment
We interrupt our writing on local
issues…
Not local, but we would be remiss to not speak out.
By John Servais · Fri Sep 4, 2020
3 min read
We Have Two Extra Ballot Drop Boxes!!
Close questioning of the auditor’s office reveals the truth. Now the issue becomes, what will county leaders do with these two extra ballot drop boxes?
By John Servais · Wed Aug 26, 2020
3 min read · 6 comments
Ballot Drop Boxes: More are Needed
Voters prefer drop boxes to ensure their ballots are counted, yet our county auditor thinks that is not true. The numbers are against her.
By John Servais · Sat Aug 22, 2020
5 min read · 8 comments
John Servais

John Servais

Citizen Journalist and Editor · Fairhaven · Writing Since Feb 26, 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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