Recent NWCitizen Articles

“Social Security And Medicare Are Off The Books Now”
By Dick Conoboy · Thu Feb 9, 2023
This is a quote from President Biden during his State of the Union address on February 7th, 2023. Your bullshit meter ought to be in the red now.
2 min read · 7 comments
Secret Conversations
By Jon Humphrey · Wed Feb 8, 2023
How Democratic Party Leaders and Elected Officials Are Abusing “Signal” to Have Secret Conversations about Public Topics
3 min read · 5 comments
Traditional Medicare - The Promise Is In Peril
By Lisa Dekker · Tue Jan 31, 2023
Excellent and succinct overview of Traditional Medicare, now under a very real threat. People are now waking up!
4 min read · 4 comments
Public Banking Bill Introduced In Olympia
By Dick Conoboy · Fri Jan 27, 2023
Public funds belong to all the residents of Washington state. Why give that money to private banks so they can make a fortune for themselves?
3 min read · 5 comments
The Impression of Progress on F-Street
By Jon Humphrey · Mon Jan 23, 2023
Public Works successfully gave the impression of progress, without actually having to bother
5 min read
Hillsboro’s Public Fiber Success Could Be Ours, If We Push
By Jon Humphrey · Thu Jan 5, 2023
Hillsboro Oregon’s higher median income and lower cost of living could be ours if we push our public officials into public fiber internet.
4 min read
Our Throw-Away Military Service Personnel
By Dick Conoboy · Mon Dec 26, 2022
Holiday Greetings to the troops. A middle finger.
2 min read · 10 comments
Oath Keepers and Stolen Valor
By Dick Conoboy · Wed Dec 7, 2022
The tab created by the risibly-named Oath Keepers was stolen from the U.S. Army. It is an insult to every Army veteran, especially those qualified as Ranger or Airborne.
2 min read · 2 comments
Did Proposition 5 “Cure” Its Way to a Win?
By · Mon Dec 5, 2022
Is the passing of Prop 5 a genuine reflection of the will of the people of Whatcom County? John Marshall guest writes.
3 min read · 9 comments
Medicare Part C - The “C” Is For Crap
By Dick Conoboy · Sun Nov 27, 2022
Part C is really for sh*t but that word does not start with a “C.”
4 min read · 2 comments
No Responses
By Jon Humphrey · Sun Nov 20, 2022
A running Record of the Zero Transparency Policies of the PUD, Port, County and City Councils From 1/12/2022 Onward
22 min read · 6 comments
A Civilian Speaks To Veterans
By Dick Conoboy · Fri Nov 11, 2022
A must-read for anyone who knows a war veteran… and anyone who never met one.
4 min read · 10 comments
Here We Go Again
By · Wed Nov 2, 2022
A lifetime dealing with abortion, an account by a lifelong advocate.
6 min read · 6 comments
Defund WHAT?
By Tip Johnson · Mon Oct 31, 2022
Vote for what you like. I like libraries.
2 min read · 6 comments
Letter: Prop 5 Falls Short
By Letter Writer · Sat Oct 29, 2022
Delores Davies contends we once had universal childcare, so why design an “aspirational (measure) that falls so short?” Vote NO on 5.
2 min read
Welcome to Elon Musk and His Takeover of Twitter
By John Servais · Thu Oct 27, 2022
The fellow says he wants to make Twitter a better public forum by enhancing freedom of speech. Sounds great.
2 min read · 6 comments
How Our Government Has Used Nuclear Weapons since 1945
By · Mon Oct 24, 2022
John Repp writes how the flexing of the U.S. nuclear muscle was done, at various times, behind the scenes.
3 min read · 6 comments
The Dark Side of Sharon Shewmake
By Jon Humphrey · Wed Oct 19, 2022
This article was inspired by a Letter to the Editor on NWCitizen on 10/08/22
2 min read
Reality Just Got Less…True
By Elisabeth Britt · Tue Oct 18, 2022
With the advent of deepfakes, the line between reality and fantasy just dissolved. Elizabeth Britt considers some consequences.
4 min read · 3 comments
Letter: Medicare Advantage
By Letter Writer · Mon Oct 17, 2022
John O’Neil writes about use of our Bellingham Public Library for promoting destructive health plans.
1 min read

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