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Local Right Wing campaign operating plan
John Servais · Wed Oct 21, 2009
Yes, this is real. It is the organizational plan at work during this election to put four conservative candidates on the Whatcom County Council. That gift of $20,000 from Nick Kaiser was part
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The Way I See It - Compassion, Dead or Alive?
Ham Hayes · Wed Oct 21, 2009
Compassion: We get it, and then we don’t get it. Merriam-Webster defines compassion as the “sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it.&#8
Public Hearing tonight on Fairhaven Highlands
John Servais · Tue Oct 20, 2009
Public comment on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Fairhaven Highlands is tonight, Tuesday, October 20.
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Big Money to Buy Elections
John Servais · Mon Oct 19, 2009
As most of us political junkies know, there are many many ways to get around the Public Disclosure Commission and its complex set of campaign reporting rules. Indeed, even ignoring the consequ
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Why the Fairhaven Highlands Draft EIS violates SEPA law
Larry Horowitz · Sun Oct 18, 2009
No confidence. That’s right. NO CONFIDENCE! I have no confidence in the Fairhaven Highlands EIS… and neither should you.
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The Way I See It - Port Reform
Ham Hayes · Wed Oct 14, 2009
It is time to change the guard at the Port Commission. Our two incumbents running for re-election just don’t get it. Commissioners Walker and Smith have been in office for 18 and 15 yea
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Here’s To Washington State’s Women! A Visit with Dr.Linda Allen
Kamalla Rose Kaur · Sat Oct 10, 2009
Dr. Linda Allen takes the long way home to Bellingham once again as she tours the nooks and crannies of Washington State in 2010 with a multi-media presentation called “Here’s to the Women!” I
The Way I See It - The Elephant in the Room
Ham Hayes · Wed Oct 7, 2009
Healthcare and other socio-political dueling monologues are beginning to wear thin. Not because the topics aren’t worthy of our consideration. Far from it. What is discouraging is how
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Saving Blanchard Mountain
Ken Wilcox · Sat Oct 3, 2009
[This is an updated and abridged version of an article published earlier this year in The Wild Cascades, journal of the North Cascades Conservation Council]

Controversy is still stewi
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Hope for Chuckanut Ridge
Larry Horowitz · Thu Oct 1, 2009
If you are interested in saving Chuckanut Ridge, there is some glimmer of hope for preserving this ecologically-rich and environmentally-sensitive property. If you are willing to make a single phone
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Notes from the League of Women Voters Forum
John Servais · Thu Oct 1, 2009
What a comfort. I can sit at my computer, watch the forum in a small TV window while I type this column in another - all at the comfort of my desk. BTV now streams meetings live as well as playing t
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The Way I See It - Hoofing through France
Ham Hayes · Wed Sep 30, 2009
One good way to better understand our society and culture is to visit another country. Many questions and a little bit of trepidation can arise before and during a trip, even for seasoned trav
Highly disturbing
John Servais · Fri Sep 25, 2009
These photos are from a video taken at the G-20 protests in Pittsburgh. Why are unidentified, Army-fatigue-wearing men very forcibly taking a protester and jamming him into an unmarked car, then raci
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Changing the Power Structure
Craig Mayberry · Wed Sep 23, 2009
One of the underlying currents of the recent discussions around health care is the role of the federal government. I thought it would be interesting to see how much is spent per person by our
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Sikh-ing Respect for Cultural Diversity
· Mon Sep 21, 2009
Editor’s Note: We received this Letter to the Editor in response to Kamalla Rose Kaur’s earlier story, <a href=”http://www.nwcitizen.us/entry/welcome-to-the-land-of-the-lummis” target=”_blan
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Food Safety Czar
Craig Mayberry · Tue Sep 15, 2009
Much has been made of czars in the current administration; however, one czar in particular should have people from both political sides a little nervous. In a case of sheer duplicity, the firs
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It Comes Down to People
Craig Mayberry · Mon Sep 14, 2009
I have mentioned there is little difference between government and big business; both are run by bureaucracies not known to be customer friendly. This issue is important on two fronts we are c
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Wooden Boats
Ken Wilcox · Fri Sep 11, 2009
Whatever happened to the building of wooden boats on Bellingham Bay? The tradition and the history are rich here, as people like myself, oblivious to the craft, learned recently at the Whatcom
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The Way I See It - Lessons from Children
Ham Hayes · Wed Sep 9, 2009
You know you’ve failed when your action of last resort is to attack. Attacking is, in fact, a defensive response to the inability to persuade others to a particular course of action comb
Orphalee Smith to run against Fleetwood
John Servais · Tue Sep 8, 2009
I’ve heard from trusted sources that Orphalee Smith will be filing as a write-in candidate for the At-Large Bellingham City Council position this week. As we all know, Seth Fleetwood is the on
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