Recent NWCitizen Articles

A Call to Action to Support the Lummi Nation
Terry Wechsler · Tue Jan 27, 2015
The Lummi requested on Jan. 5, 2015, that the federal government, through the Army Corps of Engineers, honor Art. V of the Treaty of Point Elliott and deny permits for the proposed terminal. We should support them in their request
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The Pickett House Museum
Kamalla Rose Kaur · Sun Jan 25, 2015
Adventures of George Pickett in the Pacific Northwest Wilderness
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Call to Action—Shell Anacortes Crude by Rail Proposal
Terry Wechsler · Sat Jan 24, 2015
The fourth area refinery crude by rail infrastructure project to receive permits without benefit of environmental review is being appealed, and provides an opportunity to make precedent.
Riley Sweeney to Receive Paul deArmond Award
John Servais · Thu Jan 22, 2015
The second annual award for Citizen Journalism will be to The Political Junkie himself who runs the Sweeney Politics blog, Riley Sweeney.
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The Annexation Games
· Tue Jan 20, 2015
Guest article by Sandra Alfers. Water and sewer connections drive unwanted annexation. Trickle Creek homeowners are muzzled by a “no protest zone.”
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A Walk With Hope
· Sun Jan 18, 2015
Ellen Murphy gives us a poem for this Martin Luther King day of remembrance.
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Dead or Alive: How do you like your herring?
Tip Johnson · Sun Jan 18, 2015
Wherein the ridiculous is ridiculed
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Lodging Goals for Whatcom County
Tani Sutley · Thu Jan 8, 2015
Tani Sutley guest writes about the vacation rentals situation and presents goals for the county council to consider for improving our rural neighborhoods.
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Water is Valuable
Marian Beddill · Wed Dec 31, 2014
Duuhhh! Try doing without it. Marian Beddill provides an overview of our rural Whatcom County water situation and the efforts to find fair solutions.
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Riley’s Top 5 Whatcom Political Stories of 2014
Riley Sweeney · Wed Dec 24, 2014
The Herald gave us their top 10 stories, Riley gives you his top 5
Coal Ship Collisions Study Is Released
John Servais · Thu Dec 18, 2014
One part of the environmental study for the proposed Cherry Point mega coal terminal has been completed and released. It deals with ship collisions - they call it “vessel traffic.”
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Twas the Week Before Christmas…
John Servais · Thu Dec 18, 2014
Bellingham Public Works shows how tone deaf they can be to business concerns. They insisted on street work that takes away up to 80 parking spaces in Fairhaven during the biggest shopping week of the year.
Bellingham City Council Approves Rental Inspections
Dick Conoboy · Tue Dec 16, 2014
7-0! City Council Unanimous. Rentals Will Be Inspected in Bellingham. Thanks go to WWU students for speaking out to city council.
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Council Moving Rapidly on Rental Registration and Inspections
Dick Conoboy · Thu Dec 11, 2014
The Bellingham City Council has added an inspection component to the registration-only rental ordinance proposal of Councilmember Murphy
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New Year’s Eve and Consumer Fireworks - Ban in Effect
Dick Conoboy · Wed Dec 10, 2014
The ban on consumer fireworks that took effect last summer is valid all year, even New Year’s Eve
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Ship Breaks Loose at Port of Bellingham
John Servais · Tue Dec 9, 2014
The Horizon Lines ship - the many year resident of the Port of Bellingham - broke loose this morning due to failure of some system. A few photos.
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