Recent NWCitizen Articles

Racial Profiling in the Washington State Patrol?
David A. Swanson · Thu May 21, 2026
Demographer David Swanson crunches the numbers for us
Healthcare Danger Inc.
Dolores Jordan · Sun May 10, 2026
This is not a Republican or Democratic issue. It is a public safety issue, but the public is not aware of the danger.
4 comments, most recent 5 days ago
Memorial Day Hypocrisy
Dick Conoboy · Tue Apr 28, 2026
Honoring our deceased soldiers on Memorial Day, without taking care of living veterans, dishonors both.
6 comments, most recent 3 weeks ago
Medicare Privatization Continues Apace In Whatcom County
Dick Conoboy · Wed Apr 22, 2026
Family Care Network is taken over by NW Momentum Health, an Accountable Care Organization (ACO)
4 comments, most recent 4 weeks ago
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No Kings Protest Rally 1 p.m. Saturday
John Servais · Fri Mar 27, 2026
Sat, March 28 at Waypoint Park on the Bellingham waterfront.
4 comments, most recent 7 weeks ago
The Veterans Administration (VA) Moves On Rule To Save Money On The Backs Of The Disabled
Dick Conoboy · Wed Feb 25, 2026
Although there is a temporary halt in implementing this measure, ultimate direction of the Veterans Administration is clear - cut benefits.
Notice to the Dems: Stop the Flood of Donation Texts!
Dick Conoboy · Wed Feb 4, 2026
Monetizing phone texts will not endear you to the electorate in 2026 when prospective donors receive hundreds of pleas monthly
3 comments
Violations by Bellingham’s Sewage Plant Incinerator Risk Local Health
Enoch "EJ" Ledet · Sun Jan 25, 2026
There are compliance violations and serious health issues with Bellingham incinerating sewage sludge.
1 comment
Bellingham's EV Chargers
Jon Humphrey · Thu Jan 22, 2026
Costs and comparisons
5 comments
Water Adjudication in a Nutshell
Enoch "EJ" Ledet · Sat Jan 17, 2026
A two-minute, plain-English primer
3 comments
Your Traditional Medicare And Private Contractors in 2026
Dick Conoboy · Mon Jan 12, 2026
Like it or not, if you are in Traditional Medicare in the State of Washington you are now under the WISeR Model run by a private entity.
4 comments
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Downtown Bellingham
Dick Conoboy · Fri Dec 26, 2025
9 comments
Humanomics 101
Carol Follett · Sat Dec 20, 2025
4 comments
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Walker Report on the Nooksack River
James Davenport · Tue Dec 16, 2025
This is the third in a series of three articles relevant to the pending adjudication.
5 comments
The Spirit of Dialogue
James Davenport · Mon Dec 8, 2025
Second in a series on the possible change of water rights in Whatcom County
2 comments
The Public Trust Doctrine
James Davenport · Mon Dec 1, 2025
First in a series on possible changes to water rights that will impact Whatcom County.
7 comments
Mud Bay: A Tragedy of the Commons?
Janet Migaki · Sun Nov 23, 2025
This is an update of a NorthwestCitizen article, “What Is the City of Bellingham Hiding?” published on Oct 1, 2025.
4 comments

Nancy Grayum

Bellingham · Commenting Since Jan 19, 2009
Nancy Grayum is a retired educator, administrator and technical writer/copy editor. Raised in Vancouver Washington and residing in Bellingham since 1965, she enjoys reading and creative writing, lifelong friends, gardening, hiking in the foothills, and volunteering with Friends of Broadway Park and Whatcom Land Trust.

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