By: Ralph Schwartz

Swift Creek, loaded with asbestos and heavy metals, is getting out of control
Ralph Schwartz · Mon Dec 5, 2016
A rainy autumn is worsening the Swift Creek landslide, and a long-term fix seems nowhere in sight.
Boring, predictable Trump plays to conservative Lynden crowd
Ralph Schwartz · Sat May 7, 2016
Supporters say he will beat Hillary Clinton.
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Citizens: BPD dismissive of people of color
Ralph Schwartz · Tue Apr 26, 2016
Group cites failure to investigate assaults on anti-police-racism marchers
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Five districts pass; GOP incites conservatives to fight map in court
Ralph Schwartz · Thu Apr 21, 2016
Republicans rolled over and approved the Democrats’ map to set the stage for a legal challenge
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Deck stacked against Republicans at Districting Committee hearing
Ralph Schwartz · Wed Apr 13, 2016
Fate of new county five-district map remains uncertain.
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Don’t speak at tonight’s Districting Committee hearing
Ralph Schwartz · Wed Apr 13, 2016
If you do, you better make sure you have something to say that’s going to change someone’s mind.
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No sign of agreement as districting committee enters final phase
Ralph Schwartz · Wed Apr 6, 2016
After a public hearing next week, the committee will be asked to vote on a five-district map for Whatcom County in two weeks.
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Dems, GOP primed for legal fight over districts
Ralph Schwartz · Tue Mar 15, 2016
Not even a letter from a coal terminal spokesman can save them now.
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The state of citizen journalism is strong: Two receive deArmond awards
Ralph Schwartz · Fri Mar 11, 2016
The third annual deArmond dinner celebrated the work of Sandy Robson and Neah Monteiro.
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Districting Committee: GOP accuses Democrats of gerrymandering
Ralph Schwartz · Tue Mar 8, 2016
The Republicans made concessions on their district map but took a final stand at Nooksack, Everson and Sumas.
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Districting Committee: Republicans lack legal compass
Ralph Schwartz · Sun Mar 6, 2016
Republicans and Democrats remain far apart. Democrats have the legal high ground, but Republicans would go to court to challenge that if necessary.
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D’Angelo undaunted by fine: ‘I had to make the moral choice’
Ralph Schwartz · Mon Feb 29, 2016
Chiara D’Angelo comes across as emotionally intelligent and uncompromising in her high-stakes Coast Guard hearing.
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‘Goodwill’ wanted but lacking on Districting Committee
Ralph Schwartz · Tue Feb 23, 2016
Republicans focused their efforts on torpedoing the Democrats’ five-district proposal at the second committee meeting.
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Anchor-chain activists face hefty fines
Ralph Schwartz · Thu Feb 18, 2016
The Coast Guard has levied $30,000 in fines on two Bellingham climate activists. They will fight to have the fines dropped.
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Redistricting: Democrats may have upper hand
Ralph Schwartz · Tue Feb 9, 2016
Republicans and Democrats traded barbs on the first day of the Districting Committee, but Dems may have won the first battle.
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Ralph Schwartz

Ralph Schwartz

Citizen Journalist · Writing Since Aug 5, 2015
After writing for NWCitizen for five years, Ralph Schwartz helped launch a new Whatcom County newspaper, Cascadia Daily News, joining the staff in December 2021 as government reporter. Before the Daily News, he worked for 14 years at professional newspapers, most recently the Methow Valley News and The Bellingham Herald.

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