Recent NWCitizen Articles

Jumping The Gun on In-Chamber Council Meetings
Dick Conoboy · Fri Mar 4, 2022
“The hurrier I go, the behinder I get.”― Lewis Carroll
5 comments
A Sputtering Blitzkrieg
Dick Conoboy · Mon Feb 28, 2022
Krieg it is, but not a blitz. Poor morale and insufficient training are any army’s ball and chain.
15 comments
Cascadia Daily News Broadband Article Falls Short
Jon Humphrey · Fri Feb 25, 2022
The CDN internet article doesn’t question “high-speed” or “affordable” or “coming soon” in Whatcom County.
3 comments
Been Vaccinated?
David A. Swanson · Thu Feb 24, 2022
What is the probability of dying from COVID-19 among the un-vaccinated?
9 comments
Agent Orange and Vietnam Veterans, Their Children, and Grandchildren
Dick Conoboy · Tue Feb 22, 2022
Agent Orange is the “gift” that keeps giving.
3 comments
Wait a Minute, We Got in This Ukrainian Mess…How?
Dianne Foster · Sun Feb 20, 2022
Dianne Foster clearly remembers our 2014 coup in Ukraine. Who are we now calling the aggressor? Let’s take a little minute to review here…
28 comments
Public Banking Bill Mortus Est
Dick Conoboy · Sat Feb 19, 2022
In the early hours of February 17th, Public Banking Bill SB 5188, weakened by toxic amendments, was found lifeless. Heroic attempts to keep it alive since early January this year had been unsuccessful.
1 comment
Elevators, Smelevators
Tip Johnson · Mon Feb 14, 2022
…Pants on Fire!
9 comments
No Project Too Absurd
Dick Conoboy · Sat Feb 12, 2022
CityView is an oversized, misplaced, unnecessary, and virtually unadaptable apartment complex.
4 comments
“The Blob” or Peace Health’s Latest Expansion Gambit
Dick Conoboy · Wed Feb 9, 2022
The slime of corporate greed knows no bounds, has no morals, and will win out if we do nothing.
4 comments
Income Inequality in Whatcom County
David A. Swanson · Tue Feb 8, 2022
Income inequality is a national issue driving many social and health problems. This article explores income inequality in Whatcom County.
1 comment
Letter:  Whatcom Conservation District ‘Secret’ Election
Letter Writer · Mon Feb 7, 2022
Ray Kamada writes that Feb 8 (tomorrow) is the last day to request mail-in ballots for Whatcom Conservation District
City Broadband Study Isn’t Valid
Jon Humphrey · Fri Feb 4, 2022
In order for the results of a survey to be valid the results must be able to be verified by independent sources.
A New Non-Defeatist Narrative
· Wed Feb 2, 2022
“We either win big this November by defeating the coup and its Republican enablers — or we kiss our democracy goodbye.” Michael Moore
1 comment
You Can’t Manage What You Don’t Measure
Eric Hirst · Wed Feb 2, 2022
Irrigation water usage in Whatcom County is estimated, and Eric puts forward reasons why we need meters to accurately measure usage.
No Commitment To Sustainability = No Votes
Jon Humphrey · Mon Jan 24, 2022
Vote No On The Bellingham Public School 2022 Facilities Bond to Protect the Environment
15 comments
We Welcome the Cascadia Daily News
John Servais · Sun Jan 23, 2022
We have a new newspaper located in Bellingham with the goal of covering our three counties and lower British Columbia.
1 comment
An Open Letter To State Senator Simon Sefzik
Dick Conoboy · Wed Jan 19, 2022
False equivalencies only lead to problems.
11 comments
Letter: Sikh Community and WCF Raise $150,000 for Flood Relief
Letter Writer · Wed Jan 12, 2022
Satpal Sidhu writes of the collaboration between the Whatcom Community Foundation and the Sikh Community to raise $150,000 for flood relief effort.
COVID-19 Internment Camps
Elisabeth Britt · Tue Jan 11, 2022
Wherein Elisabeth carefully explains the facts behind this latest freakout by conservative political agitators
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Ray Kamada

Commenting Since Jul 27, 2020
retired NOAA/DoD consultant and atmospheric scientist, formerly adjunct assnt. professor and head of the Environmental Physics Group at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School.

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