Pfofile Ryan Knowlton

Ryan Knowlton

Bellingham · Commenting Since Jan 23, 2017
3rd generation Whatcom county resident

Recent NWCitizen Articles

State Public Banking (Cooperative) Bill Moves To The House
By Dick Conoboy · Sun Mar 7, 2021
After clearing the Senate, Washington’s bill to create a public banking cooperative advances to the Democratically controlled House.
2 min read · 4 comments
Masked Resistance
By Riley Sweeney · Fri Mar 5, 2021
Riley shares some thoughts, concerns, and observations on the uncommon phenomenon of mask-wearing during this pandemic. 
4 min read · 7 comments
The Importance of Our Public Fiber Optic Infrastructure
By · Wed Mar 3, 2021
Atul Deshmane guest writes and provides us with a resume of the internet infrastructure issues now being discussed in Bellingham
4 min read · 7 comments
‘Public Banking Bill’ Voted Out Of Ways and Means Committee
By Dick Conoboy · Tue Mar 2, 2021
Part of a series of articles on the progress of a public banking cooperative in Washington.
2 min read · 1 comment
After worker victories, The Bellingham Herald’s union is in place
By Ralph Schwartz · Tue Mar 2, 2021
With a recent dispute between the newspaper’s reporters and management over, the real work can begin.
4 min read · 3 comments
Emergency Management
By · Sat Feb 27, 2021
Garrett O’Brien guest writes about how Bellingham can learn from successful programs for the homeless elsewhere and would do well to abandon ineffectual approaches.
4 min read · 5 comments
The Reality Of Zoom And Citizen Participation
By Dick Conoboy · Sun Feb 21, 2021
City council and planning commission meetings were poor arrangements to begin with, and with Zoom it is very much worse.
5 min read · 4 comments
Letter: Secretary of Department of Corrections
By Letter Writer · Sat Feb 20, 2021
Irene Morgan writes a public letter to Governor Inslee about a new director of prisons
2 min read
Public Banking For The State of Washington Inching Along
By Dick Conoboy · Sat Feb 13, 2021
A substitute bill for the original SB 5188 was accepted and moved to the Ways and Means Committee for further consideration.
1 min read · 2 comments
Ranked-Choice Voting – Let’s Keep It Moving
By Stoney Bird · Fri Feb 12, 2021
Current legislation, moving forward in Olympia, would permit localities to adopt ranked-choice voting as an upgrade to their currently mandated top-two system.
3 min read · 1 comment
Cruising And Tourism: Wretched Excess
By Dick Conoboy · Wed Feb 10, 2021
The monumental, pre-COVID levels of cruise ships and world tourism were not sustainable.
3 min read · 4 comments
Political Pretzel Logic without Cognitive Dissonance
By · Tue Feb 9, 2021
Ray Kamada guest writes on how to have your cake and eat it too.
5 min read · 5 comments
COB Puts The BAG In A Box
By Jon Humphrey · Sun Feb 7, 2021
The city has instituted unnecessary restrictions on the Broadband Advisory Group’s discussion and outside input.
7 min read · 3 comments
Letter: Internet home service and Olympia lawmakers
By Letter Writer · Mon Feb 1, 2021
Brian Martel on the issue of Internet broadband service to our homes and pending bills in Olympia.
1 min read
Task Force Slams Bellingham City Hall
By John Servais · Sun Jan 31, 2021
The Whatcom Human Rights Task Force has sent an open letter to the Community regarding the sweep of Camp 210.
3 min read
Letter: Bellingham Sweep of Homeless Camp
By Letter Writer · Sat Jan 30, 2021
Marii Herlinger writes on this past Thursday’s clearing of the homeless camp by city hall.
3 min read
Public Banking Bill Gets A Warmer Reception In Olympia
By Dick Conoboy · Sat Jan 30, 2021
For the first time in a decade a hearing on a public banking bill found more supporters than detractors.
2 min read
City Hall homeless camp cleared out a day early
By John Servais · Thu Jan 28, 2021
Bellingham started clearing 24 hours earlier than announced days ago. Antifa has showed up in numbers to provoke. Heavy police presence
2 min read · 2 comments
State’s Telecom Standards Full of Loopholes
By Jon Humphrey · Wed Jan 27, 2021
Regulatory standards in SB-5511 offer nothing but give the appearance of doing something.
8 min read
Planned Roberts Bank Terminal Threatens Orcas
By Michael Riordan · Tue Jan 26, 2021
New Roberts Bank container-ship terminal proposed by the Port of Vancouver would generate additional vessel traffic that will impact endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales.
3 min read · 3 comments

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