Pfofile Ryan Knowlton

Ryan Knowlton

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

Recent NWCitizen Articles

Coronavirus and Community
By Michael Riordan · Sat Oct 31, 2020
The novel coronavirus also attacks our need for community, which is the antidote to the epidemic of toxic individualism that has begun afflicting much of middle America.
6 min read · 6 comments
Define “Dragging One’s Feet”
By Jon Humphrey · Thu Oct 29, 2020
Is it 219 days? Five years? It’s time to move forward on the Broadband Advisory Group. Now!
3 min read
Secret Telecom Lovers Part 2: Been Caught Cheating
By Jon Humphrey · Sat Oct 24, 2020
Six applicants for Bellingham’s Broadband Advisory Group are examined by Jon for their conflicts of interest with their business ties to the broadband industry.
7 min read · 4 comments
Bellingham Transportation Fund: Time to Renew
By Stoney Bird · Fri Oct 23, 2020
Proposition 2020-14 allows us to support pedestrians and bicyclists by continuing the sales tax of a mere two cents per $10.
4 min read · 5 comments
Starlink is No Star
By Jon Humphrey · Thu Oct 22, 2020
Jon explains why the Starlink satellite Internet service will not be so great and why fiber is still best for reliability, speed, cost, safety and the environment. Really.
17 min read · 5 comments
Voting: Thoughts on Some Election Choices
By John Servais · Mon Oct 19, 2020
Some candidates and issues can be a bit obtuse as we look at the campaign literature. These recommendations are for those with progressive, liberal, or moderate values and perspectives.
5 min read · 4 comments
City Drags Feet On Creation Of Broadband Committee
By Jon Humphrey · Sun Oct 18, 2020
Bellingham is foot-dragging and Whatcom County gives nearly $1 million to “Big Telecom.”
2 min read · 2 comments
The Last Stand
By David A. Swanson · Sat Oct 17, 2020
Only four US counties remain covid free, each of them rural. We discuss how the pandemic reached rural, isolated counties.
2 min read · 15 comments
WWU Plans For Winter Quarter Beginning January 5th
By Dick Conoboy · Sat Oct 17, 2020
Winter quarter at WWU will look much the same as the fall quarter with mostly online classes.
2 min read
Letter: Supporting Ferndale School Levy
By Letter Writer · Tue Oct 13, 2020
Satpal Sidhu supports Ferndale School Levy
1 min read
Letter: Christine Grant for PUD Commissioner
By Letter Writer · Mon Oct 12, 2020
Daniel Kirkpatrick has a letter to the editor endorsing Christine Grant for Public Utility District Commissioner.
2 min read
The Pandemic and Our Erratic Leader
By Michael Riordan · Sat Oct 10, 2020
The novel coronavirus infects the US president and he responds, after a weekend visit to Walter Reed Military Hospital, with wild mood swings and reckless policy pronouncements.
3 min read
Changing Bellingham’s Definition Of “Family”
By Dick Conoboy · Fri Oct 9, 2020
Changing or eliminating the definition of “family” in our zoning codes is fraught with difficulties and likely inevitable unintended(?)consequences.
7 min read · 4 comments
Secret Telecom Lovers
By Jon Humphrey · Wed Oct 7, 2020
Schools especially are losing out because of local government neglect of broadband access. And it isn’t getting better.
11 min read
Damn It!  He Ain’t My Commander in Chief
By Dick Conoboy · Tue Oct 6, 2020
Let’s stop calling the president “our Commander in Chief.”
1 min read · 10 comments
A Doorway Home
By · Sat Oct 3, 2020
JC Mansfield explains how Bellingham and our police have chosen to deal with our homeless residents in unproductive, criminalizing, uncaring, and unconstitutional ways.
20 min read · 1 comment
Musical Chairs At The Planning Commission
By Dick Conoboy · Fri Oct 2, 2020
City hall is trying to keep planning commissioners on the job as vacancies mount in a game of musical chairs.
2 min read · 2 comments
Vote Pellicciotti For State Treasurer - Important
By Dick Conoboy · Mon Sep 28, 2020
Mike Pellicciotti is the one to replace the current, Trump-loving incumbent Washington State Treasurer.
3 min read · 2 comments
The Pandemic and the Presidency
By Michael Riordan · Fri Sep 25, 2020
Why the Trump “administration” is responsible for at least half the 200,000+ US coronavirus deaths.
6 min read · 11 comments
Updates: Cougar Trapping ... Maybe
By John Servais · Wed Sep 23, 2020
4th Update posted. We will provide short updates to the article “Cougar Trapping … Maybe,” to keep you informed of the cougar’s status.
2 min read · 4 comments

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