Pfofile Ryan Knowlton

Ryan Knowlton

Bellingham · Commenting Since Jan 23, 2017

3rd generation Whatcom county resident

Recent NWCitizen Articles

Veterans, COVID, and a Flag at Half-Staff

By Dick Conoboy · Thu Jul 30, 2020

Veterans honor veterans in this time of national mourning.

Western To Go All Online In September

By Dick Conoboy · Wed Jul 29, 2020

Only very limited number of experiential courses will be taught on campus.

There Will Be No Phase 3

By Dick Conoboy · Tue Jul 28, 2020

Moving to the governor’s Phase 3 reopening will very likely never happen. What we have is what we get, except for going back to Phase 1.

Racial Listening Sessions…or Tone Deaf?

By John Servais · Mon Jul 27, 2020

Whatcom Human Rights Task Force has sent an open letter to Mayor Fleetwood and Executive Sidhu expressing their concerns about the planned four Listening Sessions.

COVID-19 Deaths in Whatcom County

By David A. Swanson · Sun Jul 26, 2020

Relative to the state’s other 38 counties, Whatcom is doing reasonably well in terms of COVID-19 deaths

Musings from a Political Junkie in Quarantine

By Dianne Foster · Thu Jul 23, 2020

Guest writer, Dianne Foster, a self-described “old radical hippie, yearning for a better world,” shares her election choices and reasoning.

Open The WWU Campus In September? What Then The Toll?

By Dick Conoboy · Thu Jul 23, 2020

Even a partial opening of the WWU campus will threaten or reverse our progress in fighting the pandemic. Play with fire, get burned.

Republican-leaning states take the lead!

By David A. Swanson · Tue Jul 21, 2020

The 30 Republican-leaning states now lead in total COVID-19 cases

Cougar Inside Bellingham Yard

By John Servais · Tue Jul 21, 2020

No kidding, this mature cougar was casually prowling backyards inside the Bellingham city limits this past weekend.

Update on the COVID-19 Warning System for San Juan County

By David A. Swanson · Sat Jul 18, 2020

So far, so good for San Juan County. The July 4th holiday visitors have not led to either a “Yellow” or “Red” alert for covid-19 cases among its residents

Enough!

By · Mon Jul 13, 2020

A writer has a conversation with an article about police unions.

WWU Campus is Closed And Should Stay That Way

By Dick Conoboy · Mon Jul 6, 2020

Bringing thousands of students back to campus in the fall is a recipe for a disastrous spread of COVID-19. Restart in the fall of 2021.

Is “Being Republican” a Risk to One’s Health and the Health of Others?

By David A. Swanson · Fri Jul 3, 2020

Along with potential “super-spreader” venues, rates of interaction, and other factors, “being Republican” also could represent a COVID-19 risk factor.

Fledgling Great Blue Herons Need Our Help

By Jamie K. Donaldson · Thu Jul 2, 2020

With this year’s crop about to fly the coop, it’s time to contact Mayor Fleetwood to seal the deal and create a permanent, protected wildlife reserve — the first of its kind in Bellingham.

Just Whose Flag Is It Anyway?

By Dick Conoboy · Tue Jun 30, 2020

Guess what? Nobody has a corner on the use or abuse of the U.S. flag.

Revisiting the Estimation of Unconfirmed Cases of COVID-19 in Whatcom County

By David A. Swanson · Sat Jun 27, 2020

Authors find that their method produces estimates of unconfirmed cases consistent with an announcement by the CDC that there are ten times more cases than reported.