Recent NWCitizen Articles

Give GW what he deserves
By John Servais · Mon Aug 11, 2003
If you are interested in giving the raspberry to George W when he visits Washington State next week, then check out www.stopbushseattle.com and make travel plans. W is coming here for some photo ops o
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This is an exclusive NwCitizen feature
By John Servais · Fri Aug 8, 2003
If you like a good read then check The Door to War and the Futurist Markets article. The author takes the concept of a Terror Futures Market and looks at how the world works.
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OK. They are completely insane
By John Servais · Sun Aug 3, 2003
Amazing. I can call the supposed president of our country insane and my conservative friends only object to the f word. This is an adult site. If my “credibility” rests on that, then folks know nothin
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Where is Bob Hope when we need him?
By John Servais · Wed Jul 30, 2003
Tuesday afternoon, the Bush administration back peddled from the Terrorist Futures Market idea under fire from Senators from both sides and ridicule from news media. You should know this plan was not
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George W and the Pentagon are absolutely insane
By John Servais · Tue Jul 29, 2003
They are proposing a future’s market on terrorism, assassinations, atrocities and war. These guys figure out a way to make money on most anything. So this is their vision of the future - war for profi
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Pay no attention to the plan behind the curtain
By John Servais · Thu Jul 17, 2003
The Bellingham Herald has good reporting in today’s paper on the City Council’s stumbling into a $300,000-plus gift to a local business. The business happens to be owned by one of the best friends of
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Carpenter’s Union update
By John Servais · Mon Jul 14, 2003
Just to finish the reporting on the carpenters, the union members approved the new contract, which retains their health benefits. The basic reason they went on strike was to avoid cuts in these health
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Herald keeps carpenters in the dark
By John Servais · Fri Jul 4, 2003
A tentative agreement was reached last evening by the carpenter’s and the contractors associations. Construction will resume on all the sites Monday morning and and the agreement will go to a vote of
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Carpenter’s Union strike nearly over?
By John Servais · Wed Jul 2, 2003
The Associated General Contractors and the Carpenter’s Union will meet tomorrow morning to try and settle the health benefits dispute and end the strike, which has stopped major construction projects
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Carpenters striking blows
By John Servais · Sat Jun 28, 2003
The carpenters’ strike continued all day Friday - at St. Joe’s Hospital and at several other large construction sites around Bellingham. Nada in the Herald, of course. All over Western Washington, sit
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Toxic gas news seeps slowly
By John Servais · Fri Jun 27, 2003
The carpenters’ strike at St. Joe’s Hospital continues. They are also striking several other construction sites around Bellingham. The dispute is over the construction industry association reducing th
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Stop the presses! Herald reasonably accurate!
By John Servais · Thu Jun 26, 2003
For the record, the Herald today reported on yesterday’s story below. Reasonably accurate, if they did leave out some important information.
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A stand must be taken to protect water quality
By John Servais · Wed Jun 25, 2003
Posted here because the Bellingham Herald has now ignored this for two days. Of very high importance to Bellingham - and with significant developments.
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There are a few outstanding news web sites
By John Servais · Tue Jun 24, 2003
that provide national and international news that is most important and not always available. One site is truthout and it depends on visitor donations to continue. No ads, no popups, no commercial spo
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The system does not work when there are no checks on state agencies
By John Servais · Fri Jun 13, 2003
St. Joe’s Hospital will probably be facing fines for venting toxic gas into the construction area of their new addition. Our Bellingham Herald has not reported a bit of this. Rumor has it that one or
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Candidate listings were updated this morn
By John Servais · Thu Jun 5, 2003
If you have info on candidates or possible candidates, send it in. The list to the right will be maintained through the election. We gripe about the actions of elected representatives - well, here is
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This site will be quiet for a week
By John Servais · Wed May 28, 2003
as I will be out of town. Upon return, my first interest will be updating the candidate listings in the right-hand column. If you have info on a candidate - or a person considering running - then plea
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Two basic political concepts were trashed last night
By John Servais · Tue May 20, 2003
The Bellingham city council passed the Public Facilities District (PFD) agreement last night. What was passed was 100% what the mayor, last September, told the PFD board to propose. They obeyed. The b
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Thank you for visiting Whiner Net
By John Servais · Mon May 19, 2003
Welcome back. I thank you for visiting Whiner Net - as it is called around Bellingham City Hall. Even the mayor has endorsed that name in our local government corridors. Seems they check the site ofte
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Brett Bonner has announced
By John Servais · Thu May 15, 2003
he will run for Mayor of Bellingham. He has resigned his news job at a local radio station. At the end of his last broadcast this morning, the station ran his paid political ad. There will be a cam
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