Recent NWCitizen Articles

Megaplex Infection Spreads to Sehome
By Dick Conoboy · Wed May 16, 2018
The disease is greed. The cure to which seems to be beyond the ken of this city government.
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Big Telecom Low-Income Connections are a Joke
By Jon Humphrey · Wed May 16, 2018
This article outlines how totally inadequate the low-income connections provided by the big telecoms are. Yet they are presented as a solution by many council members.
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A time to change NW Citizen ownership
By John Servais · Sun May 13, 2018
After 20 some years of owning and managing Northwest Citizen, I am retiring - and hopeful that some person or group will take ownership and go forward.
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The Human Adventure Is Just Beginning If….
By Jon Humphrey · Thu May 10, 2018
The goal of this article is to highlight a few amazing scientific discoveries in the hopes that it will motivate us to create an economy based on science instead of war.
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A Modest Proposal To City Council And To Landlords
By Dick Conoboy · Thu May 10, 2018
A council call on landlords to reduce rents is in order.
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Oh The Horror! The Invasion of the Dreaded DADU has begun!
By David Camp · Wed May 9, 2018
An investigation of how the the DADU will destroy our Sacred Single-family neighborhoods.
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Uberization Of Your Backyard – Instant Debt Creation
By Dick Conoboy · Mon May 7, 2018
Beware of the companies that will place that cute ADU in your backyard and turn you into a debtor overnight.
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Perspective: Greenways could buy Padden Creek property
By John Servais · Fri May 4, 2018
Two developable lots with over 50% of their property in Padden Creek and its wetland should be purchased by Greenways as they fit all the criteria.
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Tough choice for Democrats: Who will challenge Ericksen?
By Ralph Schwartz · Tue May 1, 2018
Attendees at the campaign kickoff for Tim Ballew II, state Senate candidate, heard good things about Ballew, bad things about Doug Ericksen–and nothing about Pinky Vargas.
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B’ham Planning set to allow Stebner to build virtually in Padden Creek
By John Servais · Mon Apr 23, 2018
Update: comment extended to May15 for requesting public shorelines hearing, EIS, and public hearing - else city poised to approve townhouses by Derek Stebner be build virtually in Padden Creek.
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Ghosts of Maps Past (A Journey Though COBs Inadequate Fiber Maps)
By Jon Humphrey · Thu Apr 19, 2018
The COB has produced a new Fiber map recently that, like the old maps, is still totally inadequate, but has some new colors on it.
Our “Stick to the issue!” City Council President Needs to Chill
By Dick Conoboy · Wed Apr 18, 2018
We are now in a period of undefined censorship during the City Council’s public comment period. It’s called, “stick to the issue.”
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Dig Once Policy Moved Up to April 23rd
By Jon Humphrey · Wed Apr 18, 2018
The consideration of the Dig Once Policy, I’ve mentioned in all of my articles, has been moved up to April 23rd. This can be either very good or very bad.
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Ericksen a tough out for Democrats in 2018
By Ralph Schwartz · Tue Apr 17, 2018
We take an early look at who is running for office this year in Whatcom County. Voters will elect a state senator, state representatives, a county councillor and prosecutor.
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12 Questions (The Odd and Inappropriate)
By Jon Humphrey · Mon Apr 16, 2018
This update in the 12 questions series covers the responses, or lack of responses, I’ve received from the mayor and other council members.
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Jim Peterson … from Homeless to Advocate for the Homeless
By Lisa E. Papp · Sat Apr 14, 2018
Jim Peterson knows what it’s like to be homeless. He’s grateful to be on the other side now. But he won’t rest until every homeless person in our community is housed.
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Did Doug Ericksen in Fact Double Dip?
By Michael Riordan · Thu Apr 12, 2018
An analysis of Senator Doug Ericksen’s alleged “double dipping” during early 2017 when serving as a senior adviser at the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, DC.
MERCURY VICTIMS OF WHATCOM COUNTY
By Tip Johnson · Mon Apr 9, 2018
Toward a more comprehensive approach to human health and the environment
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Gas in Vancouver is now over $6 a gallon—and why you should care
By John Lesow · Sat Apr 7, 2018
Gas hit $1.55 a litre in Vancouver this week. The safe prediction is that pump prices will never go down.
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Forbidden Signs of the Times Part II - The Central Business District
By Dick Conoboy · Tue Apr 3, 2018
Sandwich board signs proliferate in the Central Business District too but not the same way as in Fairhaven
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