Recent NWCitizen Articles

Playing With Fire
Tom Dohman · Mon Aug 18, 2025
Allowing recreational bonfires in Bellingham’s wooded residential areas is asking for disaster
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More NEW Taxes?  No!  Just CONTINUED Support for Bellingham Schools
Tom Dohman · Sat Feb 1, 2020
Tom Dohman seeks to clarify Propositions 2020-9 and 2020-10 for the Bellingham School District 501.
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Samish Hill Forested Acreage Getting a “Haircut” - What Lies Ahead?
Tom Dohman · Wed Apr 3, 2019
Various activities on Samish Hill suggest the future for a large area of land zoned single-family.
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Tom Dohman

Citizen Journalist · Writing Since Mar 30, 2018
Tom Dohman is a retired food industry professional - schooled as a microbiologist - who spent three decades working for various food companies, in the disciplines of food product development, quality assurance, food safety and regulatory affairs. He moved to Bellingham for its stunning natural beauty and desirable quality of life. He continues to believe that an informed public can influence its local government to make better decisions for its citizens and that - just maybe - reason can prevail in the end.

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Recent Comments by Tom Dohman

Tue Jan 13, 2026

House Bill 2157 would require companies to test systems for bias, disclose risks and notify customers when AI significantly influences decisions affecting them.

WA House Democrats are moving forward with the above-mentioned bill to regulate artificial intelligence in high stakes decision-making.  It is mentioned that healthcare and insurance coverage decisions would be included with identified guardrails against frivolous decisions depriving patients of adequate care.  WE NEED THESE TOOLS to push back when the "WISeR" pilot begins to chip away at necessary medical care.

 

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