Recent NWCitizen Articles

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

Letter: Supporting Ferndale School Levy

By Letter Writer · Tue Oct 13, 2020

Satpal Sidhu supports Ferndale School Levy

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.