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Whatcom Watch
Twenty Years Ago
June 2019
Infectious Medical Waste Issue to be Decided by Voters
Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch, has been rerunning articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the June 1999 issue of Whatcom Watch. Editor’s Note: Initiative 1-99 was passed at the November 2, 1999, general election … Continue reading
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May 2019
Bicycling and Wellness
Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch has been rerunning articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the May 1999 issue of Whatcom Watch. … Continue reading
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May 2019
San Juan Island Oil Spill on Earth Day
On Earth Day [Thursday, April 22, 1999] we had a small, but significant oil spill reach the west side of the San Juan Islands. The source has yet to be identified. First thing Thursday morning, Earth Day, I received a … Continue reading
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March 2019
Scudder Pond: The Pond That Almost Wasn’t
Editor’s Note: The pond, located near the corner of Alabama Street and Electric Avenue, is abutted by the city Railroad Trail. In November of 1987, Scudder Pond was donated by Veda Armitage (in memory of her father Mr. Scudder) to … Continue reading
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February 2019
Lummi Nation Program Restores Salmon Habitat
Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch, has been rerunning articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the February 1999 issue of Whatcom Watch. During 1998, efforts on multiple fronts were carried out to continue restoration of … Continue reading
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January 2019
Salmon Recovery Efforts to Be Led by the Lummi Nation and Nooksack Tribe
Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch, has been rerunning articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the January 1999 issue of Whatcom Watch. In June, 1998, the Lummi Nation, Nooksack Tribe and Whatcom County signed a … Continue reading
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December 2018
Tribes Reclaim Stolen Lands
Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch has been rerunning articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the December 1998 issue of Whatcom Watch. Editor’s Note: This story of the transformation of Indian country was written by High … Continue reading
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October-November 2018
Voluntary Simplicity Drives New Movement
Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch, has been rerunning articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the October/November 1998 issue of Whatcom Watch. While a graduate school student in the early seventies, I received literature from … Continue reading
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October-November 2018
When I Was Young
Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch, has been rerunning articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the October/November 1998 issue of Whatcom Watch. Editor’s Note: If this article were written today, smartphones, the internet and social … Continue reading
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September 2018
Bellingham Citizens Propose Protecting Lake Whatcom
Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch, has been rerunning articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the September 1998 issue of Whatcom Watch. An initiative created by input from a large group of Bellingham citizens is … Continue reading
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