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Previous Issues
Twenty Years Ago
March 2017
Lummi Island and the Comprehensive Plan
by Albert W. Marshall Editor’s Note: Lummi Island has been spared the wrecking ball. In 2015, the Lummi Island Heritage Trust secured a deal to purchase the 105-acre Lummi Island quarry property. The April issue of Whatcom Watch will have … Continue reading
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February 2017
Winter Solstice Thoughts on Fairhaven Woods
by Dudley Evenson To celebrate 25 years of publishing Whatcom Watch, we will be printing excerpts from 20 years ago. The below excerpts are from the February 1997 issue. Editor’s Note: In 1996, the Madrona Development Corporation of Seattle proposed … Continue reading
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January 2017
The Costs of Driving
by Jemae Pope and Aaron Ostrom To celebrate 25 years of publishing Whatcom Watch, we are printing excerpts from 20 years ago. The article below is from the January 1997 issue of Whatcom Watch. Washington residents drove over 50 billion … Continue reading
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December 2016
Expose of Gannett as Nasty, Unscrupulous Corporation
To celebrate 25 years of publishing Whatcom Watch, we will be printing excerpts from 20 years ago. The below excerpts are from the December 1996 issue of Whatcom Watch. Editor’s Note: When this article was written, the Gannett Corporated owned … Continue reading
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Oct/Nov 2016
Ballot Issue May Influence Future of County’s Natural Heritage
To celebrate 25 years of publishing Whatcom Watch, we will be printing excerpts from 20 years ago. The below excerpts are from the October-November 1996 issue of Whatcom Watch. Editor’s Note: In 1992, the Whatcom County Council passed the Conservation … Continue reading
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September 2016
Bicycle Advocacy Slideshow Presented to Bellingham City Council
by Nicole Oliver To celebrate 25 years of publishing Whatcom Watch, we will be printing excerpts from 20 years ago. The below excerpts are from the September 1996 issue of Whatcom Watch. Susie Stephens of the Northwest Bicycle Federation made … Continue reading
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August 2016
Ruling by Federal Judge Sends Whatcom County a Warning
by Kurt Denke To celebrate 25 years of publishing Whatcom Watch, we will be printing excerpts from 20 years ago. The below excerpts are from the August 1996 issue of Whatcom Watch. On June 17, 1996, Judge William L. Dwyer … Continue reading
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July 2016
Citizen Kayakers Investigate Discharges into Bellingham Bay
To celebrate 25 years of publishing Whatcom Watch, we will be printing excerpts from 20 years ago. The below excerpt is from the July 1996 issue of Whatcom Watch. “No one has a clear idea of actually how many storm … Continue reading
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June 2016
Cherry Point Pier Settlement: Additional Protection for Marine Resources
by David M. Schmalz Editor’s Note: In 1993, Whatcom County issued a shoreline substantial development permit to Cherry Point Industrial Park/Joseph Sheckter. The permit allowed the construction of a fourth pier at Cherry Point. Five citizen groups appealed the decision … Continue reading
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May 2016
Living in a Boom Town:
by Richard Navas For centuries, Americans held an unquestioned belief that growth is good. From the founding of Jamestown, VA, in 1607 to the sudden fortunes of Silicon Valley in California, this nation was raised on the legend of El … Continue reading
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