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Previous Issues
Watching Government
January 2018
Port of Bellingham Commission
Action Taken at November 7, 2017 Meeting Shall the commission 141. Authorize the executive director to sign a $558,446 contract with Razz Construction of Bellingham for the installation of a shared heating system in the Waterfront District? The source of … Continue reading
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January 2018
Bellingham City Council
Action Taken at November 6, 2017 Meeting Shall the council: 187. Approve the 2018 legislative objectives? The city of Bellingham in partnership with Whatcom County and the Port of Bellingham, has a shared Washington State Legislature agenda. The 2018 agenda … Continue reading
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January 2018
Whatcom County Council
Compiled by Barry MacHale Action Taken at October 24, 2017 Meeting Shall the council: 195. Authorize the executive to sign a $25,000 contract (amendment #1) with the Cascadia Law Group of Seattle to conduct a study and make recommendations related … Continue reading
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January 2018
Washingtonians Can Step Up on Climate in 2018
by Ahmed Gaya This past year, Whatcom County has seen firsthand the consequences of a changing climate: wildfires that black out the sky, snowless mountain tops, and over-heated, dead salmon in our rivers. We have a mess that we know … Continue reading
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January 2018
General Election Results – 2017
General Election Results: Turn-out, Winners, Ballot Measures. General Election Results 2017
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January 2018
Chlorine Being Phased Out of Pulp-Bleaching – GP Plant to Be Affected
by Robyn du Pré Editor’s Note: Georgia-Pacific closed the chlorine plant in 1999. In 2001, it closed the chemical plant, and laid off 420 workers. In 2003/2004 there were cutbacks at the tissue mill; 44 workers were paid off. In … Continue reading
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January 2018
Accord Fosters Cooperation
by Lorraine Loomis A 28-year-old investment in cooperation and government-to-government relations between Indian tribes and the state of Washington is still paying off today. Through the 1989 Centennial Accord the tribes and state committed to work together for the common … Continue reading
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January 2018
poetrywatch
Do You Enjoy poetrywatch? Want to see it continue? Then please, send your poems to us and let the Whatcom Watch share them with our readership! Seriously, we really do want your roughly 25-line poems (though length is by no … Continue reading
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January 2018
Rogues Gallery of Doctors
by Robert A. Duke Allan Pinkerton of detective fame devised the first Rogues Gallery in 1855. It was a compilation of descriptions, methods of operation, hiding places and names of criminals and their associates. My rogues’ gallery doesn’t feature criminals … Continue reading
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January 2018
Three for the Winter Road
by Joe Meche Fellow watchers often ask me to provide a list of my favorite places to see birds in winter, without having to spend half the day getting there! That’s easy to do because I go to the same … Continue reading
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