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Previous Issues
June 2017
High Crimes and Misdemeanors
by Terry J. Wechsler There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty. — John Adams, Notes for an oration at … Continue reading
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June 2017
Outdated Healthcare Ignores Evidence
by Robert A. Duke Algorithms Can Treat Physician Fallibility Part 2 I’ve learned by assembling the following information that the politically touted “best health care in the world” at primary and acute care levels is outdated and at least 10 … Continue reading
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June 2017
Canadian Pipeline Poses Major Threat to Salish Sea
by Fred Felleman and Jamie Stephens This article appeared in Crosscut.com on November 18, 2016. It is reprinted with permission. There is a dichotomy that defines the Salish Sea, the network of waterways that includes Puget Sound, the San Juan … Continue reading
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June 2017
Conservation Comes First
by Lorraine Loomis An earlier start to the annual salmon season-setting process helped the tribal and state salmon co-managers finish their work right on time this year. Steadily shrinking salmon populations have made the process of establishing fishing seasons increasingly … Continue reading
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June 2017
Life Forsaken: Notes on the Ecological Holocaust in Nooksack
by Steven D. Redman To celebrate 26 years of publishing Whatcom Watch, we are printing excerpts from 20 years ago. The below excerpt is from the June 1997 issue of Whatcom Watch. Editor’s Note: Steven D. Redman is author of … Continue reading
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June 2017
Expand Your Food Growing Horizon
by Peter Heffelfinger Compared to the rest of the continental United States, the Pacific Northwest is unique in offering a relatively cool, year-round gardening season, akin to the maritime clime of England and coastal Northern Europe. The tempering effect of … Continue reading
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June 2017
poetrywatch
Boris Schleinkofer, poetrywatch editor “When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man’s concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.” — … Continue reading
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