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Watching Government
Oct/Nov 2017
Bellingham City Council
Action Taken at August 7, 2017 Meeting Shall the council: 134. Approve the mayor’s appointment of Heather Keay to the Lake Whatcom Watershed Advisory Board? The board advises the city on the purchase, management, maintenance and use of properties within … Continue reading
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Oct/Nov 2017
Bellingham City Council
Action Taken at August 7, 2017 Meeting Shall the council: 134. Approve the mayor’s appointment of Heather Keay to the Lake Whatcom Watershed Advisory Board? The board advises the city on the purchase, management, maintenance and use of properties within … Continue reading
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Oct/Nov 2017
Questions to Candidates and Their Responses: City, County, Port
City of Bellingham Candidates Whatcom County Candidates Port Commission Candidates
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Oct/Nov 2017
Quest Was Public Knowledge, Professional Ignorance No Excuse!
by Robert A. Duke It was public knowledge on Nov. 9, 2016,* that PeaceHealth was negotiating the sale of its medical labs, but the deal, which closed on Feb. 15, 2017, surprised Bellingham’s Family Care Network (FCN). Responding to my … Continue reading
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Oct/Nov 2017
League of Women Voters of Bellingham/Whatcom County
Voter Forums Port Of Bellingham and Bellingham City Council Saturday, Oct 21, 10:00 a.m. City Council Chambers 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham Candidates for Port of Bellingham Districts 1 and 2 positions, Bellingham City Council Ward 6 and At-Large positions .__________________________________ … Continue reading
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Oct/Nov 2017
Minority Rule and Voting as Protest
by Terry Wechsler The American system of democracy is one of the more complex forms of government, not the least reason being the struggle to balance power, particularly among the branches. But another balance that has challenged the nation since … Continue reading
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Oct/Nov 2017
Changing Climate: Adaptation or Extinction
by Ray Kamada Part 1 Let’s begin as a devil’s advocate. What is it with the alarmists? The world is warming, but so what? The Earth has always warmed and cooled. Why keep global warming under 2.0 degrees C.? For … Continue reading
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Oct/Nov 2017
A Pandora’s Cake of Discrimination
by Bob Schober Consider this story: Two gay men walk into a bakery and ask to buy a cake for their wedding. The owner, citing religious conscience, declines. The two men sue the owner and win in lower courts, but … Continue reading
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Oct/Nov 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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Oct/Nov 2017
Atlantic Salmon in Washington State
by Andrew Wise Once a Prize, Now a Fugitive, State Agencies Weigh a Fish’s Future It was 1978 when Andy Appleby first interacted with an Atlantic salmon in the waters of the Puget Sound. A young biologist fresh out of school, Appleby was … Continue reading
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