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Previous Issues
Twenty Years Ago
April 2025
No Deposit, No Return
Twenty Years Ago Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch has been reprinting articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the March 2005 issue of Whatcom Watch. by Bob Keller In the recent past, the Skagit Valley … Continue reading
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August 2024
Newspaper Junkie Update on Local Publications
Twenty Years Ago Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch has been reprinting article from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the August 2004 issue of Whatcom Watch. by Alan Rhodes Last month I ran an article here … Continue reading
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August 2024
Railroads: the Missing Link
Twenty Years Ago Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch has been reprinting article from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the August 2004 issue of Whatcom Watch. Editor’s Note: This is an abbreviated version of the article. … Continue reading
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July 2024
Local News Junkie Reviews Publications
Twenty Years Ago Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch has been reprinting articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the July 2004 issue of Whatcom Watch. by Alan Rhodes Editor’s Note: Alan Rhodes updated this article … Continue reading
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February 2024
The Policy Piece
Editor’s Note: This is the eighth in a multipart series on the health of northern Puget Sound and Georgia Strait. It was first published in October 2002 by RE Sources and the North Sound Baykeeper under the title, “State of … Continue reading
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August 2023
Cooperative Action Dashed by Competitive Politics
Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch has been reprinting articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article is from the January 2000 issue, more than 20 years ago. We are reprinting two articles because the managing editor and staff … Continue reading
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August 2023
How the City of Bellingham Abused Its Citizens and the Initiative Process
Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch has been reprinting articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article is from the January 2000 issue, more than 20 years ago. We are reprinting two articles because the managing editor and staff … Continue reading
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March 2023
What Lies Beneath Whatcom County Attracts Attention of Federal Government
Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch has been reprinting articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the March 2003 issue of Whatcom Watch. by Alison Bickerstaff On the sunny afternoon of Feb. 5, 2003, Environmental Protection … Continue reading
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March 2023
A Former Coal Miner Looks Back
by Alison Bickerstaff Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch has been reprinting articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the March 2003 issue of Whatcom Watch. Not many people can say they live this close to … Continue reading
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February 2023
Interview With Artist and Conservationist Robert Bateman
Editor’s Note: Robert Bateman is currently 92 and lives in Toronto, Canada. Wikipedia lists 16 books by him or about him, from “The Art of Robert Bateman” in 1981 to “Robert Bateman’s Canada” in 2017. by Joe Meche Birds by … Continue reading
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