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Previous Issues
Watching Government
August 2016
Port of Bellingham Commission
Compiled by Andrew S. McBride Action Taken at June 7, 2016 Meeting Shall the commission: 97. Authorize the executive director to sign a $693,528 contract with Puget Sound Executive Services of Sequim to provide law enforcement officers at the Bellingham … Continue reading
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August 2016
Bellingham City Council
Compiled by Boris Schleinkofer Action Taken at June 6, 2016 Meeting Shall the council: 83. Authorize the mayor to sign a contract with Kristofer Bundy for legal services? Mr. Bundy will assist the city attorney’s office in the case of … Continue reading
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August 2016
Whatcom County Council
Compiled by Barry MacHale Action Taken at June 14, 2016 Meeting Shall the council: 94. Authorize the executive to sign an agreement between the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District and Diking District #2? (Council acting as the flood control … Continue reading
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August 2016
poetry watch
Boris Schleinkofer, poetrywatch editor Poetry has a voice in our community, and the Whatcom Watch is adding to its chorus. You all love poetry, right? Well, here you go! Subject matter is unlimited, but poetry featuring or specific to Whatcom … 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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August 2016
Treaty Rights Aid Salmon Habitat Recovery Effort
by Lorraine Loomis Treaty tribes in western Washington have won some recent treaty rights battles, but we continue to lose ground in the war to restore and protect salmon and their habitat. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously … Continue reading
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August 2016
Lawsuit Halts Water Rights Ballot Initiatives
by John Bartley This article was originally published in The Pierce Progressive (www.thepierceprogressive.org). The author granted reprint permission. More information can be found at savetacomawater.org. Two local business organizations, together with the Port of Tacoma, have joined in a lawsuit … Continue reading
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August 2016
Junga Subedar and the Whatcom Civil Rights Project
by Kathryn Fentress Junga Subedar volunteers as program director of the Whatcom Civil Rights Project and dedicates her time and energy to community service and social justice. She moved to Bellingham in 2001 and lives with her partner, Edward, and … Continue reading
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August 2016
Whatcom’s Homeless Women and Children
by Kara Spencer and Vanessa Thomas It was her third pregnancy but her first baby. Cradling the newborn in her arms, Lauren smiled. “I’m going to do it all for you.” Lauren, not her real name to protect her … Continue reading
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August 2016
From Xwe’chi’eXen to the Place Where The Two Rivers Meet
by Deb Cruz In August and September, the Totem Pole Journey (totempolejourney.com) will continue the legacy of previous Journeys of drawing on, expanding, and energizing alliances in one of the most crucial years for First and American Indian … Continue reading
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