Being Frank

  December 2015

Introducing Northwest Treaty Tribes

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by Lorraine Loomis Did you know that over the past four decades the 20 treaty Indian tribes in western Washington have reduced their salmon harvests by more than 75 percent to protect the resource? That tribes have restored thousands of … Continue reading →

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  December 2015

Kitchen Table Activism: From Hard Rock Mine to Nature Preserve

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by Meredith Moench Part 14 Twenty years ago, who dared to dream that the Lummi Island quarry might one day become a protected nature preserve? At the time in 1995, a new operator hoped to expand the 10 acre pit … Continue reading →

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  December 2015

A Threat to Our Neighbors’ Environment

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by Bruce Radtke Bellingham Activist Helps Protect Olympic Peninsula, With Mixed Results Olympic National Park, Wash. – Residents, visitors, and wildlife are threatened by the U.S. Navy’s proposal for electromagnetic warfare training over the Olympic peninsula. Noisy “growler jets” likely … Continue reading →

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  December 2015

Critique of WTA’s 2015 Strategic Plan Update

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by Preston L. Schiller The Whatcom Transportation Authority (WTA) provides many useful services to many citizens in Bellingham and a few destinations outside of the major Whatcom County city. Its buses are clean and comfortable, and its staff at all … Continue reading →

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