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Previous Issues
Cover Story
July 2019
More Than 10,000 Expected at Lummi Stommish Grounds
by Tara Nelson Part 2 Imagine a young person telling you they have no direction, purpose, or sense of belonging within their own community. It’s something that’s been heard repeatedly and it’s exactly the kind of thing Paddle to Lummi … Continue reading
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July 2019
This Year We Could Really Use Ranked Choice Voting
by Stoney Bird And here is a chance to try it out! This year Bellinghamsters and their neighbors have a huge array of contested elections and the candidates to go with them. Of nine elections total, we have eight — … Continue reading
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July 2019
How Ranked-Choice Votes Are Counted
by Stoney Bird For both single-winner elections (like mayor or county executive) and multi-winner elections (like the state legislature or the county council), the voters vote for as many candidates as they favor and rank their choices. If the election … Continue reading
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July 2019
poetrywatch
“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.” — John F. Kennedy Do … Continue reading
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July 2019
Whatcom Creek Restoration
by Nicole C. Oliver Editor’s Note: This is an abbreviated version of the article. To read the full article go to: http://www.whatcomwatch.org/old_issues/v8i7.html#story1. The Olympic Pipe Line explosion happened on June 10, 1999, on the afternoon of my daughter´s 7th birthday. … Continue reading
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July 2019
Climate Action Task Force: June Meeting Update
by Betsy Gross Bellingham’s Climate Action Plan Task Force’s June meeting included PowerPoint slide shows, so it was moved to City Council chambers. As I looked around the room, I guessed the change of location might also be due to … Continue reading
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July 2019
May in the Methow Valley
by Joe Meche The Methow River is a tributary of the Columbia, the largest river in the Pacific Northwest. The Methow’s 1,890 square mile watershed drains much of the wilderness areas of the eastern slope of the North Cascades. Its … Continue reading
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July 2019
Garden Visitors
by Peter Heffelfinger Over the years I have been fortunate to have the advice and frequent garden visits of a local retired nurseryman, who stays active doing multiple vegetable gardens to supply fresh produce to local churches and nonprofits. We … Continue reading
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July 2019
Politics, Not Science Behind Water Quality Rollback
by Lorraine Loomis I don’t know how you can be against clean water, but some of the industries in our state are. They have convinced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to roll back the water quality standards we established two … Continue reading
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July 2019
The Nooksack Indians and the Nooksack River
by Allan Richardson This article is based on excerpts from “Nooksack Place Names: Geography, Culture, and Language,” coauthored by Allan Richardson and Brent Galloway. (1) The Nooksack People The Nooksack Indians are a Coast Salish people with a distinct Salishan … Continue reading
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