New web sites

The folks trying to buy the 100-acre Fairhaven Highlands proposed development and turn it into a city park now have their own website - One Hundred Acre Wood.

New - local website that addresses

By John Servais • May 30, 2005

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The folks trying to buy the 100-acre Fairhaven Highlands proposed development and turn it into a city park now have their own website - One Hundred Acre Wood.

New - local website that addresses the issue of voting machines and fair election counts.
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Is Hydrogen the Answer?

By Jon Humphrey • On Oct 26, 2023

The truth is out there; Jon Humphrey has researched the issues and concisely compiled the results.

5 comments, most recent 6 months ago

A Tribute to Wendy Harris

By NWCitizen Management • On Sep 05, 2023

We reprint the 2014 speech she gave upon accepting the Paul deArmond Award.

6 comments, most recent 8 months ago

Welcome to Elon Musk and His Takeover of Twitter

By John Servais • On Oct 27, 2022

The fellow says he wants to make Twitter a better public forum by enhancing freedom of speech. Sounds great.

6 comments, most recent 1 year ago

Dear Vlad…

By Tip Johnson • On Jul 08, 2022

Anon letters trying to intimidate us and our writers are non starters.

9 comments, most recent 1 year ago

Cascadia Daily News Broadband Article Falls Short

By Jon Humphrey • On Feb 25, 2022

The CDN internet article doesn’t question “high-speed” or “affordable” or “coming soon” in Whatcom County.

3 comments, most recent 2 years ago

We Welcome the Cascadia Daily News

By John Servais • On Jan 23, 2022

We have a new newspaper located in Bellingham with the goal of covering our three counties and lower British Columbia.

1 comment, most recent 2 years ago

Cascadia Daily News Is Arriving Soon!

By Dick Conoboy • On Jan 10, 2022

At last, a newspaper of substance, unhindered by imbedded corporate interests

3 comments, most recent 2 years ago

Letter: The Social Security Crisis Is a Lie

By Letter Writer • On Nov 28, 2021

Shannon Skinner debunks the Social Security crisis

Ron Judd Bids Farewell to Seattle

By John Servais • On Sep 06, 2021

Learning more about the managing editor of a new daily news source in Bellingham, coming January 1.

1 comment, most recent 2 years ago

Cascadia Daily News to Begin In January

By John Servais • On Aug 06, 2021

Bellingham to get a locally owned and professional daily news publication beginning in January 2022.

7 comments, most recent 2 years ago

YouTube’s Subversion Of The Bellingham City Council

By Dick Conoboy • On Aug 04, 2021

Playing along with YouTube is a losing game for Bellingham. It is time to break the ties that bind … and blind.

5 comments, most recent 2 years ago

The Monumentally Moronic Mindlessness Of YouTube

By Dick Conoboy • On Jul 24, 2021

It is time for Bellingham City Hall to take control by dumping YouTube for having taken down a video of a City Council meeting.

8 comments, most recent 2 years ago

After worker victories, The Bellingham Herald’s union is in place

By Ralph Schwartz • On Mar 02, 2021

With a recent dispute between the newspaper’s reporters and management over, the real work can begin.

3 comments, most recent 3 years ago

City Hall homeless camp cleared out a day early

By John Servais • On Jan 28, 2021

Bellingham started clearing 24 hours earlier than announced days ago. Antifa has showed up in numbers to provoke. Heavy police presence

2 comments, most recent 3 years ago

McClatchy seeks to break up union that includes Bellingham Herald staff

By Ralph Schwartz • On Jan 11, 2021

While McClatchy appears ready to accept unionization among the Herald’s content creators, it would be on their terms.

5 comments, most recent 3 years ago

Unanswered Questions From Oil Train Wreck at Custer

By John Servais • On Dec 29, 2020

Something is amiss regarding the BNSF oil-train wreck in Custer on Dec 22, 2020. Why, after a week, are there no answers and a cause?

11 comments, most recent 3 years ago

‘Now we will have a voice’—Bellingham Herald’s newsroom joins union

By Ralph Schwartz • On Dec 22, 2020

After a takeover by a hedge fund with a history of decimating newspapers, The Bellingham Herald’s news staff is taking a stand.

2 comments, most recent 3 years ago

Mainstream Media won’t Say this about Hong Kong

By Ho See-wing • On Jun 13, 2020

Hong Kong freedom protestors are against Black Lives Matters protestors?? Our USA corporate media have not told us that. Ho See-wing links us to more news sources.

2 comments, most recent 3 years ago

Bellingham Herald Reprints Seattle Times Article - But With Edit

By John Servais • On May 29, 2020

How the Herald reports Bellingham news by reprinting articles from the Seattle Times - but cannot even do that honestly.

1 comment, most recent 3 years ago

PeaceHealth Sets Up Straw Man of Dr Lin

By John Servais • On Apr 06, 2020

Wherein we pick our way through the evolving versions of the PeaceHealth letter/ad in Sunday’s Bellingham Herald. And cover their obsessive efforts to marginalize Dr Lin.

5 comments, most recent 4 years ago

Three ways to cover a whistleblower story

By John Servais • On Mar 20, 2020

How the Seattle Times, Bellingham Herald and this site, NWCitizen, reported on the issues raised in Dr. Ming Lin’s letter to Charles Prosper, the CMO of PeaceHealth.

1 comment, most recent 4 years ago

Bellingham Herald to end Saturday publication

By Dianne Foster • On Jun 25, 2019

Dianne Foster expresses her thoughts and regrets as the Bellingham Herald announces the pending cancellation of Saturday newspapers.

1 comment, most recent 4 years ago

New LLC Ownership for NW Citizen

By John Servais • On Sep 27, 2018

Am delighted NW Citizen now has a solid future with its acquisition by a new LLC company

3 comments, most recent 5 years ago

A time to change NW Citizen ownership

By John Servais • On May 13, 2018

After 20 some years of owning and managing Northwest Citizen, I am retiring - and hopeful that some person or group will take ownership and go forward.

7 comments, most recent 6 years ago

What Is Doug Ericksen Thinking?

By Michael Riordan • On Feb 13, 2018

Sen. Doug Ericksen’s blind fealty to a deeply unpopular president and his profligate use of taxpayer funds are likely to cost him dearly as he vies to get reelected in November.

8 comments, most recent 6 years ago

Dick Conoboy awarded Paul deArmond Citizen Journalism Award

By John Servais • On Jan 10, 2018

Dick Conoboy has written for over 10 years about Bellingham city hall not enforcing its own laws and the slow destruction of single family neighborhoods. The award is well earned.

3 comments, most recent 6 years ago

KMRE Community Radio Needs Our Help

By John Servais • On Nov 03, 2017

Saturday and Sunday, Nov 4 and 5, KMRE is hosting town hall meetings seeking ideas and help for the future of the radio station.

Operation Black and Blue Truckers Protest

By John Servais • On Oct 07, 2017

Truckers are protesting in three states - and the news media is pretending it is not happening.

What is with the Herald?

By John Servais • On Aug 09, 2017

Honesto Silva Ibarra died while toiling in Whatcom County berry fields. The Herald does not report it. The Weekly does. Oh, and Margaret Bikman is let go by the Herald.

2 comments, most recent 6 years ago

Cascadia News Now: Murphy, Bostrum and Layton

By John Servais • On Aug 04, 2017

Interviews with council candidates Roxanne Murphy, Eric Bostrum and Layton Murphy

4 comments, most recent 6 years ago

Two Communications Directors?

By Michael Riordan • On Aug 01, 2017

Doug Ericksen and Anthony Scaramucci were ill cast in the role of communications directors.

The Former Joe Show

By Ellen Murphy • On Jul 27, 2017

Ellen Murphy writes a requiem. The Joe Show on KBAI is being shut down. The noon every day show is the victim of a decision of large corporate media located 2,000 miles away.

3 comments, most recent 6 years ago

Primary: I’m voting Jean Layton for city council—and you should, too

By Ralph Schwartz • On Jul 09, 2017

The Aug. 1 primary is more about who shouldn’t advance than who should.

4 comments, most recent 6 years ago

Stephanie Kountouros To Receive Paul deArmond Citizen Journalism Award

By John Servais • On Feb 07, 2017

Stephanie Kountouros, talk show host on local community radio station KMRE, will receive the 2016 Paul deArmond Citizen Journalism Award.

A Millennial Response to Deja Vu Article

By Guest Writer • On Nov 12, 2016

We feel it appropriate to allow this millennial to blast away at us for my articles on Trump and Hillary. These articles can be referred to a year and years from now for how well they stand up.

3 comments, most recent 7 years ago

Whistleblower Defenders

By Anne Mackie • On Oct 26, 2016

The role of the investigative journalist

The state of citizen journalism is strong: Two receive deArmond awards

By Ralph Schwartz • On Mar 11, 2016

The third annual deArmond dinner celebrated the work of Sandy Robson and Neah Monteiro.

2 comments, most recent 8 years ago

Dwindling Information Makes Voters Susceptible to Spin

By Guest Writer • On Oct 27, 2015

A perspective on the our changing news system, the consequences, and the challenges for the future. With a suggestion of the solution.

5 comments, most recent 8 years ago

Kudos to Our Police

By Dick Conoboy • On Jul 13, 2015

Bellingham police are obviously trained to de-escalate armed confrontations. This is the way it should be.

6 comments, most recent 8 years ago

Riley Sweeney to Receive Paul deArmond Award

By John Servais • On Jan 22, 2015

The second annual award for Citizen Journalism will be to The Political Junkie himself who runs the Sweeney Politics blog, Riley Sweeney.

3 comments, most recent 7 years ago

Riley’s Top 5 Whatcom Political Stories of 2014

By Riley Sweeney • On Dec 24, 2014

The Herald gave us their top 10 stories, Riley gives you his top 5

Tune in TONIGHT for Political Comedy

By Riley Sweeney • On Oct 14, 2014

Riley does a local political comedy show

1 comment, most recent 9 years ago

Sins of Omission

By Sandy Robson • On Jun 27, 2014

In the Weekly, Tim Johnson left out three words in quoting Craig Cole - and his story misleads readers. Guest article by Sandy Robson.

11 comments, most recent 9 years ago

Herald and Weekly Withhold the News

By John Servais • On Jun 11, 2014

Wyoming Senators and coal honchos were in Whatcom County June 10 - to hold a news conference with select reporters.

7 comments, most recent 9 years ago

Feint, Calumny, Solidarity

By Guest Writer • On May 28, 2014

A perspective by guest writer Ellen Murphy reflects on the Whatcom Watch and the threatened law suit by Craig Cole.

22 comments, most recent 9 years ago

SweeneyPolitics: Fleetwood files against Ericksen

By John Servais • On Apr 30, 2014

Riley posted this morning that Seth Fleetwood has decided to challenge Doug Ericksen for state senate in the 42nd District.

1 comment, most recent 10 years ago

Fukushima Radiation Found In Canada

By John Servais • On Mar 14, 2014

Fukushima radiation has been found 20 miles from Whatcom County farmland along the Fraser River in British Columbia.

1 comment, most recent 10 years ago

Whatcom Watch Editor Resigns

By John Servais • On Mar 02, 2014

The editor of the Whatcom Watch, Richard Jehn, has resigned effective today. Chalk up a victory for Craig Cole and Pacific International Terminals.

8 comments, most recent 10 years ago

Relevant Documents to Libel Threat

By John Servais • On Feb 25, 2014

The full text of Craig Cole’s threatening letter of libel against the Whatcom Watch. And the emptiness of the threat.

16 comments, most recent 10 years ago

Wendy Harris on Citizen Journalism

By Wendy Harris • On Feb 22, 2014

Accepting the Paul deArmond award of citizen journalism on Feb 7, Wendh Harris gave this speech. We think it deserves its own post.

Craig Cole Threatens Libel Suit

By John Servais • On Feb 19, 2014

Craig Cole, the local contact for the proposed Cherry Point coal port has threatened the Whatcom Watch with a libel lawsuit.

6 comments, most recent 10 years ago

Have You Exceeded Your Right To Information?

By Wendy Harris • On Feb 01, 2014

Filing a public record request could land a citizen in jail under a proposal reflected in a Herald opinion article.

2 comments, most recent 10 years ago

The Marijuana Bowl

By John Servais • On Jan 19, 2014

Super Bowl … Weed Bowl … This bud’s for you … Bong Bowl … Marijuana Bowl … whatever. It is on!

1 comment, most recent 10 years ago

How the Coal Industry Funneled $40,000 into Whatcom

By Riley Sweeney • On Oct 02, 2013

Riley uncovers how the Coal Industry is funding conservative candidates in Whatcom County

11 comments, most recent 10 years ago

So Long Lawrence O’Donnell

By John Servais • On Aug 08, 2013

Liberal talking head Lawrence O’Donnell went into a bullying rant against a well qualified guest - and showed he’s just like O’Reilly.

2 comments, most recent 10 years ago

NWCitizen Stands With Edward Snowden

By John Servais • On Jun 10, 2013

Edward Snowden is a very courageous patriot, in the opinion of the publisher of NWCitizen.

3 comments, most recent 10 years ago

Riley On An Astounding Practice by the Herald

By John Servais • On Jun 08, 2013

Over at the Political Junkie, Riley Sweeney has a report on one criteria the Herald uses to reject letters to the editor.

1 comment, most recent 10 years ago

Who is filing for elective offices???

By John Servais • On May 17, 2013

Tuesday morning and nothing in today’s Bellingham Herald. Nor online. We provide the basics to fill in this latest omission by our “daily” newspaper.

9 comments, most recent 10 years ago

In Memory of Paul deArmond

By Guest Writer • On May 06, 2013

Paul deArmond is remembered by his sister Claire. He was a Republican-at-Large.

2 comments, most recent 11 years ago

Freedom Academy Comes to Whatcom County

By Riley Sweeney • On Apr 22, 2013

Riley attends Tea Party training and runs afoul of Rep. Overstreet

1 comment, most recent 11 years ago

Is That Apple Hard Drive Really Yours?

By Dick Conoboy • On Apr 04, 2013

It seems that for Apple products, you do not really own that hard drive… as a journalist recently discovered.

2 comments, most recent 11 years ago

No City Housing Hearing on March 20

By John Servais • On Mar 19, 2013

The Bellingham Herald article today is wrong. There is no hearing tomorrow, March 20

Valuable Article in the Whatcom Watch

By John Servais • On Mar 17, 2013

Wendy Harris writes about the proposed $8 million concrete bridge along the Bellingham waterfront - using Greenways funds to build.

3 comments, most recent 11 years ago

Wendy Harris Receives deArmond Award for Citizen Journalism

By Guest Writer • On Jan 09, 2013

Tim Johnson writes about the first recipient of the Paul deArmond Citizen Journalism award, Whatcom County writer Wendy Harris.

3 comments, most recent 10 years ago

Correction of Error

By John Servais • On Jan 02, 2013

A needed correction and apology for an error in a story that has been pulled.

3 comments, most recent 11 years ago

Skiing, Avalanches, and Internet Media-

By John Servais • On Dec 21, 2012

The Tunnel Creek avalanche and three skiers’ deaths last February was a confusing tragedy. Experts killed. How did it happen?

Video of Mudslide Derailing Train Monday

By John Servais • On Dec 19, 2012

A dramatic video of yet another mudslide near Everett - and what will be coming down on coal trains. Amtrak service to Bellingham is shut down.

4 comments, most recent 11 years ago

Print Media: Death Knell or Phoenix Moment?

By Riley Sweeney • On Oct 18, 2012

Riley talks about the Seattle Times, Newsweek and the future of Print Media

Local Conservative Blog Fails at Flowcharts

By Riley Sweeney • On Sep 05, 2012

Riley patiently explains to the Whatcom Excavator what a flowchart should look like

Is NOAA Reporting False Higher Temperatures?

By John Servais • On Jul 29, 2012

New report suggests U.S. weather stations reporting higher temperatures because NOAA has poorly managed sensors and caused false higher readings.

11 comments, most recent 11 years ago

From the Political Junkie: Judges, Jails, and Local Politics

By Riley Sweeney • On Jul 04, 2012

Riley interviews judicial candidates, reviews campaign tactics, and discusses fireworks

Ron Paul Delegates Railroaded at Whatcom GOP Convention

By Riley Sweeney • On Apr 24, 2012

Riley attended the Whatcom GOP Convention and reports back

1 comment, most recent 12 years ago

Two Port Commissioners Held Illegal Meeting

By John Servais • On Apr 10, 2012

An illegal serial Port Commission meeting should be investigated by the State Auditor, and two commissioners should be made accountable for their actions.

5 comments, most recent 12 years ago

Jack Petree, Olympia, the Whatcom Council and Obama’s Inner Circle

By Riley Sweeney • On Jan 11, 2012

Latest from the Political Junkie on a variety of subjects

7 comments, most recent 12 years ago

Bellingham Herald removes comments

By Wendy Harris • On Dec 30, 2011

Decide for yourself if this blog comment, posted under my own name, should have been flagged and removed from the Bellingham Herald Online Edition.

1 comment, most recent 12 years ago

Dan Pike Issues Order to Evict Occupy Bellingham

By Riley Sweeney • On Dec 27, 2011

Riley questions Pike’s timing, and Occupy’s choice of tactics

2 comments, most recent 12 years ago

Rick Perry, Can We Talk?

By Riley Sweeney • On Dec 13, 2011

Riley has a conversation with Rick Perry

2 comments, most recent 12 years ago

The Political Junkie needs your input

By Riley Sweeney • On Dec 08, 2011

Please take my reader’s survey, I’m planning 2012

Wall Street protests ignored by news media

By John Servais • On Sep 25, 2011

Wall Street protests have been ongoing for over a week - but U.S. corporate news media have been covering them up.

1 comment, most recent 12 years ago

Riley will be Live-blogging on Election Night

By Riley Sweeney • On Aug 14, 2011

Tune in to the Political Junkie for an election night liveblog!

From the Political Junkie: Riley’s Voting Guide

By Riley Sweeney • On Aug 03, 2011

Riley shares what he is reading to help decide in this primary

16 comments, most recent 12 years ago

The Political Junkie Interviews Christina Maginnis

By Riley Sweeney • On Jul 18, 2011

The Political Junkie interviews Christina Maginnis

4 comments, most recent 12 years ago

Dave Warren plays the martyr

By John Servais • On Jun 02, 2011

The public meeting to hear opinions about the coal port last night saw local union leader Dave Warren playing games.

3 comments, most recent 12 years ago

News you can use: Burgers and Beer

By Paul deArmond • On May 23, 2011

Where Paul touches on Police reporting, where to get a good hamburger, and what is wrong with micro brews

4 comments, most recent 12 years ago

From The Political Junkie: Obama’s Re-election Stories

By Riley Sweeney • On May 15, 2011

Riley Sweeney outlines the three storylines defining Obama’s Re-election Campaign

2 comments, most recent 13 years ago

From The Political Junkie: Jay Inslee comes to Whatcom County

By Riley Sweeney • On Apr 22, 2011

Riley Sweeney shares video of Jay Inslee’s speech to the Whatcom Dems

1 comment, most recent 13 years ago

From a Political Junkie: Dispatches from the Tea Party Rally

By Riley Sweeney • On Apr 16, 2011

Riley Sweeney reports on the April 15th Tea Party Rally

10 comments, most recent 13 years ago

From a Political Junkie: Thousands Gather for International Labor Rally

By Riley Sweeney • On Apr 04, 2011

Riley Sweeney reports on April 2nd Labor Rally

9 comments, most recent 13 years ago

Larry Farr to go against Seth Fleetwood

By John Servais • On Mar 24, 2011

Switches from 3rd Ward race to At Large city council seat

From The Political Junkie: Order of Invalidity Summary

By Riley Sweeney • On Feb 09, 2011

Riley Sweeney compiles several local writings about the County Council breaking the law

1 comment, most recent 13 years ago

Egypt - one writer’s perspective

By John Servais • On Feb 02, 2011

Egypt - just one citizen voicing his perspective on what is happening. Speaking freely.

4 comments, most recent 13 years ago

New Bellingham Register worth a look

By John Servais • On Jan 30, 2011

4 comments, most recent 13 years ago

Learn the Facts from Foreign Media

By John Servais • On Dec 08, 2010

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange faces rape charges. The facts are revealed only by foreign news media.

14 comments, most recent 13 years ago

Wikileaks is serving Democracy

By John Servais • On Dec 01, 2010

Updated Dec 3. I support WikiLeaks and their release of government documents so citizens can vote intelligently.

12 comments, most recent 13 years ago

Herald runs a beautiful smear of Rossi

By John Servais • On Aug 16, 2010

Headline and article paint U.S. Senate candidate Dino Rossi very badly on final day ballots are mailed. The Bellingham Herald editors print a perfect smear.

5 comments, most recent 13 years ago

Deceptive Herald article on planning

By John Servais • On Aug 13, 2010

Am looking for a writer to rebut Jack Petree’s BIAW propaganda article the Herald saw fit to print.

3 comments, most recent 13 years ago

Cooperation no substitute for small libraries

By John Servais • On Aug 07, 2010

A library card from any Whatcom County library can now be used at any library in the county

5 comments, most recent 13 years ago

Oil Spill - What is not reported

By John Servais • On Jun 28, 2010

BP oil spill video taken on a private plane flight over the Gulf of Mexico. The spill is worse than our media are telling us.

Biased Herald Reporting

By John Servais • On Apr 21, 2010

Bellingham Herald reporting is skewed to foster desired opinions and hide facts

4 comments, most recent 14 years ago

Dysfunctional - the now acceptable word

By John Servais • On Feb 22, 2010

It is now acceptable to say that our governments are dysfunctional. I agree they are. The question is - why?

10 comments, most recent 14 years ago

Troubling Vancouver Olympics

By John Servais • On Feb 01, 2010

The Olympic games are disruptive to civil rights wherever they are held. This is proving true again in Vancouver.

1 comment, most recent 14 years ago

Northwest Citizen has a Front Page

By John Servais • On Jan 29, 2010

NwCitizen adds new design elements to its home page. The publisher explains what and why.

1 comment, most recent 14 years ago

FTC workshop - Journalism in the Internet Age

By John Servais • On Dec 03, 2009

The FTC workshop webcasts are posted and available for viewing.
FTC workshop - How will Journalism Survive the In

9 comments, most recent 14 years ago

Fair and Balanced Reporting: Blood in the Streets

By Tip Johnson • On Nov 25, 2009

Paul de Armond’s recent article about Leonard Zeskind’s new book, “Blood and Poli

3 comments, most recent 14 years ago

Scintillating Sat/Sun Solicitation

By Tip Johnson • On Nov 14, 2009

We don’t make special offers like this very often, but if you act right now, you’ll not only continue getting free access to fresh views, news and opinion on Northwest Citizen, but you’ll also help se

14 comments, most recent 14 years ago

Election Tallying Day notes

By John Servais • On Nov 03, 2009

A few of us at NwCitizen want to do some post-election analysis on how the campaigning went down. For that, we need to examine as many of the different cards and mailings as possible. If you

1 comment, most recent 14 years ago

What is a hit piece?

By Craig Mayberry • On Oct 29, 2009

There is a lot of discussion about this time every year on hit pieces and negative campaigning. So now I have to ask the question: What is the definition of a hit piece? Part of the problem is ever

14 comments, most recent 14 years ago

Scott Walker corruption ignored by Herald

By John Servais • On Aug 02, 2009

No surprise. The Herald has always protected Port Commissioners. The KAP scandal of 1990 is a good example. The commissioners got suckered into a multi-million dollar development scheme that

2 comments, most recent 14 years ago

Bellingham Herald continues slide to irrelevance

By John Servais • On Jul 25, 2009

Our local daily newspaper, the Bellingham Herald, continues to decline in its usefulness and value to citizens and residents of Bellingham and Whatcom County. The Herald, one of the lowest cir

3 comments, most recent 14 years ago

Bellingham Herald future

By John Servais • On Jun 03, 2009

This week, McClatchy sold its Herald building to Bob Hall. McClatchy, owner of the Herald newspaper, is in deep financial trouble. The Herald decided this simple building sale was worth front

4 comments, most recent 14 years ago

A note to readers of NwCitizen

By John Servais • On May 18, 2009

Just a short bit about NwCitizen this morning. A few thoughts. Nothing heavy. But some things I’d like the regular readers to know.

The idea of this ‘blog’, or whatever it is

3 comments, most recent 14 years ago

KGMI and Ken Mann

By Craig Mayberry • On May 13, 2009

There has been some behind the scenes controversy over Cascade Radio Groups decision to allow Ken Mann to continue to be on the air from 5pm-6pm five days a week while also being a declared candidate

7 comments, most recent 14 years ago

Non news headlines in local daily

By John Servais • On May 12, 2009

Non news dominated the Sunday Herald. I mean news spun out of thin air by Sam Taylor and the editors of the Herald. There are tens - hundreds - of important news stories the Herald is complet

7 comments, most recent 14 years ago

The Mayor’s Statement in the Herald

By John Servais • On Apr 26, 2009

Dan Pike’s guest editorial in Sunday’s Herald is a direct result of an article on NwCitizen earlier this week. Indeed, on Wednesday, after the article had only been up for a couple hours, I go

3 comments, most recent 14 years ago

Candidates, Campaigns & Confabs

By John Servais • On Apr 14, 2009

Political commentary serves very legitimate purposes. By exposing the behind the scenes maneuvers of political operatives, it helps citizens and potential candidates to question motives and ag

2 comments, most recent 15 years ago

Council elects Barry Buchanan its President

By John Servais • On Jan 06, 2009

Barry Buchanan was elected President of the Bellingham City Council yesterday. You would not know that from the Herald report by Sam Taylor. He missed the most important decision the council

1 comment, most recent 15 years ago

Bellingham Herald may cease publishing

By John Servais • On Dec 23, 2008

Today, McClatchy stock is trading at 74 cents a share - down 99% in value from their high of $74.50 in 2005. McClatchy was a $5 billion company when it bought the Bellingham Herald in 2006.

3 comments, most recent 15 years ago

Sam Taylor exposes county council machinations

By John Servais • On Oct 23, 2008

Sam Taylor has an excellent article in today’s Bellingham Herald. There is a link at the bottom of this post directly to the article and the comments it is generating. This link may go bad in a few

5 comments, most recent 15 years ago

Did Herald aid and abet a crime?

By John Servais • On Sep 28, 2008

Sep 30 addition - see bottom of article for interesting additional information about a Herald reporter relevant to this prosecution.
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Dave McEachran’s prosecution of Jeffrey Ga

3 comments, most recent 15 years ago

Crosscut has Whatcom Indy story

By John Servais • On Jul 10, 2008

Crosscut in Seattle has posted an article on the closing of the Whatcom Independent. If you were a reader of the Indy then you may enjoy this article by Jon Sayer.

As one of the founders and

1 comment, most recent 15 years ago

Bellingham Herald thoughts

By John Servais • On Jul 08, 2008

First off, I read the Herald thoroughly every day and have subscribed for decades. Local news is vital for us citizens. However, my criticism of the Herald is well known in this community and

10 comments, most recent 15 years ago

The end of the Whatcom Independent

By John Servais • On Jun 12, 2008

Today’s issue of the Whatcom Independent weekly newspaper is the last issue. Started in November 2003 - almost 5 years ago - it is simply shutting down publication because it has never been able to g

2 comments, most recent 15 years ago

Ski to Sea Weekend - a parking guide

By John Servais • On May 15, 2008

Alan Rhodes seems to want to be like Emmett Watson, the late writer about Lesser Seattle. However, Alan seems to lack Emmett’s basic charitable view of his fellow humans. Emmett had a sense of humor

2 comments, most recent 16 years ago

Fairhaven Library - lets get it right

By John Servais • On Mar 26, 2008

On other blogs are some weird misunderstandings being posted - and questions that are going unanswered. Below I try to clarify some issues about the Fairhaven Library. At next Monday’s Bellingham Ci

4 comments, most recent 16 years ago

Correction Direction

By Tip Johnson • On Feb 05, 2008

I took a little heat from one of our new councilmembers, who took issue with yesterday’s piece, “Continuing Parlor Tricks”. Therein, I used a bad choice of words, suggesting final action might

A Question for our County Auditor

By John Servais • On Feb 01, 2008

Yesterday we all received our ballots for the presidential primary election. We are expected to fill them out and mail them in by February 19. The instructions are complicated and confusing - as see

Hitting the Ground Running

By John Servais • On Jan 08, 2008

OK, we are running on the new server. And the design and programming are going well. I have cautious hope the transformed site will be running by early next week. One addition will be comments. I have

We Shall Return

By John Servais • On Jan 07, 2008

This website will be static for a couple days as we prepare for transforming it. We will be back with a new look and action. Hopefully very soon.

Liberal talk-radio in Whatcom County?

By John Servais • On Jan 03, 2008

I’ve now heard the rumor twice. Could it finally be happening? You know, when conservative radio station owners try to construct a liberal program, it rarely works. Usually harsh and excited and outra

New local political website

By John Servais • On Dec 22, 2007

Noon
A new local political website is starting up - bellinghambloggers.com. No content there yet, but the aspirations are excellent. Chris Renoud wants to run the site with integrity and cre

Someone just trying to cause trouble

By John Servais • On Dec 21, 2007

8:30 pm
The post referred to on this morning’s post was not - not - by Carl Weimer. It was by someone who posted what they hoped would irritate me enough to lash out at Carl - someone just trying t

Professional standards and all that

By John Servais • On Dec 20, 2007

Sam Taylor has an article in today’s Herald on the Bellingham City Council special session yesterday when they approved John Carter as the new city Finance Director. Sam includes some quotes from Cart

Our newspaper of record just makes the record disappear

By John Servais • On Dec 16, 2007

Poof. Gone. The Bellingham Herald has deleted yesterday’s front page headline story from its list of local news stories online. Yep - the other front page stories are still on the local news - but not

Racism is alive and healthy

By John Servais • On Dec 15, 2007

A racist headline in today’s Herald - but they don’t have a clue. The news is the Northwood Casino finally got their liquor permit - which they should have had long ago. But the Herald hypes the issue

Websites covering local issues

By John Servais • On Dec 03, 2007

It is so nice to have several websites covering local issues. The past few days I’ve just not even thought of posting and have enjoyed checking other sites. As new local voices have gone online

Bellingham Herald editorial ethics

By John Servais • On Nov 29, 2007

A quick check of the below letter to the Herald website shows 76 comments have been posted. Me thinks this partially explains why the Herald prints and posts a letter that endorses murder. The Herald

Scooped on a Fairhaven story

By John Servais • On Nov 20, 2007

Swearing-In Ceremony next Tuesday at 4:30 pm in our Bellingham City Council Chambers for Dan Pike as mayor and Stan Snapp as council member.

Noon
Sam Taylor has scooped me on a Fairhaven sto

Forcing Elections Supervisor to protect voter identity

By John Servais • On Oct 27, 2007

Is the Herald in denial? Nothing in Friday’s or today’s Herald on the screwup of ballots by the Whatcom County Auditor. For a few hours Friday their website had a very small post which minimized the s

Olympia urges Auditor to rethink counting process

By John Servais • On Oct 27, 2007

Marian Beddill has posted a good technical description of what happened with our ballots. She uses this serious incident to explain why computerized voting has serious problems.

9 pm - A long d

My Vote; Bellingham Weekly

By John Servais • On Oct 24, 2007

Louise Bjornson got my vote. Yep, ballot is mailed. And I found myself at the moment of truth thinking that, you know, we will get at least three smart bucks on the new council and four if Bill Geyer

Candidate forum on Btv10

By John Servais • On Oct 03, 2007

The candidate forum this evening was a good one. It will be much better on Btv10 as it is rebroadcast many times this month. For the live audience, the two TV cameras were really in the way. Check the

Are all qualifying Herald letters printed?

By John Servais • On Oct 01, 2007

Letters not printed in the Herald that seem to meet their criteria has been an issue for years. Now, answers are coming to light explaining why some letters do not get printed. There could well be mor

Herald editorial on Lake Whatcom land deal

By John Servais • On Sep 30, 2007

The Bellingham Herald editorial today is excellent. It raises the basic questions about the newly proposed Lake Whatcom land reconveyance deal to make a park on the very steep hillsides at the south e

Lake Whatcom land deal; “technicality” loses Herald’s letters

By John Servais • On Sep 25, 2007

Tom Pratum has some good information on the proposed - and still mostly secret - Lake Whatcom land reconveyance plan. He posted it on the North Cascades Audubon Society website, which he runs. It outl

Letters to the Editor—or not

By John Servais • On Sep 24, 2007

The Herald continues to sit on the letter criticizing the racist cartoon in the Sat, Sep 15 paper. Last week, editorial page editor Scott Ayers said on his blog that he was out of letters and planned

My posts here were accurate

By John Servais • On Sep 22, 2007

The October surprise is a week early. Today’s Herald has the carefully managed news of the land swap that John Watts alerted us to on Sep 11 - and which was then denied by the McShanes, Mitch Friedman

Last night’s forum

By John Servais • On Sep 21, 2007

Scott Ayers complains in his blog this morning that he has so few letters to the editor that next Monday he may not have any to print. Yet I know of one letter he has been sitting on - not from me an

A new type of news feature

By John Servais • On Sep 18, 2007

Sam Taylor, political reporter for the Herald, appears to have a new type of news feature in today’s paper. He is reporting small but important bits of campaign news in one article. This format, if co

Blatant racist cartoon

By John Servais • On Sep 15, 2007

A racist political cartoon in today’s Bellingham Herald shows very poor judgement by the editors. Or else a misunderstanding of what constitutes racism. Or, perhaps the editors are unaware of their ow

A new local liberal portal website

By John Servais • On Sep 03, 2007

Have added a new link to a local liberal portal website - Mainstreampolitics. This is run from Whatcom County and has links to many blogs and selected online articles about the Northwest. The link is

Herald wants to add interest

By John Servais • On Sep 02, 2007

The Herald wants to know what it can do to make elections more “interesting”. Boy, I thought I’d get three days off and then Scott Ayers writes this nonsense in today’s paper. Scott really talks down

I think I got the statement right

By John Servais • On Aug 29, 2007

The attacks on my credibility continue via emails. So, tis time to spend some space on the accusations and the evidence I used in my posts. On Aug 23, I posted; “Well, negative campaigning was started

Forums and blogging and pits, oh my!

By John Servais • On Jul 12, 2007

The Herald does not even follow its own mandates. On Sunday, the editorial said the candidates “…must address 6 big issues.” Must. Then they sent out their own list of 8 questions to council candida

Read all about them

By John Servais • On Jul 12, 2007

Election info online is starting to appear in addition to the candidate sites.
- Whatcom Independent - Candidate Forums - except for the one on July 12.
- Cascadia Weekly - candida

Ham Hayes’ short and pithy post

By John Servais • On Jul 08, 2007

Ham Hayes has posted a well-worded response to the Herald editorial that ran in today’s paper. Ham is running for Bellingham City Council, but he speaks for all local candidates in his short and pithy

It is important that our daily newspaper participate

By John Servais • On Jul 07, 2007

The Herald continues to ignore the political campaigns. Nary a word about candidates - and we are just three weeks from the ballots being mailed. Yesterday Scott Ayers wrote on his blog about how he d

Herald strives but fails

By John Servais • On Jun 17, 2007

You know, I’m really trying to not pound on the Bellingham Herald. I’ve subscribed to it for over 20 years and read it every day. It is our daily newspaper and I want it to be good. We all do. But to

KGMI interview; secret courtroom

By John Servais • On Apr 09, 2007

Well, KGMI was fun this morning, although discussing gas prices was not the category I have the most to contribute to. After the show, one more phone call was taken from a caller who did not want to b

KGMI interview

By John Servais • On Apr 07, 2007

I’ll be on KGMI Radio Monday morning, 8 to 9 am, discussing local issues with and at the invitation of Jeffrey Lustick, the temporary host. Any suggestions on topics? john@nwcitizen.us Yes, we will b

The race is on!

By John Servais • On Mar 28, 2007

We have 10 candidates for that vacant 4th Ward council position.

3 pm
We have eight candidates for the vacant city council position formerly held by Joan Beardsley. Eight, including three f

Bellingham Herald editors cannot count

By John Servais • On Mar 19, 2007

Front page headline this morning reads “War enters fourth year”. Sorry, it is entering the fifth year. This for their most bold headline - and probably seen by 5 or 10 people before it ran. Unfortunat

Larsen: a cold political operator

By John Servais • On Mar 04, 2007

Ellen Murphy is now allowed to enter the Federal Building in Bellingham. With the court dismissal of the Oct. 20 trespass charge, the lifetime ban on entering the building was also dropped. (This took

Response to Bellingham Herald editorial

By John Servais • On Jan 25, 2007

Today’s Bellingham Herald editorial invites an answer. The editorial is good in that it reflects on past bad practices, like allowing GP to dump mercury into Bellingham Bay, and the editorial goes on

Library/garage

By John Servais • On Jan 19, 2007

If you have arrived at this website for the first time as a result of the link posted in today’s Bellingham Herald article about branch libraries, then I welcome you and hope you return occasionally.

Airport issues

By John Servais • On Jan 08, 2007

The new discussion site about airport issues - blinet.org - is being run by Matt Paskus. While his name is not on the site, he is very open to be identified. He lives out by the airport and - surprise

I love a good library system

By John Servais • On Oct 14, 2006

Nice little slanted piece in today’s Bellingham Herald by Sam Taylor. He says “Some in the community have clamored for (library) branches…”. Clamor. Apparently we are not requesting or petitioning o

Bellingham Grassroots & Independent Media Conference

By John Servais • On Oct 14, 2006

blockquote>Saturday, October 14, 2006

Bellingham Grassroots &

This is too rich to pass up

By John Servais • On Oct 12, 2006

Karl Rove is being exposed as pressuring Rep. Foley - the Republican who pursued teenage Congressional pages - to run for Congress one more time. Indeed, Karl apparently told Foley that if he did not

If the facts don’t fit, then lie (National)

By John Servais • On Oct 04, 2006

Oh, I’m sorry, that is unfair. If the facts don’t fit then make a mistake. (This post is labeled National so no conservative has to read this far and become upset - as I don’t want to hurt their relia

There will always be guys who go wrong

By John Servais • On Oct 03, 2006

Now the right wing media theme is Rep. Foley is a homosexual - as if that explains pedophilia. So, would they say a rapist is just a heterosexual person? The Wall Street Journal and other right wingnu

Are we being conditioned to hate Iran?

By John Servais • On Aug 27, 2006

Yes. Is there truth in what we are being told by our corporate media and the Bush administration? No. Want an example of a lie and some truths that you are not being told? Then read Juan Cole’s blog p

Probably the most informed and reliable political columnist in the state

By John Servais • On Aug 14, 2006

You can see a new link at the top of this page - to the writing of Joel Connelly, a Seattle PI columnist. His column normally appears each Mon, Wed and Friday. He should be helpful to us progressives

Net neutrality

By John Servais • On Jun 10, 2006

Learn more about this issue and why it is very important to you.

Craig Newmark of Craigslist.org tells why his efficient classified pages could be hurt by the big-mega corps.

Walt Mossbe

How net neutrality works

By John Servais • On Jun 09, 2006

2 pm addition -

Rick Larsen voted against a free and open Internet. Below I write he voted for it - my error. I misread what “no” meant. Our US Representative voted with the Republicans again t

A Spy Speaks Out -

By John Servais • On Apr 24, 2006

the 60 Minutes piece last night with Tyler Drumheller, the CIA chief in Europe during the years we prepared to invade Iraq. He blows the Bush Administration claim that the intelligence failed Bush. He

Conservatives can’t be consistent for five minutes

By John Servais • On Apr 01, 2006

Walls. So the Republicans - or the ruling faction - wants a wall between us and Mexico. And this is supposed to solve the problem? Well, this did not work for China nor Rome. And even 20 miles in Berl

Has the ACLU sold out?

By John Servais • On Nov 29, 2005

From an AP article today:

“Deputy Police Chief Frank Fernandez said officers might, for example, surround a bank building, check the IDs of everyone going in and out and hand out leaflets about

Fluoridation

By John Servais • On Oct 19, 2005

Got your attention? Time magazine has an article this week about our Bellingham fight over whether or not to put fluoride in our drinking water. It is worth reading.

I think putting this medici

Where does the buck stop?

By John Servais • On Sep 03, 2005

Most agree - even W. Bush - that FEMA has botched the aid effort for New Orleans. Now we learn that Mike Brown, the director of FEMA, was fired in 2001 from his last private sector job of overseeing h

New web sites

By John Servais • On May 30, 2005

The folks trying to buy the 100-acre Fairhaven Highlands proposed development and turn it into a city park now have their own website - One Hundred Acre Wood.

New - local website that addresses

Media conference a surprising success

By John Servais • On May 21, 2005

The media conference was a surprising success. Surprising because so many attended and were very focused on learning more about independent media. Over 20 people attended all the sessions I checked ou

Independent media should be of interest

By John Servais • On May 18, 2005

There is an interesting media conference this Saturday, May 21, in Bellingham, that is oriented towards independent and grassroots efforts. This includes blogs, public TV and radio, small newspapers,

This “blog” now approaching its 10th anniversary

By John Servais • On May 15, 2005

Well, when my sainted aunt writes asking if I’m feeling OK because nothing has been posted here, then it is time to pay attention to this blog. With over 300 people a day checking for posts, I could b

Iraqi election

By John Servais • On Jan 30, 2005

With the Bush government in high celebration of the Iraqi election, and all the TV news reporting from the Green Zone that all is going great - even though they only know what the US Army tells them -

Diversity of news

By John Servais • On Dec 20, 2004

Reading foreign news websites is a most enlightening process. We learn things and read perspectives not found in our controlled US media. Not that other media are not controlled to some extent also, b

What are those poor kids dying in Iraq trying to protect?

By John Servais • On Dec 14, 2004

When Al-Jazeera first went with an English version last year, they were boomed off line in the US by several never-revealed Internet companies using illegal electronic processes. The common assumption

That soldier didn’t think of that question all by himself

By John Servais • On Dec 10, 2004

An energetic reporter set it up - and made sure it would happen. Edward Lee Pitts, embedded with a unit going north to Iraq, saw the troops working with unarmored vehicles and saw an opportunity to ge

We need to use critical thinking

By John Servais • On Dec 09, 2004

Israel is restarting the terrorist violence. Since Arafat died a month ago, there have been no serious Palestinian attacks - and all the world has been watching the Palestinian leaders try to organize

We have a new reality

By John Servais • On Nov 03, 2004

Well, Americans like the Bush vision and values. He is elected by a majority of the people and electors. And he has a Senate and House of Representatives that are able to carry through his programs.<b

Boy, does Crossfire ever deserve it

By John Servais • On Oct 16, 2004

Jon Stewart - host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central - was guest on CNN Crossfire on Friday. They thought he would be funny as well as plug his book America (The Book) A Citizen’s Guide to Democr

Of course it was a “mistake”

By John Servais • On Oct 01, 2004

FoxNews.com posted fabricated Kerry quotes today - and was caught. Of course it was a “mistake” - but it had already done some harm. The reporter, Carl Cameron, is their reporter covering Kerry and he

An E-Newsletter from Larry Klepinger is required reading

By John Servais • On Sep 28, 2004

by any political junkie from Whatcom County. Larry just barely lost to Suzanne Sinclair for Republican challenger to Rick Larsen for US Congress. You can download it from the link below, or you can go

The Whatcom Peace and Justice Center

By John Servais • On Sep 13, 2004

has just opened their new website. It is refreshingly easy to read and well organized It is now listed in the right-side column. They are providing a schedule of all local events. As we stare into the

Ads lie

By John Servais • On Aug 27, 2004

How did Bush get in the National Guard and avoid Vietnam?

Let the truth prevail. What is wrong with the Swift Boat ads that trash Kerry’s Vietnam record? Is it because they are 527 ads? No. Is

The military sure likes to cover up information

By John Servais • On Aug 26, 2004

Make it disappear. Never happened. The 205th Military Brigade - the outfit running the Abu Ghraib prison - has deleted the links to pages with photos of their officers and staff goofing off in Iraq. G

Anyone want to step forward?

By John Servais • On Aug 02, 2004

The Mercury Study by the U.S. Geological Survey has been released. It is available as a PDF file.

Have you seen the movie yet?

By John Servais • On Jul 11, 2004

Seems most of my conservative friends are avoiding it. But they tell me what they think of Michael Moore and they are not nice comments. They should see the movie first.

Fahrenheit 9/11

Saw Fahrenheit 9/11

By John Servais • On Jul 03, 2004

Very good documentary. The Democrats do not get off clean. The Democrats are well documented in the movie going along with Bush’s absurd war against Iraq. They are shown as mindless suits without a bi

Americans had to really want to see this movie

By John Servais • On Jun 30, 2004

No showing of Fahrenheit 9/11 in Bellingham this past week. Why not? Because Regal Cinema booked the rights to show it but waited to see if it was well attended. Regal controls all three movie

New web sites

The folks trying to buy the 100-acre Fairhaven Highlands proposed development and turn it into a city park now have their own website - One Hundred Acre Wood.New - local website that addresses

The folks trying to buy the 100-acre Fairhaven Highlands proposed development and turn it into a city park now have their own website - One Hundred Acre Wood.New - local website that addresses

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The folks trying to buy the 100-acre Fairhaven Highlands proposed development and turn it into a city park now have their own website - One Hundred Acre Wood.

New - local website that addresses

The folks trying to buy the 100-acre Fairhaven Highlands proposed development and turn it into a city park now have their own website - One Hundred Acre Wood.

New - local website that addresses