Corporate Welfare at its Worst …and About to Get Worse
From Musk’s big investment all the way to local campaigns, political “contributions” will be re-paid. Here’s how.
From Musk’s big investment all the way to local campaigns, political “contributions” will be re-paid. Here’s how.
7 comments, most recent 2 weeks agoPrivate banks are fighting hard to keep us from starting our own state bank. There’s a reason.
To be so manifestly unqualified and yet not be deeply aware of that speaks exactly to the very point of not being qualified.
6 comments, most recent 1 month agoChaos likely to ensue. Catastrophe cannot be ruled out.
15 comments, most recent 1 month agoThere is no escape from the deep-throated roar and the clouds of filth produced by these machines.
3 comments, most recent 2 months agoA perspective from a very old liberal political junkie.
19 comments, most recent 2 months agoDeeds, not talk, count on Veterans Day
2 comments, most recent 2 months agoPhasing in of Veterans Administration (VA) health care under the Pact Act has been eliminated. All eligible veterans can enroll in VA health care…NOW!
An off-budget $5 Trillion National Infrastructure Bank (NIB), along the lines of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC) that operated between 1932-1957, means low-cost loans and no additions to the deficit.
Medicare Advantage is NOT Medicare. Medicare is there to provide health care. Medicare Advantage is a business, there to make money.
1 comment, most recent 3 months agoDavid Swanson verifies what Jon Humphrey has said for years: good internet access benefits people, cities, counties, and states.
10 comments, most recent 3 months agoOr perhaps tragic farce or farcical tragedy might be more apt descriptors. Pick one, or both.
13 comments, most recent 3 months agoAfter nearly 30 years online, and literally being one of the oldest blogs on the internet, Northwest Citizen needs a major programming overhaul. To do so, we need your help.
1 comment, most recent 3 months agoThe top 20% of commercial banks in the United States control 95% of our total banking assets. Remember “Too-Big-to-Fail”?
3 comments, most recent 4 months agoThe City has created another useless document ensuring nothing changes and mediocre communication services are protected.
13 comments, most recent 3 months agoWhy a vote for Jason Call for Congress is a good vote for conservatives, liberals, Democrats and Republicans. Yes, an unusual idea.
Heaven forbid our reps should attack the main problem, Medicare Advantage, head on. But no. They must nibble around the edges to give the appearance of doing something.
1 comment, most recent 5 months agoMorally significant double binds force doctors and combat soldiers into identical life and death quandaries, damaging their moral centers. To these two groups we can also add law enforcement officers.
4 comments, most recent 7 months agoIt is time to stop the “Real Steal” from Medicare.
3 comments, most recent 7 months agoEric Hirst gives us a brief and clear explanation of the water adjudication process that is beginning now in Whatcom County
3 comments, most recent 6 months agoAggressive citizen involvement carried the day.
5 comments, most recent 7 months agoBuild-for-profit, incarceration-inspired housing is destroying our souls.
11 comments, most recent 4 months agoThe last of the scrap metal is loaded on the ship and it will be gone from our town.
1 comment, most recent 7 months agoA 54-photo tour of the ruptured pipe area of the Whatcom Creek explosion taken in July 1999.
1 comment, most recent 7 months agoBelow is an audio tape of 911 calls, emergency responders’ radio communications, and local radio coverage from June 10, 1999 when Whatcom Creek exploded in Bellingham
2 comments, most recent 7 months agoWhatcom County’s confusing water rights will be defined by court proceedings beginning now
1 comment, most recent 7 months agoIf not killed-in-action, they are still dying from the effects of their service in Vietnam.
7 comments, most recent 7 months agoThe foam of secrecy hides all.
Local presentations scheduled on a reasonable use framework for water resource management
Broadband-Washing: Greenwashing the Internet
6 comments, most recent 9 months agoPacific Northwest organizers join a global campaign to abolish all nukes and push for a city council resolution to start
4 comments, most recent 9 months agoIf the hospitals are smelling a rat, so should Medicare (Dis)Advantage victims (AKA enrollees).
2 comments, most recent 7 months agoWith such a bank in place, we would likely not be scrambling around and asking Congress for rebuild monies, as we are now with the catastrophic event involving the Francis Scott Key bridge on March 26, 2024.
Port of Bellingham commissioners terminate last 13 years of ABC Recycling lease
5 comments, most recent 9 months agoNo public fiber means we can’t compete with big telecom. EVER.
4 comments, most recent 9 months agoCrappier coverage for us, even more money for insurance companies.
3 comments, most recent 10 months agoWho benefits? Palestinians are being slaughtered. Genocide. Gaza is being leveled.
6 comments, most recent 10 months agoThe Port Commission has decreed that Bellingham’s waterfront will remain a toxic, festering sore
6 comments, most recent 1 year agoWe needed a hook, and we think we found it.
13 comments, most recent 1 year ago"Sweet Jesus,” shrieked the thralls of the Sehomus Republic,as ABC the Yochlowitz,successor to GorgoPacificus the Destroyer,...
3 comments, most recent 1 year agoPeoples Bank proposes to tear down the once popular Zane Burger restaurant to build a branch office.
3 comments, most recent 1 year agoBiden administration is asking the public to report on bogus advertising claims of Medicare Advantage providers.
7 comments, most recent 1 year ago15 new townhouses, out-of-town developer, build-and-run, in south side Happy Valley neighborhood of Bellingham.
2 comments, most recent 1 year agoTuesday, Dec, 5, will be the first time ABC Recycling has agreed to answer the public. Don’t miss this meeting. Here are the issues.
6 comments, most recent 1 year agoThe effect of WWU students on Whatcom County’s rental housing market
5 comments, most recent 1 year agoThere seems to be no barrier to the depths to which scammers will go to steal money from the most vulnerable or deserving.
Merely musing about soldiers.
4 comments, most recent 1 year agoThe city comes through on public wi-fi hotspots
1 comment, most recent 1 year agoAn insider’s view of rental inspections in Bellingham as experienced by a long-time renter.
5 comments, most recent 1 year agoIt is time to stop the injustices that have been propagated over the years.
6 comments, most recent 1 year agoGetting a letter that declares, “An exciting new prescription drug benefit for you!” should activate your BS detector.
7 comments, most recent 1 year agoWho benefits?
3 comments, most recent 1 year agoAt Large position on the Bellngham City Council
Is this a good place to live? Do you feel safe? Can you afford it? Are too many of us living on the streets? Doug Karlberg has some ideas.
Why a Liberal is voting for a Conservative for the Whatcom County Council
14 comments, most recent 1 year agoThe truth is out there; Jon Humphrey has researched the issues and concisely compiled the results.
5 comments, most recent 1 year agoWard 3 position on the Bellingham City Council
Wendy was an intrepid voice for the environment and the humane treatment of animals. May her memory be for a blessing.
3 comments, most recent 1 year agoWhatcom County Sheriff is elected by all county voters, including those in Bellingham, Ferndale and other towns.
Or at least, take a moment to learn about the privatization of Medicare, commonly called Medicare [Dis]Advantage.
1 comment, most recent 1 year agoAn in-depth look at local housing: insightful, researched, and provocative.
5 comments, most recent 1 year agoWhatcom County Sheriff voted on by registered voters in Whatcom County
The passage of time alone will not save Bellingham from this dangerous situation. Only strong and persistent action on the part of its citizens will be effective against this menace.
[Our Guest Writer, Scott Jones, is a Bellingham resident along with his family. He is President of ...
7 comments, most recent 1 year agoThe President of the American Red Cross has come out in support of the Gold Medal for the Dollies who served in Vietnam
We reprint the 2014 speech she gave upon accepting the Paul deArmond Award.
6 comments, most recent 1 year ago$3.5 million Point Roberts Broadband project: is it worth it?
1 comment, most recent 1 year agoThis legislation calls for a $5 trillion National Infrastructure Bank that will finance the nation’s infrastructure needs without involving the budget or adding to the national debt.
4 comments, most recent 1 year agoWhatcom County Council District 4 position is voted for only by those living in the 4th District, the center of the county including Lynden.
1 comment, most recent 1 year agoWhatcom County Executive election, voted on by all residents of our county
Whatcom County Council At Large position, voted on by all residents of the county.
Experience counts.
3 comments, most recent 1 year agoThe developer, who bought the property to build the private student dormitory, CityView, now has a very, very large white elephant on his hands.
3 comments, most recent 1 year agoThe Port contends it is mandated to increase revenue and jobs for the Port. But just what does that mean?
18 comments, most recent 1 year agoBellingham City Council, At Large position, voted on by all residents of Bellingham.
Meridian School Board election, position 5
They died in Vietnam supporting and entertaining the troops. Memorial Day is for them too. So is a Congressional Gold Medal.
Anika Sirois comments on the idea of a new jail for Whatcom County
The state of Washington has much to gain by the passage of a bill that will provide for $5 trillion to finance infrastructure nationwide.
3 comments, most recent 1 year agoThis is not a new phenomenon in our city.
[The following is reprinted from The Retiree Advocate, monthly newsletter of Puget Sound Advocates for Retirement Action (PSARA). &...
1 comment, most recent 1 year agoToxic waste, scrap recycling, jarring noise, and dubious processes on the waterfront: How did this happen?
10 comments, most recent 1 year agoA review and update of Bellingham’s rental registration and inspection program is long overdue.
10 comments, most recent 1 year agoMoreover, is a new jail of any size necessary?
2 comments, most recent 1 year agoIn 2020, there were 464.29 abortions per 1,000 pregnancies among women aged 15-19 in Whatcom County.
3 comments, most recent 1 year agoDavid Netboy contends “business as usual” is no longer acceptable, and here’s why.
15 comments, most recent 1 year agoLong-time Port watcher, Doug Karlberg, suggests a different point of view on the waterfront scrap pile.
5 comments, most recent 1 year agoBan them all. Forever. Every single, solitary firearm in the U.S.
18 comments, most recent 1 year agoIncluding others when developing solutions is a hallmark of leadership. It was not evident at the March 13th City Council meeting regarding new drug use sanctions.
7 comments, most recent 1 year agoDavid Netboy writes: So how, exactly, does ABC Scrap Metal “restore the health of the land and water” on our waterfront?
11 comments, most recent 1 year agoGarrett O’Brien guest writes. And just how do we get out of this housing mess?
21 comments, most recent 1 year agoThe Senate Committee on Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade failed to vote the bill out of committee, but it can be revived in the second year of the biennium.
The program appears to be dying of self-inflicted wounds that were long predicted. Supporters stiffened their spines instead, ignoring the obvious blood loss.
11 comments, most recent 1 year agoMillions of Medicare recipients have already been schnookered into Medicare Advantage. Don’t be a victim. Fight back.
6 comments, most recent 1 year agoIf we do not speak out NOW on the privatization of Medicare, the system will effectively be eaten alive from within.
3 comments, most recent 1 year agoStoney Bird, local writer and activist, was severely injured in a fall at this home. He has helped many. Now it is our time to return the support.
3 comments, most recent 1 year agoAt least with a real joke, you get to laugh. Here, the government seem to laugh at you.
7 comments, most recent 1 year agoAtul Deshmane explains his dissenting vote on the new jail recommendation report of the Stakeholder Advisory Committee to the County Council
9 comments, most recent 1 year agoWith the loss of Michael Gan, TAGNW has become a puppet organization of big telecom that is aggressively working against the public interest.
4 comments, most recent 1 year agoGene Marx is a Vietnam Veteran and past National Board of Directors Secretary of Veterans for Peace. A retired Federal Administration employee, Gene lives in Bellingham, Washington, with his wife Victoria.
17 comments, most recent 1 year agoActually, it is Exploitation Day all around.
3 comments, most recent 1 year agoThis is a quote from President Biden during his State of the Union address on February 7th, 2023. Your bullshit meter ought to be in the red now.
7 comments, most recent 1 year agoHow Democratic Party Leaders and Elected Officials Are Abusing “Signal” to Have Secret Conversations about Public Topics
5 comments, most recent 1 year agoExcellent and succinct overview of Traditional Medicare, now under a very real threat. People are now waking up!
4 comments, most recent 1 year agoPublic funds belong to all the residents of Washington state. Why give that money to private banks so they can make a fortune for themselves?
5 comments, most recent 1 year agoPublic Works successfully gave the impression of progress, without actually having to bother
Hillsboro Oregon’s higher median income and lower cost of living could be ours if we push our public officials into public fiber internet.
Holiday Greetings to the troops. A middle finger.
10 comments, most recent 2 years agoThe tab created by the risibly-named Oath Keepers was stolen from the U.S. Army. It is an insult to every Army veteran, especially those qualified as Ranger or Airborne.
2 comments, most recent 2 years agoIs the passing of Prop 5 a genuine reflection of the will of the people of Whatcom County? John Marshall guest writes.
9 comments, most recent 2 years agoPart C is really for sh*t but that word does not start with a “C.”
2 comments, most recent 2 years agoA running Record of the Zero Transparency Policies of the PUD, Port, County and City Councils From 1/12/2022 Onward
6 comments, most recent 2 years agoA must-read for anyone who knows a war veteran… and anyone who never met one.
10 comments, most recent 2 years agoA lifetime dealing with abortion, an account by a lifelong advocate.
6 comments, most recent 2 years agoVote for what you like. I like libraries.
6 comments, most recent 2 years agoDelores Davies contends we once had universal childcare, so why design an “aspirational (measure) that falls so short?” Vote NO on 5.
The fellow says he wants to make Twitter a better public forum by enhancing freedom of speech. Sounds great.
6 comments, most recent 2 years agoJohn Repp writes how the flexing of the U.S. nuclear muscle was done, at various times, behind the scenes.
6 comments, most recent 1 year agoThis article was inspired by a Letter to the Editor on NWCitizen on 10/08/22
With the advent of deepfakes, the line between reality and fantasy just dissolved. Elizabeth Britt considers some consequences.
3 comments, most recent 2 years agoJohn O’Neil writes about use of our Bellingham Public Library for promoting destructive health plans.
Rob Astyk writes of state senator Sharon Shewmake helping him as a homeless person
Monologues and anecdotes are not the essence of a forum.
4 comments, most recent 2 years agoMany years ago in a land far far away
CDN did a report on a report. Where was the investigative journalism?
5 comments, most recent 2 years agoSusan Prosser invites all to an officer-led safety forum on 9/29, hosted and moderated by Senator Simon Sefzik.
The League of Women Voters is offering forums on ballot positions so you can hear directly from the candidates. Catch them all or pick and choose.
The author outlines definitional problems in our broadband efforts
It is time to change our national pledge of allegiance - a change in response to the insurrection of January 6, 2021 and the attack on our National Capitol Building.
7 comments, most recent 2 years agoPrivatization of Medicare has moved into the state of Washington. Beware of the Dirty Dozen.
11 comments, most recent 2 years agoDave James writes about Dick Conoboy’s article on the classified documents from Mar-a-Lago
There are no classifications beyond TOP SECRET. Stop the hyperbole.
11 comments, most recent 2 years agoNow is your opportunity to tell this administration that the steal from Medicare has to stop. Medicare Advantage only “advantages” the corporations that run it.
15 comments, most recent 2 years agoArchive of past notices and reasons for the half-staff flag on the Fairhaven Veterans Flagpole.
A look at where TAGNW, Jon Humphrey, and Whatcom County are headed for broadband Internet access.
2 comments, most recent 2 years agoJeff Bezos is positioning himself to rob Medicare, but his grossly and ridiculously overvalued trillion-dollar-ass won’t go to jail for it.
2 comments, most recent 2 years agoCounty attorneys advise elected officials NOT to talk to us.
10 comments, most recent 2 years agoNate Higashi writes about Ben Elenbaas and the 42nd District State Senatorial primary election.
After almost 50 years, Congress finally looks to recognize the Donut Dollies who served in Vietnam
Melodie Kirk writes about Simon Sefzik and the 42nd District Senatorial primary election.
Whatcom County will not attract business or talent without fiber.
Myra Ramos writes about the smear of candidate Sharon Shewmake
The past actions of a presidential appointee are a good indicator of the direction in which the president wants to go.
9 comments, most recent 2 years agoAnon letters trying to intimidate us and our writers are non starters.
9 comments, most recent 2 years agoBellingham business woman offers sexuality workshops for 9 - 17 year olds at her sex shop.
16 comments, most recent 2 years agoDianne Foster explains why, after 21 years, Rick Larsen has got to go!
11 comments, most recent 2 years agoHow does our Declaration of Independence speak to us today?
13 comments, most recent 2 years agoSatpal Sidhu writes on sensible gun laws. This is not freedom that we love, this is anarchy.
5 comments, most recent 2 years agoStill No Dig Once Policy? Here’s Why
22 comments, most recent 2 years agoBuilding awareness of proposed privatization efforts is extremely important. Don’t miss this valuable talk.
2 comments, most recent 2 years agoGreen Ribbon Schools, clean hydrogen, and recyclable plastics are propaganda campaigns
1 comment, most recent 2 years agoIf we are not including repeal of the Second Amendment in our national conversation, we are not serious about stopping gun violence. For therein lies the solution.
29 comments, most recent 2 years agoThe supportive housing building at 1022 North State St. is having severe control problems with drug use, unsanitary conditions, and daily police interventions.
8 comments, most recent 2 years agoLynda Hanscome writes about being notified she is now included in a DCE
Truth be told, most of these young women were in as much danger as many soldiers. Hostile fire is hostile fire. Agent Orange was everywhere.
An overwhelming response to a webinar on fighting the privatization of Medicare crashed the website of the sponsor, Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP)
We know internet access is a big deal. We know about the digital divide. 5G is rolling out. Do you understand what’s going on? Leslie Shankman explains beautifully.
Board member acknowledges illegal contract
3 comments, most recent 2 years agoBellingham and Whatcom Councils should follow suit to protect their citizens from corporate control.
Tower to be built in residential neighborhood, near two elementary schools
5 comments, most recent 2 years agoTaimi Gorman guest writes a Grim Fairhaven Fairy Tale
15 comments, most recent 2 years agoFeds announce discounted/free high-speed internet, but the devil is in the details.
The baton has been passed to the developer to perform on this private dormitory complex. We shall see…
Liz Marshall writes about her concerns of our local governments and their environmental actions
Biden missed a chance to truthfully address his administration’s actions to privatize Medicare.
4 comments, most recent 2 years agoOr how supposed progressives in our state legislature work against clean energy and the environment
14 comments, most recent 2 years agoYet another un-affordable rental complex for Bellingham as we slide down the razor blade of housing affordability.
6 comments, most recent 2 years agoIt seems that getting our congressional reps to directly oppose privatization efforts is too difficult a commitment.
5 comments, most recent 2 years ago“Alarmist” article is unfair to needed new technology
3 comments, most recent 2 years agoTwenty-two years, hundreds of volunteers, thousands of hours, their own lawyer, and the herons won!
8 comments, most recent 2 years agoIf this story were a movie, nobody would go because it is so unbelievable.
1 comment, most recent 2 years agoIf you put lipstick on a pig or polish a turd, you still have a pig and a turd.
4 comments, most recent 2 years ago“The hurrier I go, the behinder I get.”― Lewis Carroll
5 comments, most recent 2 years agoKrieg it is, but not a blitz. Poor morale and insufficient training are any army’s ball and chain.
15 comments, most recent 2 years agoThe CDN internet article doesn’t question “high-speed” or “affordable” or “coming soon” in Whatcom County.
3 comments, most recent 2 years agoWhat is the probability of dying from COVID-19 among the un-vaccinated?
9 comments, most recent 2 years agoAgent Orange is the “gift” that keeps giving.
3 comments, most recent 2 years agoDianne Foster clearly remembers our 2014 coup in Ukraine. Who are we now calling the aggressor? Let’s take a little minute to review here…
28 comments, most recent 2 years agoIn the early hours of February 17th, Public Banking Bill SB 5188, weakened by toxic amendments, was found lifeless. Heroic attempts to keep it alive since early January this year had been unsuccessful.
1 comment, most recent 2 years ago…Pants on Fire!
9 comments, most recent 2 years agoCityView is an oversized, misplaced, unnecessary, and virtually unadaptable apartment complex.
4 comments, most recent 2 years agoThe slime of corporate greed knows no bounds, has no morals, and will win out if we do nothing.
4 comments, most recent 2 years agoIncome inequality is a national issue driving many social and health problems. This article explores income inequality in Whatcom County.
1 comment, most recent 2 years agoRay Kamada writes that Feb 8 (tomorrow) is the last day to request mail-in ballots for Whatcom Conservation District
In order for the results of a survey to be valid the results must be able to be verified by independent sources.
“We either win big this November by defeating the coup and its Republican enablers — or we kiss our democracy goodbye.” Michael Moore
1 comment, most recent 2 years agoIrrigation water usage in Whatcom County is estimated, and Eric puts forward reasons why we need meters to accurately measure usage.
Vote No On The Bellingham Public School 2022 Facilities Bond to Protect the Environment
15 comments, most recent 2 years agoWe have a new newspaper located in Bellingham with the goal of covering our three counties and lower British Columbia.
1 comment, most recent 3 years agoFalse equivalencies only lead to problems.
11 comments, most recent 3 years agoSatpal Sidhu writes of the collaboration between the Whatcom Community Foundation and the Sikh Community to raise $150,000 for flood relief effort.
The Whatcom County Council today appointed Simon Sefzik to fill the remaining 10 months of the senate seat for the 42nd District.
1 comment, most recent 3 years agoWherein Elisabeth carefully explains the facts behind this latest freakout by conservative political agitators
2 comments, most recent 3 years agoAt last, a newspaper of substance, unhindered by imbedded corporate interests
3 comments, most recent 3 years agoHow many patient-contact hours have been lost due to COVID-19 deaths of health care professionals?
3 comments, most recent 3 years agoWhatever happened to that multi-million dollar grant the Port got for rural broadband?
4 comments, most recent 3 years agoShannon Skinner debunks the Social Security crisis
Is the City’s Internet survey designed to protect inferior service?
Virtual monopolies engender poor service and lack of customer focus.
4 comments, most recent 3 years ago
