40th District State Representative Pos 2 Primary - Rep. Jeff Morris’ Responses
Jeff answers our questions
Jeff answers our questions
Jeff answers our questions
Jeff answers our questions
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Ham moved to Bellingham in 1999 and wrote for NW Citizen from 2007 to 2011. He died in October 2022.
The Whatcom County Executive race
7 comments, most recent 12 years agoClouds or not, the eclipse was there
1 comment, most recent 13 years agoA moment to be grateful.
The next round of invasive security procedures is not too far away.
2 comments, most recent 13 years agoA Hidden Bellingham Gem
Tsunami Alert - Election Predictions
Fear and attack-rhetoric are leading us in the wrong direction.
1 comment, most recent 13 years agoCandidates, o candidates - where art thou? Monday Updates
2 comments, most recent 13 years agoTom answers our questions
1 comment, most recent 13 years agoJeff answers our questions
Chuck answers our questions
It is time we gave “mud” back its good name.
“We have lots of robberies.” As I reported last week, that was the apocalyptic statement by the investigating officer to our recent plight in St. Petersburg.
Ham’s final post on his travel comments from Russia.
Our society is out of its mind. Well, maybe not quite completely, but it needs to be.
Success often comes in small steps spread over time. A recent article from the local Seattle office of the FBI underscores one of those moments, “SEX TRAFFICKING CONVICTIONS, Seattle Gang Dismantled”.
The unfolding story through time and space in France
3 comments, most recent 13 years agoHam is preparing for another fun filled trip by air.
1 comment, most recent 13 years agoMandatory voting - Worth it, or too high a price ?
3 comments, most recent 13 years agoOver-the-top cleric blames women for earthquakes.
Procrastination, thy name is Self
The Tea Party reflects a major shift in citizen political participation.
7 comments, most recent 14 years agoSandhill Cranes: the Columbia River Basin’s swallows of Capistrano
From the earliest known writings of humanity, we hear the voices of distressed peoples.
2 comments, most recent 14 years agoIf you are going to visit the heron nesting area at Post Point Lagoon in the near future, you are in for a pleasant surprise.
Public approval of Congress continues to slide and for good reason.
How we, the public, choose to respond to growing polarization in our society is crucial.
1 comment, most recent 14 years agoEnough has been revealed, written and said about “Climate-gate” for me to be alarmed.
7 comments, most recent 14 years agoHockey night in Canada may be replaced.
2 comments, most recent 14 years agoLeaders in government need to rethink their approach.
Unlike other species, we need more than basic survival strategies.
1 comment, most recent 14 years agoHam is vacationing in Costa Rica. He sends us his observations.
Issues are no longer relevant when secrecy is the name of the game.
1 comment, most recent 14 years agoThe earthquake in Haiti is a new reminder that we must also be prepared.
What will New York’s proposed salt reduction laws do for us?
The screening of several million airline passengers a day is a huge task–and not being very well done.
2 comments, most recent 14 years agoPaul Krugman of the New York Times calls the now departing decade, “Decade Zero.” My wife and I are traveling this week to visit three of our six grandchildren, and to me Krugman&#
1 comment, most recent 14 years agoI recently heard Nicholas Kristof speak on the oppression of women and girls around the world. He and his wife, Sheryl WuDunn, have just published a brilliant book, “Half the Sky,” Alfr
It’s the Season. As a country and a society we come from many diverse cultures and belief systems. And few other countries in the world protect the right of self expression, of religiou
Most companies depend on customer satisfaction to stay in business. If our U.S. Congress were a company, it would be in deep trouble on that count. Few would buy their stock. Congress’
10 comments, most recent 14 years agoA news article appeared just before Thanksgiving on banning land mines. The Obama administration has decided not to sign the Mine Ban Treaty after recently completing a policy review according
1 comment, most recent 14 years ago
I’ve been to Los Angeles many times. I even remember the Red and Yellow electric street cars that served the city from after World War II until their demise in 1961. You
We certainly do need healthcare reform. The “debate” in the House has been a fascinating and conflicting mix of ideology, political power, idealism, facts, pragmatism and occasiona
21 comments, most recent 14 years agoFew of us advocate for the suppression of the human spirit. In fact we would be shocked if others characterized us as miserly, mean spirited or oppressive. Yet today we find ourselves in a so
1 comment, most recent 14 years agoWe are looking at the all but certain demise of printed newspapers, and the conversion of TV and cable news into entertainment. Our last, best hope for getting hard news is the Internet. Or is
Compassion: We get it, and then we don’t get it. Merriam-Webster defines compassion as the “sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it.
It is time to change the guard at the Port Commission. Our two incumbents running for re-election just don’t get it. Commissioners Walker and Smith have been in office for 18 and 15 yea
1 comment, most recent 14 years agoHealthcare and other socio-political dueling monologues are beginning to wear thin. Not because the topics aren’t worthy of our consideration. Far from it. What is discouraging is how
3 comments, most recent 14 years agoOne good way to better understand our society and culture is to visit another country. Many questions and a little bit of trepidation can arise before and during a trip, even for seasoned trav
You know you’ve failed when your action of last resort is to attack. Attacking is, in fact, a defensive response to the inability to persuade others to a particular course of action comb
There is a sense that in recent years our political and social discourses have become meaner. Our political system is increasingly seen as being more about gaining or retaining power than abou
2 comments, most recent 14 years agoThe challenger for the Port Commissioner District 1 seat, John Blethen, has an uphill race ahead of him.
John is certainly to be congratulated for an excellent showing in the primary. And
Posted Thursday, April 23, 11:25 pm
This last Wednesday I reported my observations of the Monday, April 20 joint Port-City Council meeting. I expressed my concern that some council memb
Tax cheats, lobbyists and crooks
Lined up at your door.
Struggle, struggle, cook the books
How ya gonna get off the floor
Come on Prez
Toss the bums out
Clean up this mess
Sho
There is a lot of grit and fortitude on Bellingham’s streets this winter. Not the grit deposited by COB sanders, but the dedicated bicyclists who ride in rain and snow and dark of night. Some
You probably can’t be anymore politically incorrect than this. I would like to thank ALL of our elected officials for their efforts this year. I know, I know….it is a lot easi
2 comments, most recent 15 years agoOK, citizen readers…what’s going on here? Are we witnessing a new war, right here in our backyard? It would appear so, and of course, we citizens are funding both combatants with our tax mo
2 comments, most recent 15 years agoObama’s campaign may have reached its zenith. The emerging story about his position on partial and live-birth abortion could be the unraveling of his reach for history. A problem he has is th
12 comments, most recent 15 years agoAt the Port of Bellingham meeting this week, the Commissioners voted to sue the City over failure to resolve a water connection issue at the airport. It would appear that the Port has strong a
7 comments, most recent 15 years agoI had to travel a long way to become mindful of the importance of math. Not calculus nor trig nor geometry….just math. With grandkids in tow this week, we rented a row boat on Lake Hume, high
3 comments, most recent 15 years agoDo you feel that you are a part of the waterfront redevelopment? If you are among the small group of folks who have gone to Port presentations and public hearings, you might feel that you are.
Frankly, I’m stunned by the Herald’s lead headline today. I did not realize that the national policy of Canada was focused on hurting us by buying our gas. Worse yet, it’s probably deeper tha
1 comment, most recent 15 years agoIt’s time for the City Council to publish meeting agendas two weeks in advance, rather than the current two days. There is another kerfuffle brewing this week on neighborhood plan docketing th
6 comments, most recent 16 years agoTBL, or Triple Bottom Line, is a nifty concept that says we want to be evaluating and measuring projects on the basis not only of economic, but environmental and societal values as well. TBL i
5 comments, most recent 16 years agoWhat are we thinking? Or do we think at all? I drove to Portland this weekend to visit my daughter. Now I admit to being one of those hyper-mileage nuts. I own a hybrid and averaged 47 mpg. That’
1 comment, most recent 16 years agoIsn’t it fair to ask the city council to establish and consistently follow a procedure for when public comment will be allowed? Is it good open government to say beforehand that no public commen
Almost everyone of us has been significantly touched by the revolution of digitized information and the internet. And if you want to see what’s happening to electronic libraries, go to the Library of
6 comments, most recent 16 years agoOftimes it is far easier to criticize than to compliment. Is it too easy to forget how to acknowledge positive steps? At this week’s WAG meeting, Port official Mike Stoner, Mayor Dan Pike, City Plan
Blog sites are popping up everywhere. They can be on all sorts of subjects and our local political blogs seem especially popular. Just look at the large number of new blogs the Bellingham Heral