Last July, I wrote two articles ( “National Infrastructure Bank…And The State Of Washington” and “Renewed Push for a National Infrastructure Bank”). Both articles described a proposal in Congress [...]
The catalyst for this article took place at the 12/4/2023 Bellingham City Council meeting when several council members pushed to have conduit and fiber installed on a Telegraph Rd. project near [...]
Any sane person is yearning for the moment when the advertising of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans during “open season” ends. Endless argle-bargle fills the airways and mail boxes while the [...]
[Our Guest Writer, Scott Jones, is a Bellingham resident along with his family. He is President of the South Hill Neighborhood Association. He founded and ran Beyond Clothing, a [...]
As Bellingham struggles with skyrocketing rents, any effort toward a solution requires we start with facts: We can’t solve a problem without knowing its exact nature. One variable in [...]
[Guest Writer Aidan Hersh has lived in Bellingham for 9 years, where he graduated from WWU with a bachelor's in anthropology. As a tenant for those 9 years, he has experienced [...]
[Update 12/6/2023 5pm: I have received some feedback, directly to me from some Blue Cross Blue Shield/Federal Employee Program (BCBS/FEP) insureds, that tends to confirm that BCBS/FEP rolled [...]
If you are enrolled in Medicare, or about to become of age to do so, you are likely receiving flyers through the post office or seeing endless ads on TV [...]
[Guest Writer Adam Bellingar is a lifelong Bellingham resident. He owns Traditional Karate of Bellingham where he teaches martial arts. You can usually spot him running around Lake Padden. ]This [...]
[Our Guest Writer, Scott Jones, is a Bellingham resident along with his family. He is President of the South Hill Neighborhood Association. He founded and ran Beyond Clothing, a [...]
Broadband-Washing: Greenwashing the Internet
6 comments, most recent 1 week agoPacific Northwest organizers join a global campaign to abolish all nukes and push for a city council resolution to start
4 comments, most recent 1 week agoIf the hospitals are smelling a rat, so should Medicare (Dis)Advantage victims (AKA enrollees).
1 comment, most recent 3 weeks 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 4 weeks agoNo public fiber means we can’t compete with big telecom. EVER.
4 comments, most recent 3 weeks agoCrappier coverage for us, even more money for insurance companies.
3 comments, most recent 1 month agoWho benefits? Palestinians are being slaughtered. Genocide. Gaza is being leveled.
6 comments, most recent 1 month agoThe Port Commission has decreed that Bellingham’s waterfront will remain a toxic, festering sore
6 comments, most recent 3 months agoWe needed a hook, and we think we found it.
13 comments, most recent 3 months ago"Sweet Jesus,” shrieked the thralls of the Sehomus Republic,as ABC the Yochlowitz,successor to GorgoPacificus the Destroyer,...
3 comments, most recent 4 months agoPeoples Bank proposes to tear down the once popular Zane Burger restaurant to build a branch office.
3 comments, most recent 4 months agoBiden administration is asking the public to report on bogus advertising claims of Medicare Advantage providers.
7 comments, most recent 4 months ago15 new townhouses, out-of-town developer, build-and-run, in south side Happy Valley neighborhood of Bellingham.
2 comments, most recent 4 months 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 4 months agoThe effect of WWU students on Whatcom County’s rental housing market
5 comments, most recent 4 months 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 5 months agoThe city comes through on public wi-fi hotspots
1 comment, most recent 5 months agoAn insider’s view of rental inspections in Bellingham as experienced by a long-time renter.
5 comments, most recent 5 months agoIt is time to stop the injustices that have been propagated over the years.
6 comments, most recent 5 months agoGetting a letter that declares, “An exciting new prescription drug benefit for you!” should activate your BS detector.
7 comments, most recent 4 months agoWho benefits?
3 comments, most recent 5 months 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 5 months agoThe truth is out there; Jon Humphrey has researched the issues and concisely compiled the results.
5 comments, most recent 5 months 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 5 months 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 6 months agoAn in-depth look at local housing: insightful, researched, and provocative.
5 comments, most recent 6 months 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 6 months 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 7 months ago$3.5 million Point Roberts Broadband project: is it worth it?
1 comment, most recent 6 months 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 7 months 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 8 months 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 7 months 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 9 months agoThe Port contends it is mandated to increase revenue and jobs for the Port. But just what does that mean?
18 comments, most recent 10 months 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 11 months 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 11 months agoToxic waste, scrap recycling, jarring noise, and dubious processes on the waterfront: How did this happen?
10 comments, most recent 9 months agoA review and update of Bellingham’s rental registration and inspection program is long overdue.
10 comments, most recent 11 months agoMoreover, is a new jail of any size necessary?
2 comments, most recent 11 months agoIn 2020, there were 464.29 abortions per 1,000 pregnancies among women aged 15-19 in Whatcom County.
3 comments, most recent 3 months agoDavid Netboy contends “business as usual” is no longer acceptable, and here’s why.
15 comments, most recent 11 months agoLong-time Port watcher, Doug Karlberg, suggests a different point of view on the waterfront scrap pile.
5 comments, most recent 10 months agoBan them all. Forever. Every single, solitary firearm in the U.S.
18 comments, most recent 11 months 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 11 months 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year agoPart C is really for sh*t but that word does not start with a “C.”
2 comments, most recent 1 year 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 1 year agoA must-read for anyone who knows a war veteran… and anyone who never met one.
10 comments, most recent 1 year agoA lifetime dealing with abortion, an account by a lifelong advocate.
6 comments, most recent 1 year agoVote for what you like. I like libraries.
6 comments, most recent 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year agoPrivatization of Medicare has moved into the state of Washington. Beware of the Dirty Dozen.
11 comments, most recent 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year agoCounty attorneys advise elected officials NOT to talk to us.
10 comments, most recent 1 year 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 1 year agoAnon letters trying to intimidate us and our writers are non starters.
9 comments, most recent 1 year agoBellingham business woman offers sexuality workshops for 9 - 17 year olds at her sex shop.
16 comments, most recent 1 year agoDianne Foster explains why, after 21 years, Rick Larsen has got to go!
11 comments, most recent 1 year agoHow does our Declaration of Independence speak to us today?
13 comments, most recent 1 year agoSatpal Sidhu writes on sensible gun laws. This is not freedom that we love, this is anarchy.
5 comments, most recent 1 year agoStill No Dig Once Policy? Here’s Why
22 comments, most recent 1 year agoBuilding awareness of proposed privatization efforts is extremely important. Don’t miss this valuable talk.
2 comments, most recent 1 year agoGreen Ribbon Schools, clean hydrogen, and recyclable plastics are propaganda campaigns
1 comment, most recent 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year agoTaimi Gorman guest writes a Grim Fairhaven Fairy Tale
15 comments, most recent 1 year 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 1 year agoOr how supposed progressives in our state legislature work against clean energy and the environment
14 comments, most recent 1 year agoYet another un-affordable rental complex for Bellingham as we slide down the razor blade of housing affordability.
6 comments, most recent 1 year 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 2 years agoFalse equivalencies only lead to problems.
11 comments, most recent 2 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 2 years agoWherein Elisabeth carefully explains the facts behind this latest freakout by conservative political agitators
2 comments, most recent 2 years agoAt last, a newspaper of substance, unhindered by imbedded corporate interests
3 comments, most recent 2 years agoHow many patient-contact hours have been lost due to COVID-19 deaths of health care professionals?
3 comments, most recent 2 years agoWhatever happened to that multi-million dollar grant the Port got for rural broadband?
4 comments, most recent 2 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 2 years agoBellingham Public Schools Learns Evasive Maneuvers from City Hall
12 comments, most recent 2 years agoWhy People with Mental & Drug Addiction Issues are on the Streets: A Brief History and Solution
7 comments, most recent 2 years agoWann wird man je verstehen?
11 comments, most recent 2 years agoSatpal SIdhu Responds to Lisa Papp’s article of Oct. 21
Replacing all 71 buses would cost $6,035,000. Maybe later…
17 comments, most recent 2 years agoBeing a personal reflection on the impacts of the pernicious variant coronavirus.
10 comments, most recent 2 years agoRandy Petty on the dysfunctional structure of the U.S. Senate.
Bellingham and Whatcom County are going to try.
4 comments, most recent 2 years agoAfter twenty years of fits and starts, there is a time-sensitive opportunity for the city of Bellingham ...
11 comments, most recent 2 years agoLong-time Bellingham City Council member, Gene Knutson, throws his support to Russ Whidbee for the City Council At-Large position
Former At-Large Bellingham City Council member, Louise Bjornson, writes in support of Russ Whidbee, for the City Council At-Large seat.
We have an opportunity to assure affordable housing in Bellingham; let’s not squander it!
14 comments, most recent 2 years agoGinger Decker writes in support of Russ Whidbee for Bellingham City Council.
What do the Hopi, the Lummi, broadband, and the Census have in common?
2 comments, most recent 2 years agoAnd our long-term approach to climate change is…?
4 comments, most recent 2 years agoFollowing the money on the race for the At-Large Bellingham City Council position.
4 comments, most recent 2 years agoJudith Akins writes about her choice for Whatcom County Council.
Is our homeless population local or from out-of-town, and at what cost to Bellingham?
20 comments, most recent 2 years agoRuss is a decades-long resident of Bellingham. He knows our city much better than most and his record proves it.
12 comments, most recent 2 years agoVoting on a karaoke song contest offers an opportunity for a clear view of Ranked Choice Voting
1 comment, most recent 2 years agoIs it boosting* from the world’s poor to get a booster in the U.S.?
4 comments, most recent 2 years agoUnder Eric Johnston, they’ve been stalling, dragging it out, and protecting big telecom.
The first iteration of public comments, separated from City Council meetings, went off in relative calm.
9 comments, most recent 2 years agoDespite ADA requirements, proposed trail has no provisions for people with disabilities.
3 comments, most recent 2 years agoA summary of the Douglas Avenue right-of-way petition effort.
Learning more about the managing editor of a new daily news source in Bellingham, coming January 1.
1 comment, most recent 2 years agoMayor Fleetwood spent 10 minutes verbally attacking Tip Johnson’s petition to stop illegal city street vacations.
2 comments, most recent 2 years agoA simple showing
The Save the Trails Referendum goes into Pandemic Mode
3 comments, most recent 2 years ago