Whatcom County Budget Shell Game

Not surprising to most readers is the fact that Whatcom County has a relatively large general fund budget hole to plug. I wrote about this in July, and commented on [...]

Is Whatcom County Government ‘Frugal’?

We have heard for years about how our county has been prudent in its expenditures and exhibited only the best in financial stewardship. The only proof - as far as [...]

Stillman Creek: Real Possibility or Scare Tactic?

This past winter, during torrential rains to the South of us, there were some very serious slides on Weyerhaeuser land in Lewis County adjacent to Stillman Creek (a tributary of [...]

"Gosh John, I seem to have offended you - I didn’t mean to do that. I certainly respect your opinion, and wouldn’t mean to imply that you don’[...]

"As a scientist myself, I agree almost completely with what David M. has said. Yes, the temperature of the earth does appear to have changed significantly up and down in [...]

"Of all of the things going on around here to attack - a park facility that could actually increase public interest in the wildlife and shoreline in Bellingham. Are there [...]

"Dave- Thanks for adding your voice to these pages. I am guessing the raid of the Conservation Futures levy and Flood Fund will go down with nary a whimper from [...]

"I think there are some good comments here, and Tip’s article is on the money. I don’t know enough about the right-of-way issue to make any guess there, [...]