Citizen Journalist • Member since Apr 11, 2016
Tim Paxton is a long time resident of Bellingham and a long time trouble maker to government bureaucrats.
Bellingham School District is making a terrible mistake. Dr. Greg Baker, the current superintendent of the Bellingham School District, is quickly building a new artificial turf sports stadium at Bellingham [...]
Editor note: A 3rd pretrial hearing will be held tomorrow, Thursday, July 13, 1:30 pm in the courthouse. We hope to post a report on it before the scheduled beginning of the [...]
"I have to agree with Doug Karlberg. The only real journalism being done in this County is from John and the very talented NWcitizen writers. Thanks!
"Seems like a waste of everyone’s time to eagerly pass City “laws” which are on their face unconstitutional. I.e. infringing on arms or limiting free assembly and [...]
"The City needs to provide hand washing stations on every street corner. After closing all the bars, restaurants, coffee shops, and now all the Park Bathrooms, we can expect [...]
"Thanks for the coverage John. Reminds me of Mayor Asmundson tactics. I.e. pack the room with armed police to dis-encourage comments. I wonder if the City could have [...]
"Another Jail Tax? Why not Vote Joy to help end the jail scams and madness?
What to expect with COVID hospitalizations in Whatcom County and a preview of the hospitalization situation in other counties in Washington.
5 comments, most recent 14 hours agoUpdated: Immediate action needed to avoid overwhelming peak of COVID-19 cases by April 25th in Whatcom County
6 comments, most recent 4 hours agoDr. Anna Dowling, chief of staff at St Joseph Hospital, is asking all doctors to sign a letter for public release, generally stating the hospital is doing everything correctly.
8 comments, most recent 15 hours agoHo See-wing brings a world traveler perspective to our national and local response to the Coronavirus and the Covid-19 pandemic.
6 comments, most recent 2 days agoImmediate action needed to avoid overwhelming peak of COVID-19 cases by April 25th in Whatcom County
8 comments, most recent 4 days agoUpdate: We link to the video he has posted on YouTube. Dr Lin showed up for work and was promptly walked off the hospital campus. He is fired from his job as an ER doctor.
6 comments, most recent 1 week agoFaces of heros and those taking high risks. Health care workers are vital to our country as soldiers, police and fire fighters.
We try to prevent the disturbance at Monday’s Bellingham City Council meeting from going down the memory hole.
12 comments, most recent 1 week agoDr. Lin has returned to Bellingham’s St. Joseph Hospital and continues to give us his personal views on how the hospital is meeting the coronavirus epidemic.
3 comments, most recent 1 week agoUpdated Sat, Mar 21: Dr. Ming Lin, a doctor at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham, wrote a letter to Charles Prosper, the chief managing officer of PeaceHealth.
6 comments, most recent 1 week agoIt is time to get serious about social distancing and public safety in the face of the COVID-19 virus. Half measures will not work.
13 comments, most recent 3 days agoHow 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 2 weeks agoOur earth is standing still.
3 comments, most recent 2 weeks agoAn anonymous author imagines a better world where we are truly free
1 comment, most recent 2 weeks agoJamie K writes a brief article for us on the herons. Amongst all our human travails, we need to still protect our natural environment.
1 comment, most recent 2 weeks agoVan Werven, Ericksen play electoral politics with children’s health. Republican state representatives and senators pretend outrage as Governor Inslee prepares to sign sex education bill.
5 comments, most recent 6 days agoThe city has muzzled its new climate and energy manager and its Climate Action Task Force. Why?
2 comments, most recent 4 weeks agoVarious topics discussed at the neighborhood meeting but renters’ complaints dominated the agenda.
4 comments, most recent 3 weeks agoA critical look at how the Trump regime is mis-handling the coronavirus outbreak. NW Citizen writer Michael Riordan has an opinion piece in the Seattle Times.
Stoney explains the what, why and how of what may be a much better method of electing our representatives and leaders.
12 comments, most recent 4 weeks agoBellingham becomes the first government in Whatcom County to formally support the creation of a public bank in Washington.
2 comments, most recent 1 month agoDensity calculations for the property known as Tract F of the Hawley property are not supported by the record.
3 comments, most recent 1 month agoManagement controls will insure the stability of PUBLIC banking. Examples of poor management controls do abound now. It is called the PRIVATE sector banking system.
5 comments, most recent 1 month agoThe best kept secret in the west?
5 comments, most recent 1 month agoBarbara Rofkar explains the evolution of the Bellingham Human Rights Film Festival, why it’s important, and what’s coming up.
Water industry planning differs greatly from electric industry planning and here is the reason.
1 comment, most recent 1 month agoState Senator Hasegawa continues to push for legislation creating a public bank in Washington.
7 comments, most recent 3 days agoInstalling that RING video doorbell may have a cost…your privacy.
3 comments, most recent 1 month agoTom Dohman seeks to clarify Propositions 2020-9 and 2020-10 for the Bellingham School District 501.
8 comments, most recent 1 month agoCan zoning changes and increasing density solve the affordable housing shortage?
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