Citizen Journalist • Bellingham • Member since May 23, 2017
Jon Humphrey is currently a music educator in Bellingham and very active in the community. He also has decades of professional IT experience including everything from support to development. He considers Bellingham to be the best place he has ever lived and has been here for over 8 years now. He has been interested in technology, music, and science since he was very young and holds a degree in Music Production/Technology from the prestigious Hartt School. He started writing for his high school newspaper and has even published a sci-fi novel on Amazon. Aside from his above interests, Jon spends his time repairing electronics, cars, hiking, diving, and motorcycling. He is a well known figure in the Open Source and Retro Gaming communities and does what he can to support them. He also cares very much about the environment, homelessness, and digital divide issues and does what he can on those fronts too.
When I started fighting for the critical infrastructure of a publicly-owned fiber-optic network in Bellingham and Whatcom County, I immediately encountered roadblocks from the Linville administration. One of the ways [...]
Signal is a fantastic application that allows us to avoid SMS and MMS fees while having private, untraceable, encrypted conversations using our data connections whether they be text or voice [...]
As predicted, when Public Works Director Eric Johnston created the Broadband Advisory Group and filled it with members from big-telecom, their goal was to give the impression of progress, [...]
"Yes Dianne, I think it’s safe to agree on the fact that some people that are in jail DEFINATELY need to be in there. However, the argument for [...]
"Thanks everyone for their valuable commentary. I have some updates. 1. Michael is planning on starting a new non-profit. How will it be funded? Probably by some special interest money too… [...]
"Every time the jail issue comes up, I remind everyone that in this day and age especially technological means exist that make a new jail totally unnecessary. Even if you [...]
"Thanks everyone for your valuable commentary. Wendy, since this publication has actual credibility, they would not have printed this article with no evidence to back it up. Unlike Ralph Schwartz [...]
"Again readers, Todd goes for an emotional instead of fact-based argument here. We would love nothing more than to see some actual progress on infrastructure that makes sense. Like Dig [...]
Garrett O’Brien guest writes. And just how do we get out of this housing mess?
16 comments, most recent 9 hours 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.
6 comments, most recent 1 day agoMillions of Medicare recipients have already been schnookered into Medicare Advantage. Don’t be a victim. Fight back.
6 comments, most recent 5 days 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 2 weeks 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 2 weeks agoAt least with a real joke, you get to laugh. Here, the government seem to laugh at you.
7 comments, most recent 3 weeks 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 2 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 month agoActually, it is Exploitation Day all around.
3 comments, most recent 1 month 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 month agoHow Democratic Party Leaders and Elected Officials Are Abusing “Signal” to Have Secret Conversations about Public Topics
5 comments, most recent 1 month agoExcellent and succinct overview of Traditional Medicare, now under a very real threat. People are now waking up!
4 comments, most recent 1 month 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 2 weeks agoPublic Works successfully gave the impression of progress, without actually having to bother
Is our national flag flying at half-staff on flagpoles today? We explain why Old Glory is lowered.
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 months 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 3 months 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 3 months agoPart C is really for sh*t but that word does not start with a “C.”
2 comments, most recent 3 months 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 3 months agoA must-read for anyone who knows a war veteran… and anyone who never met one.
10 comments, most recent 4 months agoA lifetime dealing with abortion, an account by a lifelong advocate.
6 comments, most recent 4 months agoVote for what you like. I like libraries.
6 comments, most recent 4 months 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 4 months agoJohn Repp writes how the flexing of the U.S. nuclear muscle was done, at various times, behind the scenes.
6 comments, most recent 2 weeks 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 5 months 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 4 months 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 5 months 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 6 months agoPrivatization of Medicare has moved into the state of Washington. Beware of the Dirty Dozen.
11 comments, most recent 7 months 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 7 months 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 6 months 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 6 months 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 7 months agoCounty attorneys advise elected officials NOT to talk to us.
10 comments, most recent 7 months 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
