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Citizen Journalist • Member since Mar 23, 2018
Tom Dohman is a retired food industry professional - schooled as a microbiologist - who spent three decades working for various food companies, in the disciplines of food product development, quality assurance, food safety and regulatory affairs. He moved to Bellingham for its stunning natural beauty and desirable quality of life. He continues to believe that an informed public can influence its local government to make better decisions for its citizens and that - just maybe - reason can prevail in the end.
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Bellingham should join hundreds of communities nationwide that have built competitive and affordable public fiber optic cable networks to drive economic opportunity and development.
1 comment, most recent 5 days agoHomesNOW is in the permit review process for a temporary tiny home encampment in Fairhaven. The City of Bellingham’s 14-day public comment period is open until June 14, 2019.
5 comments, most recent 1 week agoPublic Banking support ought to be a no-brainer for the Whatcom Dems.
Iris Maute-Gibson submitted her letter of resignation to the mayor on June 1st.
It is too early to determine the effects of a new code on accessory dwelling units aimed at improving housing affordability. Experience elsewhere says they will not.
2 comments, most recent 2 weeks agoDemocrat presidential candidate Ami Horowitz and his desire to enter the national debate
1 comment, most recent 3 weeks agoFragrances cover up odors that should be eliminated by cleaning, not chemicals.
An overview of the candidates for several energetic small towns in Whatcom County.
Senator Bob Hasegawa brought information to the citizens of Whatcom County about the benefits of public banks and his bill to establish one in Olympia.
7 comments, most recent 2 weeks agoUpdated May 21. How each of us can help protect the Great Blue Herons nesting trees from city proposed approval of development in the buffer trees.
4 comments, most recent 1 month agoUnprincipled Whatcom County State Senator Doug Ericksen is urged to resign. Britt and Riordan first broke the news of his Cambodia hijinks on NW Citizen.
8 comments, most recent 1 month agoJamie K clarifies several issues that Gabe Rogel posted about the protective woods buffer to the heron colony.
Finale update 10 pm Friday - Some news worthy filings - well, all are newsworthy - and some final pieces falling into place.
Tony Larson may be the surprise candidate filing for office this week. A brief rundown on some of the high profile campaigns and personalities.
4 comments, most recent 1 month agoHousing equity is thrown to the wind. Vacation rentals for tourists will remove rental housing for Bellingham residents.
6 comments, most recent 1 month agoTrees are not expendable like weeds. We should not treat them as such.
An interesting city- and state-oriented strategy to solve the national corruption crisis.
A net gain of 264 on-campus dormitory beds two years from now will do virtually nothing to take the pressure off Bellingham’s rental market.
2 comments, most recent 2 months agoBellingham’s Only Great Blue Heron colony Faces Human Threats - Again. Who Wants to Help?
6 comments, most recent 1 month agoVarious activities on Samish Hill suggest the future for a large area of land zoned single-family.
4 comments, most recent 2 months agoCommercial Shellfish farmers in Willapa Bay and elsewhere in the Salish Sea permitted by our “green” Governor to spray herbicides and turn healthy eelgrass beds into deserts.
1 comment, most recent 2 months agoMNAC should be restored by the next mayor to its role in the planning process, the review of the Comprehensive Plan, and neighborhood plans.
7 comments, most recent 2 months agoCanada continues to push forward on its Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion despit overwhelming opposition and damning evidence — as well as serious economic headwinds — against it.
2 comments, most recent 2 months agoThe Bells baseball team again chooses fireworks over the welfare of pets, vets, the psychologically fragile, and wildlife.
We need immediate action to save the canaries in our coal mine, the Southern Resident Orca and Salmon. Take down obsolete salmon-blocking dams before it’s too late.
7 comments, most recent 2 months agoAnderson would replace Terry Bornemann who retires from city council at the end of 2019
4 comments, most recent 2 months agoWhy do we let our grocery stores vet charities and direct our donations?
3 comments, most recent 3 months agoThere is a stealth invasion of stick-built apartment complexes in Bellingham. Few have any redeeming architectural merit.
5 comments, most recent 3 months agoBellingham again wastes its time with a survey in which the respondents self-select, essentially negating the results.
4 comments, most recent 3 months agoPublic banking is moving forward again this legislative session in Washington state thanks to the efforts of Sen. Bob Hasegawa.
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