Letter: DCEs and Privatization of Medicare
Lynda Hanscome writes about being notified she is now included in a DCE
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Lynda 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 8 months 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 8 months agoTaimi Gorman guest writes a Grim Fairhaven Fairy Tale
15 comments, most recent 8 months 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 8 months agoOr how supposed progressives in our state legislature work against clean energy and the environment
14 comments, most recent 9 months agoYet another un-affordable rental complex for Bellingham as we slide down the razor blade of housing affordability.
6 comments, most recent 9 months agoIt seems that getting our congressional reps to directly oppose privatization efforts is too difficult a commitment.
5 comments, most recent 9 months ago“Alarmist” article is unfair to needed new technology
3 comments, most recent 9 months agoTwenty-two years, hundreds of volunteers, thousands of hours, their own lawyer, and the herons won!
8 comments, most recent 9 months agoIf this story were a movie, nobody would go because it is so unbelievable.
1 comment, most recent 9 months agoIf you put lipstick on a pig or polish a turd, you still have a pig and a turd.
4 comments, most recent 9 months ago“The hurrier I go, the behinder I get.”― Lewis Carroll
5 comments, most recent 10 months agoKrieg it is, but not a blitz. Poor morale and insufficient training are any army’s ball and chain.
15 comments, most recent 10 months agoThe CDN internet article doesn’t question “high-speed” or “affordable” or “coming soon” in Whatcom County.
3 comments, most recent 11 months agoWhat is the probability of dying from COVID-19 among the un-vaccinated?
9 comments, most recent 10 months agoAgent Orange is the “gift” that keeps giving.
3 comments, most recent 11 months 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 10 months 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 11 months ago…Pants on Fire!
9 comments, most recent 11 months agoCityView is an oversized, misplaced, unnecessary, and virtually unadaptable apartment complex.
4 comments, most recent 11 months agoThe slime of corporate greed knows no bounds, has no morals, and will win out if we do nothing.
4 comments, most recent 11 months agoIncome inequality is a national issue driving many social and health problems. This article explores income inequality in Whatcom County.
1 comment, most recent 11 months 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 11 months 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 11 months agoWe have a new newspaper located in Bellingham with the goal of covering our three counties and lower British Columbia.
1 comment, most recent 1 year agoFalse equivalencies only lead to problems.
11 comments, most recent 1 year 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 1 year agoWherein Elisabeth carefully explains the facts behind this latest freakout by conservative political agitators
2 comments, most recent 1 year agoAt last, a newspaper of substance, unhindered by imbedded corporate interests
3 comments, most recent 1 year agoHow many patient-contact hours have been lost due to COVID-19 deaths of health care professionals?
3 comments, most recent 1 year agoWhatever happened to that multi-million dollar grant the Port got for rural broadband?
4 comments, most recent 1 year 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 1 year agoBellingham Public Schools Learns Evasive Maneuvers from City Hall
12 comments, most recent 1 year agoWhy People with Mental & Drug Addiction Issues are on the Streets: A Brief History and Solution
7 comments, most recent 1 year agoWann wird man je verstehen?
11 comments, most recent 1 year agoSatpal SIdhu Responds to Lisa Papp’s article of Oct. 21
