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"Hi Michael, So if the new synthetic mRNA vaccines contain genomic coding for the initial spike proteins can these spike proteins and/or mRNA from the vaccine be incorporated into [...]
This is not a new phenomenon in our city.
[The following is reprinted from The Retiree Advocate, monthly newsletter of Puget Sound Advocates for Retirement Action (PSARA). &...
1 comment, most recent 11 months agoToxic waste, scrap recycling, jarring noise, and dubious processes on the waterfront: How did this happen?
10 comments, most recent 8 months agoA review and update of Bellingham’s rental registration and inspection program is long overdue.
10 comments, most recent 11 months agoMoreover, is a new jail of any size necessary?
2 comments, most recent 11 months agoIn 2020, there were 464.29 abortions per 1,000 pregnancies among women aged 15-19 in Whatcom County.
3 comments, most recent 3 months agoDavid Netboy contends “business as usual” is no longer acceptable, and here’s why.
15 comments, most recent 11 months agoLong-time Port watcher, Doug Karlberg, suggests a different point of view on the waterfront scrap pile.
5 comments, most recent 10 months agoBan them all. Forever. Every single, solitary firearm in the U.S.
18 comments, most recent 11 months agoIncluding others when developing solutions is a hallmark of leadership. It was not evident at the March 13th City Council meeting regarding new drug use sanctions.
7 comments, most recent 1 year agoDavid Netboy writes: So how, exactly, does ABC Scrap Metal “restore the health of the land and water” on our waterfront?
11 comments, most recent 1 year agoGarrett O’Brien guest writes. And just how do we get out of this housing mess?
21 comments, most recent 1 year 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.
11 comments, most recent 11 months agoMillions of Medicare recipients have already been schnookered into Medicare Advantage. Don’t be a victim. Fight back.
6 comments, most recent 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year agoAt least with a real joke, you get to laugh. Here, the government seem to laugh at you.
7 comments, most recent 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 year agoActually, it is Exploitation Day all around.
3 comments, most recent 1 year 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 year agoHow Democratic Party Leaders and Elected Officials Are Abusing “Signal” to Have Secret Conversations about Public Topics
5 comments, most recent 1 year agoExcellent and succinct overview of Traditional Medicare, now under a very real threat. People are now waking up!
4 comments, most recent 1 year 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 1 year agoPublic Works successfully gave the impression of progress, without actually having to bother
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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year agoPart C is really for sh*t but that word does not start with a “C.”
2 comments, most recent 1 year 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 1 year agoA must-read for anyone who knows a war veteran… and anyone who never met one.
10 comments, most recent 1 year agoA lifetime dealing with abortion, an account by a lifelong advocate.
6 comments, most recent 1 year agoVote for what you like. I like libraries.
6 comments, most recent 1 year 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 1 year agoJohn Repp writes how the flexing of the U.S. nuclear muscle was done, at various times, behind the scenes.
6 comments, most recent 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 1 year ago