We Need a New Pledge of Allegiance
John Servais is over 80, a citizen, a military veteran, an Independent voter, a history buff, and a life long political activist. He started Northwest Citizen in 1995, which may now [...]
John Servais
John started Northwest Citizen in 1995 to inform fellow citizens of serious local political issues that the Bellingham Herald was ignoring. With the help of donors from the beginning, he has improved the site, invited other writers to join him, and enabled commenting with verified real names for informative community dialog. He is proud that NW Citizen is now perhaps the oldest political blog in the world.
Articles by John Servais
Broadband Solutions: Status of a Confusing Process
Jon Humphrey has written forcefully on NWCitizen about his efforts to bring the best internet service to all residents of Whatcom County. My effort here is to post reference documents [...]
Welcome to Elon Musk and His Takeover of Twitter
We should welcome Elon Musk's buyout of Twitter, officially completed this evening. Of all the social media venues, Twitter is the one used for politics and official government notices. Musk [...]
Recent comments
"Yesterday, Elon Musk enabled former president Donald Trump to resume posting on Twitter. I think that the right move for Elon for two reasons. It is a smart [...]
Welcome to Elon Musk and His Takeover of Twitter"“Why would I leave Twitter? It’s like living in NY and not taking the subway. Sure it’s dirty and smells bad, but it’s how [...]
Welcome to Elon Musk and His Takeover of Twitter"Jon, no, they are not Vlad. We think we know who he is and if he wants to stay anon then that is his right. However, if he [...]
Dear Vlad..."Correct, D. C. I am not attempting journalisn nor poetry here. It is largely copy and paste - but of only the beginning of the article. Thus [...]
School Board Member Offers Kids' Sex Classes"Well, D. Crook, thanks for posting what I knew someone would post. Of course I researched it before posting. To wit, the business website, legal filings, and more. Regards [...]
School Board Member Offers Kids' Sex Classes