Gene Knutson Not Running for Mayor
This morning, Gene Knutson sent out an announcement to local news media saying he has decided not to run for mayor of Bellingham in 2019. Most local political junkies assumed Gene [...]
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.
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Election results: Nov 6 General, 2018
Click here for Whatcom County Auditor page. Click here for State Election page. 11 pm Thur, Nov 8 The 42nd District is probably decided. There may be recounts and there is a [...]
Dog Whistle Racism
I received this email from Alex Ramel this evening. I read it, followed the link to Sandy Robson’s article on Searchlight Review and immediately knew this needed to be [...]
Recent comments
"Konrad, she does not mention farms or septic systems even once in the article. So why do you critize her for doing so? This article does mention “[...]
Saving The Orca And Salmon - Does Inslee Have The Political Will?"Yes, you can bet your bippy he will. County Executive instead of Mayor of Bellingham, for sure.
Rud Browne and His Wanderlust"So Rud Browne abstained from voting because he was outraged at not being chosen to be a candidate. My, such pouting. Because Ranker was a Democrat, the Ds [...]
Anacortes Council member Lovelett to replace Ranker in state Senate"Eli, Thanks for your spirited comment. To answer your question, yes, we do have other authors besides Jon and Dick. See important article being posted today by a [...]
Appealing Voodoo Economics Housing Values"Michael, would you like to write a guest article on zoning, neighborhoods, and the housing issues that are a current topic in Bellingham? Give us your perspective [...]
Gene Knutson Not Running for Mayor