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 [...]

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 [...]

"Yes, you can bet your bippy he will.  County Executive  instead of Mayor of Bellingham, for sure.  

"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 [...]

"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 [...]

"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 [...]

"Cmon guys.  This thread is going off topic.  This is not about neighborhoods - it is about who might run for mayor. Besides, the article uses the word &[...]