David Netboy

Citizen Journalist • Bellingham • Member since Mar 09, 2023

Retired Emergency Doc with 30 yrs experience at St Joe's between 1987 and 2017.

Articles by David Netboy

Define “Mandate”

By David Netboy On Jun 15, 2023

I recently had the pleasure of attending an enlightening presentation by Port of Bellingham Economic Development Director John Michener.  I was trying to understand how a Canadian company that [...]

Restoring Health of Land and Water—Bellingham Style

By David Netboy On Apr 30, 2023

On Wednesday evening, April 26th, the audience at the South Hill Neighborhood Association (SHNA) meeting was sizeable and included two City Council members and Mayor Fleetwood. The issue on the [...]

It Always Comes Back to the Toxic Sludge

By David Netboy On Apr 15, 2023

Mr. Karlberg’s speculations and insinuations about what I may or may not have read, and that I must have come from “another region,” (outer space?) disfigure his already poorly [...]

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Recent comments

"Doug, I’ve hesitated to get into this debate when the topic has undergone the usual attrition of having passed through several generations of comments.  However in [...]

Jun 23, 2023 on
Define "Mandate"

"https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:d0930ece-d363-439b-af1d-f0a197675308 Mr Gilmore, Your questions are precisely those that everyone who is aware of [...]

Jun 21, 2023 on
Define "Mandate"

"The evasion of SEPA scrutiny in this instance is related to the Land-Use category to  which the ABC activities at the Port have been assigned.  You must [...]

Jun 17, 2023 on
Define "Mandate"

"Mr Karlberg, There is an enormous distinction between what “Can Be Done” and what “Should Be Done”  The ABC recycling activity is a source of uncommon noise. It can [...]

May 03, 2023 on
Restoring Health of Land and Water—Bellingham Style