Doug Karlberg

Citizen Journalist • Belingham • Member since Apr 08, 2008

Doug has been a fisherman for over four decades, working out of Bellingham and Alaska. He focuses his civic energy on Port of Bellingham - on their policies and practices. He has run for Port Commissioner.

Articles by Doug Karlberg

The Decline of Bellingham

By Doug KarlbergOn Oct 31, 2023

For the last two months, I have driven by this sign on the side of an RV parked on Cornwall Avenue. It is illegally parked on taxpayer property. One would [...]

The Other Side of the Scrap Pile

By Doug KarlbergOn Apr 14, 2023

I’d like to respond to David Netboy’s article of April 1, 2023, regarding the Port of Bellingham. Since I don’t remember Mr. Netboy ever commenting on the Bellingham Comprehensive [...]

Doug Karlberg Writes Against Robbins

By Doug KarlbergOn Oct 26, 2017

Publisher note: Doug intended this as a comment below my article in favor of Robbins, but this deserves to be an article on its own. - John Servais The largest [...]

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Recent comments

"Mr. Jones, Thank you for your response. I am not aware of any authorities that agree with your legal analysis. Not the City of Bellingham. Not Whatcom County. Not the [...]

Nov 29, 2023 on
ABC Recycling Meets the Public

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Nov 29, 2023 on
ABC Recycling Meets the Public

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Oct 27, 2023 on
Hannah Ordos for County Council

"Mr. James, If I understand you correctly. Anyone who is a Republican or even remotely associated with the Republican Party, in your eyes is unfit for elected office. ‘That should [...]

Oct 27, 2023 on
Hannah Ordos for County Council

"Mr. James, Oh, for Pete’s sake. Hannah Ordos had nothing to do with January 6th. Your attitude towards well qualified candidates is one of the reasons good people don’[...]

Oct 27, 2023 on
Hannah Ordos for County Council