About Ham Hayes

Ham moved to Bellingham in 1999 and wrote for NW Citizen from 2007 to 2011. He died in October 2022.

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Is It Soup Yet?

Do you feel that you are a part of the waterfront redevelopment? If you are among the small group of folks who have gone to Port presentations and public hearings, you might feel that you are.

Do you feel that you are a part of the waterfront redevelopment? If you are among the small group of folks who have gone to Port presentations and public hearings, you might feel that you are.

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Do you feel that you are a part of the waterfront redevelopment? If you are among the small group of folks who have gone to Port presentations and public hearings, you might feel that you are. I'd wager an oyster or two that most of our citizenry don't feel that way. When I think about our children and youth and their involvement, or lack thereof, I'm concerned. After all, aren't they the ones who will live with our choices? Will they understand what we have done? Will they be inspired by the outcome?

The styrofoam mockups and drawings put on display are helpful in seeing the possible future, but do they really have the vitality to teach us what is needed. We are involved in one huge environmental science project. What a great place to be if you are a kid learning how to be a steward of our planet. NSEA, as an example, provides field classes about salmon habitat for school children in the county. Wouldn't it be great if our schools developed an environmental science curriculum about the restoration of our near shore and estuarine environment? Wouldn't that help inspire our kids....and us?

About Ham Hayes

Closed Account • Member since Jan 11, 2008

Ham moved to Bellingham in 1999 and wrote for NW Citizen from 2007 to 2011. He died in October 2022.

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Is It Soup Yet?

By Ham HayesOn Apr 25, 2008

Do you feel that you are a part of the waterfront redevelopment? If you are among the small group of folks who have gone to Port presentations and public hearings, you might feel that you are.

Time to Close the Northern Border?

By Ham HayesOn Apr 18, 2008

Frankly, I’m stunned by the Herald’s lead headline today. I did not realize that the national policy of Canada was focused on hurting us by buying our gas. Worse yet, it’s probably deeper tha

1 comment, most recent 16 years ago

It’s Time, Don’t You Think?

By Ham HayesOn Apr 12, 2008

It’s time for the City Council to publish meeting agendas two weeks in advance, rather than the current two days. There is another kerfuffle brewing this week on neighborhood plan docketing th

6 comments, most recent 16 years ago

What you can’t see, won’t kill ya - a lesson in TBL

By Ham HayesOn Feb 22, 2008

TBL, or Triple Bottom Line, is a nifty concept that says we want to be evaluating and measuring projects on the basis not only of economic, but environmental and societal values as well. TBL i

5 comments, most recent 16 years ago

Gas(p) Gulping to Oregon

By Ham HayesOn Feb 19, 2008

What are we thinking? Or do we think at all? I drove to Portland this weekend to visit my daughter. Now I admit to being one of those hyper-mileage nuts. I own a hybrid and averaged 47 mpg. That’

1 comment, most recent 16 years ago

City Council Flip Flop on Public Comment - UPDATE

By Ham HayesOn Feb 05, 2008

Isn’t it fair to ask the city council to establish and consistently follow a procedure for when public comment will be allowed? Is it good open government to say beforehand that no public commen

Central Library - Are We Ready to Decide?

By Ham HayesOn Feb 04, 2008

Almost everyone of us has been significantly touched by the revolution of digitized information and the internet. And if you want to see what’s happening to electronic libraries, go to the Library of

6 comments, most recent 16 years ago

Waterfront EIS and all that

By Ham HayesOn Jan 17, 2008

Oftimes it is far easier to criticize than to compliment. Is it too easy to forget how to acknowledge positive steps? At this week’s WAG meeting, Port official Mike Stoner, Mayor Dan Pike, City Plan

Thoughts on Public Discourse

By Ham HayesOn Dec 23, 2007

Blog sites are popping up everywhere. They can be on all sorts of subjects and our local political blogs seem especially popular. Just look at the large number of new blogs the Bellingham Heral