Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch, has been rerunning articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the February 1999 issue of Whatcom Watch. by Jim Hansen During 1998, efforts on multiple fronts were carried out to continue restoration of fish habitat in the Nooksack Watershed. The [Read More...]
Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch, has been rerunning articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the January 1999 issue of Whatcom Watch. Compiled by Helen Brandt. In June, 1998, the Lummi Nation, Nooksack Tribe and Whatcom County signed a memorandum of agreement. The purpose of [Read More...]
Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch has been rerunning articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the December 1998 issue of Whatcom Watch. Editor’s Note: This story of the transformation of Indian country was written by High Country News staff writer Greg Hanscom after visits to reservations [Read More...]
Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch, has been rerunning articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the October/November 1998 issue of Whatcom Watch. by John Freeburg While a graduate school student in the early seventies, I received literature from Bob Keller about the voluntary simplicity movement. [Read More...]
Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch, has been rerunning articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the October/November 1998 issue of Whatcom Watch. Editor’s Note: If this article were written today, smartphones, the internet and social media would be added to the list of addictions. by [Read More...]
Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch, has been rerunning articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the September 1998 issue of Whatcom Watch. by Tim Paxton An initiative created by input from a large group of Bellingham citizens is making its way toward potential action by [Read More...]
Since January 2014, Whatcom Watch, has been rerunning articles from issues printed 20 years ago. The below article appeared in the August 1998 issue of Whatcom Watch. by Amy Kenna Recently, a concerned citizen wrote Whatcom Watch requesting an article on the environmental impact of automobiles on the Lake Whatcom [Read More...]
by Jonathan Moore Overly Sensible or Sensitive? An event took place five days ago which involved my wife, and an egg noodle she noticed lying precariously on the laundry room floor. Now if you knew Wanda, you’d be apt to know that anything other than carpet and vinyl is forbidden [Read More...]
To celebrate 27 years of publishing Whatcom Watch, we will be printing excerpts from 20 years ago. The article below appeared in the June 1998 issue of Whatcom Watch. Editor’s Note: In 2013, federal court Judge Richardo Martinez ordered the state to fix barrier culverts. The state took the matter [Read More...]
To celebrate 27 years of publishing Whatcom Watch, we will be printing excerpts from 20 years ago. The below review is from the May 1998 issue of Whatcom Watch. Editor’s Note: “The Good Rain” was selected by the Whatcom Community College faculty as the 1998 “Book of the Year.” Timothy [Read More...]