April-2016
“When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man’s concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.” — John F. Kennedy by Boris Schleinkofer, poetrywatch editor Poetry has a voice in our [Read More...]
Editor’s Note: The following letter was signed by 11 local organizations and sent to the Port of Bellingham Commissioners on March 15, 2016; the letter opposed the leasing of the Bellingham Shipping Terminal to Bio-Fibre Manufacturers Inc and DKoram Inc. for the purpose of exporting logs and wood pellets to [Read More...]
Last year, there was a lot of controversy about ballots. This year the Whatcom Conservation District did not count the ballots to allay questions of fairness. The Whatcom County Auditor’s Office was paid to count them. The auditor’s office provided a locked box for the deposit of ballots. The day [Read More...]
Harold Wilkin is an organic farmer who is building a commercial scale flour mill to sell local flour into the Chicago market. Ellen King is a baker with Hewn bakery in Chicago and she is going to buy flour from Harold. They are standing in a field of Warthog [Read More...]
To celebrate the 24th year of publishing Whatcom Watch, we will be printing excerpts from 20 years ago. David M. Laws has been generous enough to volunteer to review the Whatcom Watch for 20 years ago to find suitable material to reprint. The excerpts below are from the April 1996 [Read More...]
Lorena Havens, a Whatcom Watch founder with Chico. photo: Carl Franz by Kathryn Fentress Lorena was recommended for this column as one of three women who had the original vision for the Whatcom Watch. She is an activist, a journalist, a meditation teacher, and writer. She and [Read More...]
by Joe Meche In response to an invitation to my sister’s housewarming in San Francisco, Cindy said, “Let’s go!” At first I was taken aback by her quick response but it was proof positive that we were ready for one of our favorite things to do … a road trip! [Read More...]
Compiled by Boris Schleinkofer Action Taken at February 8, 2016 Meeting Shall the council: 19. Authorize a redevelopment proposal for property located at 301 and 315 N. Samish Way? (Public hearing held) One complete proposal was submitted by the Bellingham Housing Authority for a mixed-use, mixed-income, multi-story project on the [Read More...]
Compiled by Barry MacHale Action Taken at February 9, 2016 Meeting Shall the council: 23. Appoint applicants to vacancies on two county boards? Fred Likkel was appointed to the Portage Bay Shellfish Protection District and David Ramirez to the Whatcom Family Community Network. Mr. Likkel and Mr. Ramirez were the [Read More...]
Compiled by Andrew S. McBride Action Taken at February 2, 2016 Meeting Shall the commission: 31. Renew a rental agreement with the state of Washington? The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife maintains an office at Harbor Mall, Suite 20, with an area of 839 square feet. The department [Read More...]