March 2018
by Robert A. Duke Healthcare Providers and Public in Landmark Meeting on End-of-Life Issues Artwork by Hilary Cole “Rumors and Realities” was an apt title for the Jan. 17, 2018, standing-room-only public meeting about dying in Whatcom County. Community rumors were rife that PeaceHealth’s St. Joseph Medical Center’s [Read More...]
Do You Enjoy poetrywatch? Want to see it continue? Then please, send your poems to us and let the Whatcom Watch share them with our readership! Seriously, we really do want your roughly 25-line poems (though length is by no means a deal-breaker; it’s how you use those lines.) featuring [Read More...]
This article is reprinted with permission from Sightline. by Clark Williams-Derry A few silver linings, but mostly dark clouds for the coal industry. Despite the Trump administration’s promise of a coal industry rebound, data from the US Energy Information Administration show that King Coal actually lost crucial ground in 2017: the [Read More...]
by John DiGregoria On November 18, 1996, a landslide originating in a 164-acre clearcut moved swiftly down Hubbard Creek, Oregon, into a residential house killing four people. Unfortunately, this tragedy need not have happened. It could have been prevented when Champion International applied to cut this acreage ten years earlier. [Read More...]
An election for one seat on the Whatcom Conservation District board will be held on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Ballots must be postmarked on or before March 13, 2018, to be counted. Registered voters have the option of voting at 6975 Hannegan Road, Lynden on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Polls [Read More...]
News Update: As of 2/27/18, the Whatcom County Council voted 7 - 0 to remove from the 2018 Planning Commission Docket the DNR suggested amendment to the Commercial Forestry zone. That suggested amendment would have permitted ORV trails on DNR lands. DNR's planning process for non-motorized recreation on DNR managed [Read More...]