September-2016
Compiled by Barry MacHale Action Taken at July 12, 2016 Meeting Shall the council: 110. Appoint Whatcom County Corrections Deputy Mark Holst to serve on the Jail Stakeholder Workgroup? He has served on the Corrections Bureau — it operates the jail and work center — for almost 27 years. (AB2016-179A) [Read More...]
Compiled by Andrew S. McBride Addendum At the 6/21/2016 meeting, vote #113, the commisson approved a five-year contract with SP Plus Corp. of Chicago, Ill, for management of the Bellingham airport parking lots beginning on 7/1/2016 and ending on 6/30/2021. At the time of the vote the amount of the [Read More...]
Compiled by Boris Schleinkofer Action Taken at July 11, 2016 Meeting Shall the council: 107. Authorize the mayor to sign a four-year (2014-2017) collective bargaining contract with the International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 106S? IAFF wages will increase by 2 percent on 1/1/2014, 1/1/2015 and 1/1/2016; by 3 percent [Read More...]
Donald Trump shaking hands with Sen. Doug Ericksen at the Lynden rally. Photo: Ericksen Facebook page Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not represent the views of Whatcom Watch or its directors. by Michael Riordan Wake up, Whatcom [Read More...]
Map by Washington Department of Ecology. Photo illustration by Robert Johnson. by Robert Johnson The Port [Read More...]
“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 Boris Schleinkofer, poetrywatch editor Poetry has a voice in our community, [Read More...]
To celebrate 25 years of publishing Whatcom Watch, we will be printing excerpts from 20 years ago. The below excerpts are from the September 1996 issue of Whatcom Watch. by Nicole Oliver Susie Stephens of the Northwest Bicycle Federation made a presentation to the Bellingham City Council at its August [Read More...]
Green heron egg. photo: Joe Meche by Joe Meche Following more traditional patterns, the season of courtship, breeding and nesting for most bird species occurs in early spring. This is the time when our resident birds and new arrivals begin the cycle anew. Factors like weather and availability [Read More...]
Jeni Miller loving life in the 'ham! Photo: Michael James, Noggin Branding by Kathryn Fentress Jeni Miller moved here in August 2010 from Seattle for a smaller town experience. She loves the beauty of the Northwest and the more open and [Read More...]
by Mike Mease Wild buffalo in Yellowstone National Park. Photo: Stephany Seay/BFC The Buffalo Field Campaign Road Show will visit Bellingham on September 15, 2016, a program that will be presented at the Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship, 1207 Ellsworth St. at 7:30 p.m. [Read More...]