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Just Say No to the City of Ferndale – Part 1
A recent Whatcom View article titled Mayor says Ferndale tax increase needed to repair roads can be credited with offering sufficient irritation that I found the time to again write in this blog. Recently the City of Ferndale has been emphasizing and funding extreme street makeovers like the Second Ave Extension, including the useless park next to a rail yard. Now the Mayor says that funding is “woefully short” for basic road maintenance and repairs so the must ask the voters for a two-tenths of 1% sales tax increase. Anyone who has driven on the hill in Ferndale knows that there are roads that need repairing. That fact is not in doubt. Even so, I can’t support this tax increase because a tax increase is not required to afford the repairs. Rather, … Read entire article »
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Red Light Cameras Cause Accidents
Many in support of cameras refer to studies showing that cameras offer a net reduction in accidents … Read more »
Energy
To the extent that we burn “fossil” fuels, the people of our nation and our world are existing on banked capacity. The energy stored in tar and crude oils was banked away … Read more »
What is Wrong with Lake Whatcom
Since moving to the area 9 years ago, I’ve gotten used to bickering, accusations, partisan slams, and science nitpicks, all surrounding the issue of Lake Whatcom water quality. As someone who spent … Read more »
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Can you be both Muslim and Christian?
Rev. Ann Holmes Redding believes you can and is spreading her version of the good news to the masses in Seattle. The Seattle Times did a story a couple of weeks ago … Read more »
Bush Derangement Syndrome (BDS)
I endure daily, the writings and rantings of people who have such an all consuming hatred for our President, that they have difficulty functioning as normal thinking humans. Anyone who has ever listened … Read more »
Garden variety Democrats
I don’t know him. I have just read his position and heard him on the Liberal Outpost. I’m not a lawyer so I can’t argue the legalities of what he … Read more »
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The Mormon Faith of Mitt Romney: What Latter-day Saints Teach and Practice
I just finished The Mormon Faith of Mitt Romney: What Latter-day Saints Teach and Practice by Dr. Andrew Jackson on Kindle for Android! During the early part of the last presidential campaign I first supported Fred Thompson and had the field not narrowed, leaving him out of contention, I would have voted for him at election time. But campaigns do progress and so by caucus time I was supporting Mitt Romney who I felt best represented the conservative principles that I believe are best for our nation: individual responsibility, economic prosperity through lower taxes, strong national defense and decisions that reflect the Christian faith and values upon which our nation was founded. Four years later, as … Read entire article »
Price Drop
It’s not scientific, nor pundit approved, but a 50% price drop doesn’t exactly spell success for Barack Obama’s presidency. Tags: Barack Obama, basketball … Read entire article »
Time to Vote!
Everyone should have their ballots by now so it’s time to draw a few lines using either blue or black ink; no felt tips or pencils. Here’s how I feel about some of the issues and candidates around here that I’ll be using to guide my votes. Hope you find this to be useful. There are no complicated rankings nor ratings here; are good and hence my current favorite, are bad and I currently wouldn’t consider voting for them. Initiative 1125 – YES This measure would prohibit the use of motor vehicle fund revenue and vehicle toll revenue for non-transportation purposes, and require that road and bridge tolls be set by the legislature and … Read entire article »
Herman Cain, Micheal Berry interview
I found this interview with presidential candidate Herman Cain by Houston radio host Michael Berry to be very informative and in Herman Cain style, simple frank and straight to the point. It’s a two part clip, but not too long overall. Tags: michael berry, straight to the point, Micheal Berry, houston radio, radio host, interview, 9 9 9 … Read entire article »
Updated: Cold War Has Come Home to Roost
And it looks like the socialist fowl will be roosting in Bellingham’s Maritime Heritage Park. The group Occupy Bellingham has announced its plan for a permanent occupation encampment beginning tomorrow.?? You might ask as I did if this is legal?? The answer is well sort of legal maybe. City of Bellingham Municipal Code Title 8 PARKS, CEMETERIES, AND PUBLIC PLACES Chapter 04 GENERAL REGULATIONS 8.04.080 – OVERNIGHT CAMPING A. Overnight camping is prohibited on park property except by written permission of the Director of Parks and Recreation. B. A violation of this section is a civil infraction. [Ord. 10612 ?2, 1995] So if they did received written permission, then yes it is legal to camp overnight.?? But did they get permission to take … Read entire article »
Vote YES on Bellingham Initiative No. 2011-01
Some say that traffic cameras are about safety and other say they are about money. Well at least for the Guide/Telegraph Road intersection near Bellis Fair Mall it is pretty clear now that it is all about the money. A recent study by Gibson Traffic Consultants concluded the following: Based on the 5-years of collision data obtained from WSDOT and the City of Bellingham; the collision data does not support the introduction of red-light cameras. Per the ITE collected statistics it only has the potential to reduce at angle red-light running collisions by a less than 1 per year but increase rear ends by an average of nearly 5 per year for this particular intersection. With … Read entire article »
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