Tag Archives: Whatcom County

Right Size Jail

Posted by on December 12, 2012 1 comment

What is the right size jail for Whatcom County? We need bigger prisons in general, not because we are going to lock up more people for petty crimes, but because about 20 years ago we as a society decided that …

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Dingling Brothers

Posted by on August 22, 2012 5 comments
Dingling Bothers

Yes, we have circus clowns right here in Whatcom County, but instead of the Ringling Bros. we have these dingling bothers as a lame substitute.  The dinglings are progressive talk show host Joe Teehan and his caller Riley, who I …

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Cut our Losses; Abandon the Gateway Pacific Terminal

Posted by on June 15, 2012 2 comments

It is about time we just cut our losses and abandon the fight for a Coal Port at Cherry Point.  In my opinion we have reached a point where there are so many reasons not to have the Gateway Pacific …

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Friends?

Posted by on March 13, 2012 2 comments

You know how the saying goes, “With Friends Like this, Who Needs Enemies” and that also happens to be the name of a very enlightening post over a the Whacom Excavator.   They talk about a very scary situation that is …

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Updated 10/23/11: In Hopes that Local Media will Shed Some Light

Posted by on October 17, 2011 10 comments

I haven’t found the time to post much lately, homework, work, kids football and the list goes on, but as our next chance to vote fast approaches I’m finding that one crucial issue has not come fully to light.  The …

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Signs and Taxes in Ferndale

Posted by on July 6, 2011 Comments Off

I had a chance to drop in on last night’s Ferndale City Council meeting. I was an hour late, but enough in time to hear a little public as well as council opinion on a couple of the latest news …

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