April, 2021 | The Fourth Corner

Water Problem Litigation vs Community Consensus Part 2: Community Consensus

Litigation vs Consensus In contrast to adjudication The Whatcom Family farmers submit the following: From their website Alternatives to Adjudication Provide a Better Path Forward for Our Community In response to the state Department of Ecology’s ongoing request to the state legislature for funding to begin the process of an adjudication in the Nooksack Basin, Whatcom Family Farmers has sent a letter to the chairs and ranking members of the budget committees ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2021-08-11T07:14:27-07:00April 24, 2021|Advice, Opinion & Guest Writers, Beyond the Fourth Corner, Environment and Climate Change, Fourth Corner News|0 Comments

Water Litigation vs Community Consensus Part 1: Litigation

Background: Marlene Dawson is a former Whatcom County Council member who served from 1994-2002. When Marlene tried to address the lack of ‘tribal Marlene Dawson water rights’, the Lummi tribal officials asserted her a racist for her historical positions on tribal issues. At the same time, the Bellingham Herald asserted her as divisive. Marlene has never ignored continuous individual native property rights, which would hold a senior water right under State ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2021-07-10T08:38:41-07:00April 23, 2021|Advice, Opinion & Guest Writers, Beyond the Fourth Corner, Environment and Climate Change|0 Comments

Marxist Donkeys Are Indivisibles

Author Sue Runyan I worked. I retired. I expected to read books, go for walks and grow old. I am succeeding at the last. But there is still work to be done. I love my Country. Marxist Donkeys Are Indefensibly Indivisibles. It is easy to see how Marxist Subversion works in the little town of Sequim. Sequim has a council-manager form of government. The council sets the policy and the City Manager implements ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2021-08-12T10:17:23-07:00April 23, 2021|Advice, Opinion & Guest Writers, Beyond the Fourth Corner, Elections, Government & Politics|3 Comments

See the Results of Fourth Corner Voter survey here

April 11th to April 14th Survey Results: The Fourth Corner ran a poll Beginning Sunday April 11 until April 14th. This included all subscribers of the Fourth Corner and was open to the public on Facebook and our website. Over 800 People responded. Thanks for your participation... We ran 10 questions with the main subjects being COVID, Voting and Media. Survey Takers supplied their own demographics on their political leanings, their age, gender, and ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2021-04-22T12:16:44-07:00April 22, 2021|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Elections, Government & Politics, Fourth Corner News, Media Watch|0 Comments

In Olympia The opposition reacts… Gas taxes to double; poor, the low income and farmers will take the hit

New taxes bring no "measurable" effect on environment or build better roads Democrats passed both a cap-and-trade and LCFS bill, the impacts of which will increase the gas tax by 55 cents without any measurable effect on the environment or better roads. Combined with the current rates, total gas tax will eventually grow to $1.23/gallon. Sen. Judy Warnick, the top-ranking Republican on the Senate agriculture committee, said, “I think the high cost is going to ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2021-04-13T13:10:35-07:00April 13, 2021|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Elections, Government & Politics, Environment and Climate Change, Rural Living|0 Comments

Research The Far Left Organizations Here… Progressives, Socialist and Socialist Democrats

A Marxist Donkey by Any Other Name is Still a Marxist Donkey By S. Runyan 4-2021 Indivisibles, Progressives, Socialists, Socialist Democrats are all Marxist Democrats. To be fair, there are probably some Democrats that may not know that they are Marxists. Can they be sorted, one from another, from their Marxist counterparts? Make no mistake, these groups are incestuous kin. Small numbers, big noises. In many instances the membership of one is identical to ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2021-08-12T10:22:36-07:00April 12, 2021|Advice, Opinion & Guest Writers, Beyond the Fourth Corner, Elections, Government & Politics, Fourth Corner News|2 Comments

Justice: Rule of Law or “Means” tested, you decide

Prosecutor Eric Richey Ending a 600 word opinion piece in the March 19th edition of The Bellingham Herald.. Prosecutor Eric Richey of Whatcom County states:"I urge the legislature to pass this bill and continue working in future sessions to decriminalize poverty by eliminating the remaining paths to suspending driver's licenses, such as missing hearings related to payment plans, that are NOT covered within SB 5226." (see below for Bill Status) Some ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2021-04-04T11:30:08-07:00April 4, 2021|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Elections, Government & Politics, Fourth Corner News|3 Comments

The Donkey Has a New Coat

By Sue Runyan: The Donkey has a New Coat ( a story of liberal organizations) President Obama’s farewell speech includes recognizing every organizer who had moved to an unfamiliar town. Before we get to why that is important, a step back to recent history. Organizing for America, (OFA) started as a community organizing project by the Democratic National Committee in 2009. In 2013, it changed to Organizing for Action. At the beginning of 2017 ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2021-04-03T10:37:35-07:00April 3, 2021|Advice, Opinion & Guest Writers, Beyond the Fourth Corner, Education|1 Comment

State Senate: Dems pass Tax and Spend budget Proposal

State Senator claims Democrats pass massive budget increases and send the bill to the COVID/job effected Middle Class in the State of Washington. In spite of almost 55 Billion in Federal Aid to State and local Budgets the Democrats in the State Senate pass massive spending increases financed mostly by brand new State Taxes. Senator Ericksen 42nd Leg District Senator (R) Comments on the Democratic Party Budget passed by the State Senate: Sen ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2021-04-02T14:30:20-07:00April 2, 2021|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Elections, Government & Politics|0 Comments

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