Yearly Archives: 2021

Whatcom County Executive takes hit from Anti-Growth Activist Wendy Harris

Anti-Growth Activist Wendy Harris expresses concerns about Executive Satpal Sidhu's un-executive behavior in Whatcom County Council Meetings. Wendy Harris of North Whatcom County who is a well known anti-growth activist and winner of the Northwest Citizen de Armond award for citizen journalism  with articles written in the Environmental Cascadia Weekly publication.  Winning the award is here. She also has a facebook page called the Whatcom Hawk. From the Whatcom Hawk group "About" "Whatcom Hawk ...

By |2021-06-01T13:00:42-07:00June 1, 2021|Elections, Government & Politics, Environment and Climate Change, Fourth Corner News|1 Comment
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Whatcom: Colin Hawkins Blaine City Council Candidate Ward 2 Position 4

Press Release: Colin Hawkins Candidate Blaine City Council Ward 4 Pos 2 Blaine, WA – Colin Hawkins will officially file as a candidate for the Blaine City Council Ward 2 Position 4 seat.After nearly 20 years of local political involvement, Colin Hawkins has decided to run for City Council. He has spent the last two years as the Public Works Advisory Committee chairperson, and has been a board member since 2015. His ...

By |2021-06-01T12:14:18-07:00June 1, 2021|Fourth Corner News|1 Comment
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Whatcom: John Crawford NWFR Dist 21 Fire commissioner

NWFR Dist 21 Fire commissioner:   John Crawford Candidate Fire District 21 Commissioner As Commission board member, I am asking the district voters to re-elect myself. I have seen the board of commissioners make significant strides in bettering we as a district, which has translated to improving the organization greatly. The District has experienced excellent financial audits. Currently the Commission is implementing a strategic plan so it can keep pace with the ...

By |2021-06-01T10:10:50-07:00June 1, 2021|Elections, Government & Politics, Fourth Corner News, Rural Living|1 Comment
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Census Bureau Numbers Changing, brings long delays to redistricting process

  Washington State Map after 2010 Redistricting From beginning to end the redistricting process really matters as demographics change and the Census is taken. Process to "Count" people changes on Joe Biden's Inauguration Day Beginning Nov 19, 2020 (16 Days after the Presidential election) Census Bureau Director Steve Dillingham said that "during post-collection processing, certain processing anomalies [had] been discovered." And census figures would have to be held past the December 31st ...

By |2021-07-29T02:20:35-07:00May 25, 2021|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Elections, Government & Politics, Fourth Corner News|0 Comments
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Whatcom: About Kamal Bhachu: Running for County Council At-Large in Whatcom County

KAMAL BHACHU FILES FOR THE POSITION OF COUNTY COUNCIL AT LARGE  Kamal officially filed for the position of County Council at Large. Kamal holds Kamal Bhachu Whatcom County Council At Large Candidate a deep desire to serve the people of Whatcom County. Since immigrating from Punjab, India as a teenager in 1996, Kamal has made Whatcom county his home. Kamal and his wife, Tami, have settled in the Blaine area with their ...

By |2021-05-25T08:33:06-07:00May 25, 2021|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Elections, Government & Politics, Fourth Corner News|19 Comments
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Looking forward to elections: Whatcom

  Normal Filing for the 2021 Election ended on Friday May 21st and the field of candidates is set for the Primary August 3rd (with ballots going out on July 14th.) There will be one Countywide race in the Primary: County Council At-Large.  There will be a total of 9 Primaries in Whatcom County this year.  We have included School Districts in our list below as they seem to have drawn more interest than ...

By |2021-05-23T14:29:37-07:00May 23, 2021|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Elections, Government & Politics, Fourth Corner News|0 Comments
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Want to change things? Office filing week in to open May 17th Whatcom County

The official 2021 Political season starts off on Monday May 17th In the State of Washington Please go to The Whatcom County Elections Candidate Resources Page here to get information on what you need to run for office. Please see our related stories: Barry Buchanan to Run for another term as an At-Large Whatcom County Council Candidate: (Vote on continuing long running moratorium on progress at Cherry Point is on the Agenda for Tuesday ...

By |2021-05-13T16:01:09-07:00May 13, 2021|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Elections, Government & Politics, Fourth Corner News|0 Comments
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Races for November election begin to shape up before Filing opens.

Paying attention to elections... Like it or not... they matter   There are several races this year that have taken on a greater importance because of what the COVID virus, the State Legislature and other actions of government have done in our attitudes toward them.. School Board races, the "small town's" Councils, Port races, as well as the County Council and the City of Bellingham are key to this years elections and should hold ...

By |2021-05-13T15:58:15-07:00May 13, 2021|Elections, Government & Politics, Fourth Corner News|1 Comment
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Continuing the Moratorium Discussion/ Vote on Cherry Point to occur at County Council Meeting

This Tuesday May 18th 2021 the Council Council agenda includes this agenda item: AB2021-227: Ordinance imposing an interim moratorium on the acceptance and processing of applications and permits for new or expanded facilities in the Cherry Point urban growth area, the primary purpose of which would be the shipment of unrefined fossil fuels not to be processed at Cherry Point Buchanan Campaign Sign This ordinance is a continuation of the liberal majority's  ...

By |2021-08-12T10:23:38-07:00May 13, 2021|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Environment and Climate Change, Fourth Corner News, Rural Living|2 Comments
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