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About Charlie Crabtree

Long time observer of State and Local Politics. Charlie was born and raised in Whatcom County Washington. Served in the US Air Force in the 70's and served for 12 years on the Meridian School Board (north of Bellingham Washington) and a stint on the County Charter Review Commission. Retired except for Blogging and enjoying life.

Farmers and Farmworker Legislation 2025

  PRESS RELEASE - Feb. 25, 2025 Press Contact: Dillon Honcoop, dhoncoop@savefamilyfarming.org   Is Sen. Saldaña More Worried About ‘Climate Resiliency’ Than Helping Struggling Farmworkers? Despite claims of providing economic relief for farmworkers, new Saldaña proposal fails to put any money back in workers’ pockets—while paying farms to fight climate change. (OLYMPIA, Wash.) A new proposal claiming to ease the burden of new state agricultural overtime rules is moving forward in the state Senate, ...

By |2025-03-03T09:44:07-08:00March 2, 2025|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Fourth Corner News, Rural Living, The Fourth Corner|0 Comments
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Voter Integrity- Vote by Mail?

HB 1584 Ending vote by mail for non-absentee voters and restoring in-person voting at polling places and voting centers. Please COMMENT and SUPPORT: By Misty Flowers: When it comes to politics, some subjects have been too taboo to discuss on both sides of the political isle: Election Integrity is one. The concern has been, if we discuss election problems, voters aren't going to turn out. But the truth is Election Integrity has been a major ...

By |2025-02-25T17:01:12-08:00February 24, 2025|Fourth Corner News|5 Comments
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Community Information Week Of Wednesday Feb 13th 2025

Notes from the Be-Brave Organization: Saturday Feb. 15th: * RALLY for Parental Rights in Olympia!!! 12pm NOON State Capitol, North Steps. Several bills are being pushed through to protect perpetrators of sexual misconduct with children and to WITHOLD student information from Parents This week I will highlight a few worth responding to although there are MANY. HB 5181 So MANY BILLS! Since Trump's entry into the White House, there has been a very busy ...

By |2025-02-12T09:42:13-08:00February 12, 2025|Fourth Corner News|0 Comments
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John Lesow on Recent British Columbia elections and “growth management”

John Lesow Guest Writer   In May of 2024, I suggested in a Guest Editorial that Planners in Washington and British Columbia were on the same page--the Wrong one--in their efforts to address the "Housing Crisis" and "Affordability" in their respective communities of Bellingham and North Vancouver, B.C. The results of the Provincial election in British Columbia on October 19 show that the electorate remains deeply divided on the government's plan to ...

By |2024-11-07T09:58:03-08:00November 7, 2024|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Education, Fourth Corner News|0 Comments
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Is Ranked-choice voting right for Whatcom County?

Is Ranked-choice voting right for Whatcom County?   First the definition - Ranked-choice voting is when voters choose their top three candidates for positions in order of preference. If a candidate wins a majority of votes, he or she is declared the winner. If no candidate wins a majority of the votes, the candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated. All votes that rank the failed candidate as their first choice are eliminated and ...

By |2024-10-14T10:11:08-07:00October 14, 2024|Education, Fourth Corner News, Fourth Corner News|1 Comment
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National honor society is connected with NO on I-2109 at Puget Sound High School

Brian Heywood on October 14th Posted the following on his twitter account "That Damn Mormon": Brian Heywood - That Damn Mormon Jim Walsh & Brian Heywood   @bkheywood ""LWSD and Redmond parents!!! Alert Did you know that the school is using your children and the national honor society and school time for political activity to promote a Teachers Union poltical agenda? The note that went out below mentions 2109 which would repeal ...

By |2024-10-14T09:48:56-07:00October 14, 2024|Education, Fourth Corner News, Fourth Corner News|0 Comments
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Suggestion for Whatcom

STATEWIDE RACES: So for Governor your on your own.  Rest of State Wide: 1. US Senate Raul Garcia.            2. 2nd Congressional District             Leif Johnson 3. Lt Governor: Dan Matthews 4. Secretary of State Dale Whitaker 5. State Treasurer  Sharon Hanek.  6. State Auditor Matt Hawkins 7. Attorney General Pete Serrano. 8. Public Lands Jaime Herrera Butler 9. Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction  David ...

By |2024-08-06T09:17:51-07:00August 6, 2024|Fourth Corner News|0 Comments
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FOURTH CORNER BALLOT DROP LOCATIONS

LOCATIONS   CLALLAM Clallam CB - Clallam Bay Drop Box Drop Box 16990 Highway 112, Clallam Bay, WA  98326 Clallam Clallam County Courthouse - Voter Service Center Voting Center 223 E 4th St Room 042, Port Angeles, WA  98362 Clallam CV - Carlsborg Ballot Drop Box Drop Box 261461 US-101, Sequim, WA  98382 Clallam FW - Forks Drop Box Drop Box 500 E Division St, Forks, WA  98331 Clallam NB - Neah Bay Drop ...

By |2024-08-06T08:27:39-07:00August 6, 2024|Fourth Corner News|0 Comments
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Whatcom County Council Delays Putting People’s Initiative on the ballot

An Initiative submitted by a group of citizens in Whatcom County was held up by 4 of 7 Council members from being put on the ballot; which is the standard practice. Background: In the November 2022 Proposition 5 was placed on the ballot by super majority vote of the Council. The Proposition passed by 20 votes. It added a tax of about 19 cents per thousand to all property tax payers and will collect ...

By |2024-07-15T13:11:05-07:00July 15, 2024|Fourth Corner News|0 Comments
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Dr Raul Garcia U.S. Senate Candidate to have 6 Days of “Freedom From Fentanyl Walk” July 16 to July 21st

Dr Raul Garcia U.S. Senate Candidate running against Maria Cantwell in the Primary on August 6th. Dr Raul Garcia In an event no one in politics can remember being done in Washington State Dr. Raul Garcia is taking 6 campaigning day to Walk from the Yakima area to Seattle.  His 20 + miles a day walk is to highlight the plight of those who have died from overdoses of Fentanyl and those ...

By |2024-07-12T09:35:06-07:00July 12, 2024|Fourth Corner News|0 Comments
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