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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.

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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Extra!! One dies at the homeless camp on D Street in Bellingham

  One person found dead in  at homeless camp 9:00 AM May 7th 2021 The fire department found one person dead after responding to a call of a fire reported in the RV's at a homeless encampment on the 1400-1500 Block of D St in Bellingham about 4:00AM May 7th 2021. One RV was reported destroyed and another damaged. The Picture below was taken by the Fourth Corner on April 26th after reports of ...

By |2021-05-07T10:04:23-07:00May 7, 2021|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Fourth Corner News|0 Comments
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Heavy security highlighted 2021 Legislative session Is the state like Seattle? How they Voted

This year's legislative session produced some drastic new laws in the state.  Laws passed under heavy security and very little in-person input from citizens. U.S. Army National Guardsmen and members of the Washington State Patrol line a fence outside of the Washington State Capitol building on Monday in Olympia. Here is Senator Ericksen's take on the session: One thing that is clear: We All Live in Seattle Now. Whether it is laws ...

By |2021-08-10T08:13:21-07:00May 4, 2021|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Elections, Government & Politics, Fourth Corner News|1 Comment
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How they voted 2021 Legislature Part 2

  5 More Bills of note and how they voted: E2SSB 5126: Click for details Cap-and-trade becomes just one more tax increase – 18 cents per gallon of gas among other costs on home heating and manufacturing – on top of the others being considered this year. The expenditures in SB 5126 would do literally nothing to reduce CO2 emissions. The cap-and-trade and Senate transportation package would increase gas taxes by 28 cents per ...

By |2021-08-09T17:38:15-07:00May 4, 2021|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Elections, Government & Politics, Fourth Corner News|1 Comment
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Bellingham Initiatives reflect Socialist policies against Capitalism

A coalition of several progressive and socialist organizations have banded together (calling themselves People First Bellingham) to present initiatives to the Bellingham City Council for action.  If the Bellingham City Council does not pass these initiatives as ordinances, the initiatives will pass to the voters of the City of Bellingham in November. The following organizations are listed on the website as part of People First Bellingham... Jobs With Justice Imagine No Kages (INK) Whatcom ...

By |2021-08-09T16:56:02-07:00May 3, 2021|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Elections, Government & Politics, Fourth Corner News|2 Comments
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As Time Progresses: A story of COVID recovery

  Talk Show Host Ashley Butenschoen talks Spring football at Lynden High School with Coach Van Dalen and one of the players... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cause of Divide: As time progresses, we all have become united in one element of life. That unification is derived from the year long lockdown that we have all been living through. This year we have all learned how to live life in a unique and different matter, working from ...

By |2021-07-29T02:22:56-07:00May 2, 2021|Advice, Opinion & Guest Writers, Beyond the Fourth Corner, Education, Fourth Corner News|0 Comments
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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 |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
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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 |2021-07-10T08:38:41-07:00April 23, 2021|Advice, Opinion & Guest Writers, Beyond the Fourth Corner, Environment and Climate Change|0 Comments
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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 |2021-08-12T10:17:23-07:00April 23, 2021|Advice, Opinion & Guest Writers, Beyond the Fourth Corner, Elections, Government & Politics|3 Comments
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