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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.

Where is Washington in getting kids back in school… the answer may surprise

  Teachers Unions in Washington State continue to be reticent to return to full-time in person classes for Public School Students.   According to Burbio's K-12 School Opening Tracker Washington's Public School system continues to lag way behind other states in the country as the allocation per student from the state stays at over $15,000 (In Seattle, the largest district in the state, the cost is over $19,000 per student). In addition this year, districts ...

By |2021-02-25T11:12:56-08:00February 25, 2021|Education, Fourth Corner News|0 Comments
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Photo ID/In-Person Voting

Photo ID/In-Person Voting  Author:  Gerald Hulbert: I am a retired Customs Agriculture Officer and veteran of Navy, Air Guard, and Airforce Reserves (1969-1994). I have worked on several campaigns. I have lived here in Sumas since 1993. Sumas, WA: Fraud has been associated with this November election 2020 as official entities engage in the investigations, resolve lawsuits, and seek other legal avenues toward revelation and resolution.  Regardless of the conclusions, however, the voting process ...

By |2021-02-08T09:01:07-08:00January 29, 2021|Advice, Opinion & Guest Writers, Beyond the Fourth Corner|0 Comments
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Bham City Hall Closes; Public Hatchet attack injures passerby at 210 Bham Metro News calls for Mayor to resign

  City closes City Hall and Library to all business!! "January 25-30,2021:  City Hall and Library Closed for the week Bellingham City Hall and Bellingham Public Library Central Library will remain closed to the Homeless Tents reappear at City Hall public and employees for this week, out of an abundance of caution for the safety of all — campers, volunteers, City employees and members of the public. Those with City business to ...

By |2021-02-01T17:37:08-08:00January 26, 2021|Elections, Government & Politics, Fourth Corner News|1 Comment
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Some Personal Experiences with Censorship in Whatcom County – And Some Suggestions for 2021

Guest Writer: John Lesow Guest Writer John Lesow, B.Sc, J.D. has lived in the Pacific Northwest since 1978.  Prior to retiring in 2013, he was Western Territory Manager for Cascade Canada Material Handling Products and resided in Point Roberts. He served two terms on the Whatcom County Planning Commission from 2005-2013.  He is a past Board Member of the Whatcom Humane Society and Treasurer of the Washington Press Association. (WPA)  He is ...

By |2021-04-22T14:55:44-07:00January 23, 2021|Advice, Opinion & Guest Writers, Fourth Corner News|6 Comments
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SOS Kim Wyman answers questions about election Processes…

  Information about Washington State's Same Day Registration Process Answered   Senator Doug Ericksen(R) of the 42nd Legislative District Secretary of State Kim Wyman Senator Doug Ericksen 42nd Leg District reached out to Secretary of State Kim Wyman with Five Questions posed  concerning some of the differences that have been noted between the Same Day Registration laws and prior to the Same Day Registration laws.   Legislative Building PO Box ...

By |2021-02-08T09:02:04-08:00January 18, 2021|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Elections, Government & Politics|1 Comment
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Breaking!: Bill could make voting process even more secret…

AN ACT Relating to exempting election security information from public records disclosure; amending RCW 42.56.420; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.  This bill is on the calendar for a vote on the floor of the state house... Here is the link to the Bill's status. After a grueling General Election where many voters questioned the voracity of the voting processes throughout the country now may not be the time to close public ...

By |2021-02-18T15:32:20-08:00January 18, 2021|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Elections, Government & Politics|1 Comment
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Executive Satpal Sidhu’s statement on violence solicits comments from readers.

Executive Satpal Sidhu's published statement on the violence in Washington DC on Jan 6th brought comments from Fourth Corner Readers.  Here is Dave Avis of Whatcom County he summarized what many responses were to the phrase that said Quote: “It is the result of many years of poisonous rhetoric from a small minority of extremists on the far right.” in the first paragraph... The full Statement by the County Executive is here. Photos in ...

By |2021-02-08T09:04:53-08:00January 18, 2021|Elections, Government & Politics, Fourth Corner News|2 Comments
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Sequim Hearing Examiner on Proposed Medication Assisted Facility (MAT)

S. 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, warts and all. Runyan, January 2020  Sequim Hearing Examiner, Phil Olbrechts, stated that pertinent evidence for the proposed MAT clinic impacts are mostly taken from presentations by Sequim Police Chief Crain and SaveOurSequim.org’s facebook member, Wendy Goldberg, M. S. ...

By |2021-02-07T09:55:37-08:00January 14, 2021|Advice, Opinion & Guest Writers, Beyond the Fourth Corner|0 Comments
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A Snohomish County GOP Activist Repsonds to Impeachment actions…

Open Letter from the former chair of the Snohomish County Republican Party Billye Brooks-Sebastiani  to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate leader Chuck Schumer in light of the Congress of the United States Impeaching the President of the United States a second time in four Years.   January 10, 2021 Speaker Pelosi          Senator Schumer   Billye Brooks-Sebastiani I find that your divisive words and impeachment actions are not only insensitive, but ...

By |2021-02-08T09:03:35-08:00January 13, 2021|Advice, Opinion & Guest Writers, Beyond the Fourth Corner, Elections, Government & Politics|3 Comments
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Death of businesses causes concern.

By Guest Writer: Ferndale Resident Jim Pettinger... Jim Pettinger Retired founder of UCanTrade INC.   Business Owners are People Too I hate to think that Governor Inslee is being vindictive towards individuals who are business owners, although it definitely does appear that way. However, my experience indicates it’s likely more a matter of GROSS IGNORANCE of the real world. They seem to have concluded that business owners are wealthy, greedy, dishonest and ...

By |2021-02-08T09:04:02-08:00December 31, 2020|Advice, Opinion & Guest Writers, Beyond the Fourth Corner|1 Comment
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