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ERIKA CREYDT for Blaine School Board Postion 1

Erika Creydt Elected Experience: Blaine School Board Director District 3 Legislative Representative Other Professional Experience: Psychologist and Clinical Director of TouchStone Counseling Group (Current), provided counseling to youth for nearly 20 years, conducted Psychological Assessments in Chicago Catholic Schools for special needs, taught graduate classes at Adler University Vancouver, BC, Canada 2011-2014. Education: Blaine School District K-12, Class of 1999, BA California Lutheran University, 2003, Thousand Oaks, CA (Philosophy and Psychology), MA Adler University, 2005, Chicago, IL (Couples and Family ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2023-09-26T17:37:20-07:00September 26, 2023|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Education, The Fourth Corner|1 Comment

The Reject 5599 Story

A Call to Action by the "Reject 5599" Committee "HELP OVERTURN SENATE BILL 5599 This is the Parental Rights Referendum This Saturday we will be holding our first drive up and sign event for Referendum 101. Fairway Center (East parking lot) in Lynden WA. Lynden Signing Location July 8, 2023. 10AM - 1:00 PM Click Here for Other Locations Referendum 101 is an initiative to overturn Senate Bill 5599 by placing it ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2023-07-07T08:38:13-07:00July 7, 2023|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Elections, Government & Politics, Fourth Corner News, The Fourth Corner|1 Comment

Ben Elenbaas to run for second term

April 24, 2023 Ben Elenbaas 5th District Councilman Ben Elenbaas announced today he will run this year for a second term on the Whatcom County Council. Elenbaas won the District 5 position in 2019 with a decisive 59% of votes. District 5 includes Ferndale, Blaine, Birch Bay and Point Roberts. “Over the last four years on the Whatcom County Council, I’ve been a constant and strong voice for fiscal sanity and accountability,” ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2023-04-24T11:22:18-07:00April 24, 2023|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Elections, Government & Politics, Fourth Corner News, The Fourth Corner|0 Comments

Whatcom County: FEC shows millions given to Candidates and Pacs for Federal campaigns

Money Laundering through Election Contributions? Editors Note: An initial study by the Fourth Corner Editor Group appears to show that there is something odd going on with donations to candidates and organizations that are normally monitored by the FEC (Federal Election Commission). This Federal level commission responsible for tracking Contributions and Expenditures for Federal Candidates (In Washington State: Congressional and Federal Senator offices and President) By following the link here to the FEC ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2023-04-24T11:22:03-07:00April 24, 2023|Advice, Opinion & Guest Writers, Beyond the Fourth Corner, Elections, Government & Politics, Fourth Corner News, The Fourth Corner|2 Comments

Proposition 5; the kids initiative; the County Council passes a plan

Resolution passes County Council A resolution presenting the plan for the Proposition 5 Initiative passed the County Council on a 7-0 vote on 3/21/23. The 94 pages of information were presented to the Council because the Intitiative passed last November by 20 votes. The $100 million dollar plan over 10 years; generally outlines the use for the funds and some nonspecific goals to be met by the program... Powered by UTIITSL Pan ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2023-05-31T00:11:03-07:00April 13, 2023|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Fourth Corner News, The Fourth Corner|1 Comment

Justin Matheson on the Opioid Threat and Government Reaction…

Editor's Note: Bellingham Councilman reveals that drug overdoses increased by 20 (87 to 107 this year) in two weeks in the city... The following is a letter to the editor from Justin Matheson, a fire commissioner in Jefferson County: Justin Matheson is a Fire Commissioner and Chairman for Jefferson County Fire District #4, President of Jefferson County Fire Commissioners and Secretaries Association, a Firefighter/EMT-IV for Brinnon Fire Department, an EMT for the Jefferson County ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2023-06-05T23:35:47-07:00April 5, 2023|Advice, Opinion & Guest Writers, Beyond the Fourth Corner, Fourth Corner News, The Fourth Corner|0 Comments

City Council Positions available in Skagit County in 2023

The following are the 24 positions on City Council and 7 Mayor Positions in 8 Cities available in Skagit County in 2023

By Charlie Crabtree|2023-04-05T10:56:41-07:00April 5, 2023|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Elections, Government & Politics, Fourth Corner News, The Fourth Corner|0 Comments

Bellingham City Council Follows Up on Vote to make Public Use of formerly Illegal Drugs a Misdemeanor

Bellingham City Council Follows Up on Vote to make Public Use of formerly Illegal Drugs a Misdemeanor Mayor Seth Fleetwood Current Council Chair Michael Lilliquist The Bellingham City Council Passed the ordinance below; on a 5-2 vote. They made clear that they don't believe this will solve the addiction problems in the city but decided to move forward. One of the facts to come out: since they had considered ...