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Whatcom farmers call for immediate Nooksack flood, water solutions

Critical projects will protect families, fish and farms – but will require community-wide collaboration By Rich Appel, President, Whatcom Family Farmers Families across Whatcom County devastated by November’s flooding disaster in the Nooksack River Basin need our help with more than just putting their lives back together. It is urgent that we come together as a local community and do everything we can to keep a tragedy like this from ever happening again. As ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2022-01-14T08:50:59-08:00January 14, 2022|Elections, Government & Politics, Fourth Corner News, Rural Living, The Fourth Corner|2 Comments

Answers to questions by 3 candidates to Fill Sen Ericksen’s seat.

Three Choices for Senate Answer Council Questions... The 3 Choices of the Whatcom County Republican Party to replace Senator Doug Ericksen have submitted their responses to the Whatcom County Council. They Submitted their Resume's and Answers to the Council's belated questions. Delay for North County and the 42nd District Representation in the Senate could have been avoided. The Council delayed the selection of a State Senator in time for the start of the ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2022-01-09T11:54:28-08:00January 9, 2022|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Elections, Government & Politics, Fourth Corner News, The Fourth Corner|3 Comments

“We Will”: We Need Our Senator NOW

"We Will" produced a video to get a Senate replacement in place for the people of the 42nd ASAP. The residents are suffering from Floods and Vicious winter storms in North County. Purposefully or not the Council has delayed beyond the opening of the legislative session. The council members voting this way are ALL City of Bellingham Residents and by their inaction may stand in the way of recovery in North County in the ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2022-02-21T01:42:45-08:00January 7, 2022|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Fourth Corner News, The Fourth Corner|2 Comments

The Party of Scrooge loves Inflation and Taxes

The Party of Scrooge loves Inflation and Taxes: Guest Writer Nancy Churchill It has become clear that the progressive movement has transformed the Democratic party into the “Party of Scrooge.” At the national level, Democratic policies like runaway deficit spending, out-of-control theft and crime, a broken transportation system, open national borders, racist education policies and “climate justice” tax policies have created the highest inflation rate in 39 years, empty store shelves, and declining IQ ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2022-01-05T10:31:50-08:00January 5, 2022|Advice, Opinion & Guest Writers, Beyond the Fourth Corner, Fourth Corner News, The Fourth Corner|0 Comments

Unannounced “Progressive” Questions for Final Three Choices for Senator’s Seat.

Rud Browne presented the following questions unannounced to the public at the January 4th meeting which was scheduled to Replace Senator Doug Ericksen. Some political people are calling these "Summer campaign got ya questions" And are set up to cause further delay in the process of needed representation. Much of what he says is not in the purvey of the Council. Questions for LD42 State Senate Candidates: As the outcome of the last Senate ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2022-01-05T17:53:54-08:00January 5, 2022|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Elections, Government & Politics, Fourth Corner News, The Fourth Corner|19 Comments

ACTION: Whatcom County Republican Party Responds to Council Delay

We are asking citizens to reach out to the County Council Members (email provided below with talking points following) to urge them to vote without further delay for one of the three nominees to the senate seat vacated by Senator Doug Ericksen. Today in special session, the Whatcom County Council, contrary to its own resolution to select a senator today to replace the seat vacated by the death of Sen. Doug Ericksen, voted to ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2022-01-05T09:38:12-08:00January 5, 2022|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Elections, Government & Politics, Fourth Corner News|5 Comments

EXTRA: Liberal Majority Council makes law on the fly… Take Action!!

In a Political move Whatcom Council leaves flood victims and winter storm victims unrepresented in State Senate... Broken Promise leaves vacuum in state Senate. Feeling grows Council will "Stonewall" the appointment even after Tuesday January 11th. Leaving Whatcom County unrepresented. WCRP: Take Action with the County Council... Click Here. Barry Buchanan Carol Frazey In a nasty piece of political theatre the liberal majority on the Whatcom County Council has stopped ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2022-01-07T08:18:57-08:00January 5, 2022|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Elections, Government & Politics, Fourth Corner News, The Fourth Corner|2 Comments

Woman Sentenced in Railroad Vandalism case; More info released concerning Track incidents in 2020

An Act of felony vandalism or an act of eco-terrorism?; You decide. In a press release by The United States Attorney's office; the woman convicted of "committing an act of violence against a railroad carrier" was sentenced by the Court. The case was investigated by the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force, which includes agents from Customs and Border Protection (CBP), in connection with the BNSF Railway Police. Critical investigative assistance is being provided by ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2021-12-18T14:32:22-08:00December 18, 2021|Fourth Corner News|1 Comment

The Fourth Corner Best of 2021

2021 has been a great year for The Fourth Corner: Over 108 Stories and more than 20 Candidate’s written statements as well as a revamping of our website, improving our email delivery system, and the debut of our monthly Radio Show on KGMI’s Saturday Morning live. We plan to continue to bring you even more information in 2022 with our ongoing recruitment of great Guest Writers, our coverage from a citizens perspective, and guests ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2021-12-18T12:08:54-08:00December 18, 2021|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Education, Fourth Corner News, The Fourth Corner|0 Comments

Mayor Fleetwood’s Edict cost 23 City Employees their Jobs. Four More also terminated…

Mayor fires 23 due to his COVID vaccination Mandate Executive Order, 4 Others were terminated for State Level Mandate Non-compliance. The city of Bellingham was sixth among Whatcom County’s top 10 employers in 2020, according to a report from Western Washington University’s Center of Economic and Business Research. Bellingham City Hall In a sweeping layoff; Employees were fired with little considerations for the replacements, attached training cost or the reduction of Public ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2021-12-09T15:50:00-08:00December 9, 2021|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Elections, Government & Politics, Fourth Corner News, The Fourth Corner|9 Comments