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Research The Far Left Organizations Here… Progressives, Socialist and Socialist Democrats

A Marxist Donkey by Any Other Name is Still a Marxist Donkey By S. Runyan 4-2021 Indivisibles, Progressives, Socialists, Socialist Democrats are all Marxist Democrats. To be fair, there are probably some Democrats that may not know that they are Marxists. Can they be sorted, one from another, from their Marxist counterparts? Make no mistake, these groups are incestuous kin. Small numbers, big noises. In many instances the membership of one is identical to ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2021-08-12T10:22:36-07:00April 12, 2021|Advice, Opinion & Guest Writers, Beyond the Fourth Corner, Elections, Government & Politics, Fourth Corner News|2 Comments

Justice: Rule of Law or “Means” tested, you decide

Prosecutor Eric Richey Ending a 600 word opinion piece in the March 19th edition of The Bellingham Herald.. Prosecutor Eric Richey of Whatcom County states:"I urge the legislature to pass this bill and continue working in future sessions to decriminalize poverty by eliminating the remaining paths to suspending driver's licenses, such as missing hearings related to payment plans, that are NOT covered within SB 5226." (see below for Bill Status) Some ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2021-04-04T11:30:08-07:00April 4, 2021|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Elections, Government & Politics, Fourth Corner News|3 Comments

Homeless camp move March 16th brings new locations in different neighborhoods

Geri Field Clean up seems to proceed without Police enforcement The Geri Field on 1300 Fraser Street was cleared this morning by Bellingham Public Works crews as the City Council took testimony on a new "homeless" sales tax of .001. One of the statements is below: Meanwhile at Geri Field the fires were still lit when Bellingham Public works moved in to clean up the site. It was much the same scene without the ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2021-08-12T10:03:49-07:00March 16, 2021|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Fourth Corner News|0 Comments

Park Bowl in Bellingham a story of small business survival during the political lockdown strategy

Park Bowl began in 1954 Park Bowl is a multi-generational business at 4175 Guide Meridian in Bellingham Washington... Since the Governor's office took total control of all state activities in March of 2020; Bowling Alley's and Gymnasium's have seemed to be targeted by the rules pouring out of the Governor's office right along with many other small businesses in Washington State. Kris Keyes-Halterman Co-Owner Park Bowl Kristin Keyes-Halterman of ABC Bookkeeping ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2021-05-18T15:24:40-07:00March 11, 2021|Advice, Opinion & Guest Writers, Beyond the Fourth Corner, Fourth Corner News|2 Comments

Sequim: Mayor targeted by “Indivisible like” behavior…

The Wrap Up Smear at the local level, in Sequim, Wa. A story of throwing "cold water" on the 1st Amendment Mayor Armacost, while wearing a lapel pin, answered a question about Q-Anon while on Sequim City business. The City Manager told him it was inappropriate and Mayor Armacost apologized for the inappropriateness of answering a question on this topic while on City Business. In a civil world, that would be the end ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2021-08-12T10:04:36-07:00March 11, 2021|Advice, Opinion & Guest Writers, Elections, Government & Politics, Fourth Corner News|0 Comments

Sheriff comments on Supreme Court decision to legalize possession of illegal substances

Dateline Wednesday Feb 26th SHERIFF ELFO STATEMENT ON WA SUPREME COURT RELEASING DRUG POSSESSION CONVICTIONS AND CASES. Sheriff Bill Elfo Check his interview on KGMI the morning of Feb 26th, 2021 Here is the Sheriff's statement on changes in the law: "DRUG POSSESSION LAW NOW UNCONSTITUTIONAL in WASHINGTON STATE This morning the Washington State Supreme Court overturned long-standing precedent and held that the criminal statute prohibiting the possession of controlled substances ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2021-02-26T12:26:05-08:00February 26, 2021|Education, Elections, Government & Politics, Fourth Corner News|0 Comments

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 Charlie Crabtree|2021-02-25T11:12:56-08:00February 25, 2021|Education, Fourth Corner News|0 Comments

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 Charlie Crabtree|2021-02-01T17:37:08-08:00January 26, 2021|Elections, Government & Politics, Fourth Corner News|1 Comment

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 Charlie Crabtree|2021-04-22T14:55:44-07:00January 23, 2021|Advice, Opinion & Guest Writers, Fourth Corner News|6 Comments

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 Charlie Crabtree|2021-02-08T09:04:53-08:00January 18, 2021|Elections, Government & Politics, Fourth Corner News|2 Comments