Elections, Government & Politics

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lummi Nation ballot harvesting methods facing legality questions

Background: Kathy Kershner   After the election on November 24th Local Chairman of the Whatcom Republican Party Kathy Kershner wrote the following to:    TO: Diana Bradrick- Whatcom County Auditor, Eric Richey - Whatcom County Prosecutor, Kim Wyman - Washington Secretary of State, "It has come to my attention that the Lummi Nation may have participated in an illegal pay for vote scheme in the 2020 election in Whatcom County.  Both State ...

BREAKING: Outbreak of COVID at Bellingham City Hall Homeless Camp…

In an email to subscribers the Whatcom County Health Department put out the following information Friday Afternoon Late.  It warns the public that there has been an outbreak of COVID at the Homeless camp around City Hall and finishes by hoping the residents at the camp will self-quarantine on the Bellingham Library Lawn... The Fourth Corner Comment... Breaking News: COVID Outbreak at Homeless Camp at City Hall... Library Lawn to be used as Quarantine ...

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