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BALLOTS OUT July 12th… Get Candidate info Here: PART 1 Port

REMEMBER TO VOTE BY AUGUST 1ST... BALLOTS MAILED OUT BY FRIDAY JULY 14TH Two Thirds of the County's registered voters will be receiving a ballot for Port of Bellingham's District 1 and District 2 Commissioner's Races. The Board of Commissioners is a non-partisan, three-person elected body that oversees all Port of Bellingham operations by providing policy direction and decisions in public meetings. Click Here to find the State Laws on powers and definitions re: ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2017-07-11T14:41:15-07:00July 10, 2017|Elections, Government & Politics, Fourth Corner News|3 Comments

Solving the Evergreen College “Intolerance” Problem

Last weekend the Fourth Corner caught up to Rep. VanWerven (R-42nd) at a Lynden Estate Sale. She answered questions about her thoughts on legislative proposals concerning Evergreen State College Rep Luanne VanWerven (42nd District Rep.) Fourth Corner: I’m here today to get your thoughts on the free speech issue at Evergreen State College. Rep. VanWerven: What’s happening at Evergreen is just a microcosm of what’s happening on all college campuses. We’ve had ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2017-07-01T08:04:36-07:00June 30, 2017|Elections, Government & Politics, Fourth Corner News|1 Comment

Resign your memberships to Whatcom Business Alliance or Else

The far left forces are not done with Rural Whatcom County, County Businesses, or Farmers. Even after their latest victory of downzoning thousands of County land parcels and destroying dreams of independence and good paying jobs at Cherry Point; This San Francisco directed organization now wants a local Business Group (Whatcom Business Alliance) to disband. Check the facts below; you decide: is this yet another non income-taxed entity that is supposed to be ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2020-12-26T07:25:45-08:00June 1, 2017|Elections, Government & Politics, Fourth Corner News, Rural Living|2 Comments

Rep Jeff Morris (Democrat) charged with campaign finance violations

Representative Jeff Morris charged by the Attorney General for not reporting campaign contributions in a timely fashion:

By Charlie Crabtree|2017-04-10T21:27:59-07:00April 10, 2017|Elections, Government & Politics|0 Comments

Sen Ranker makes well over $100,000 more than Sen Ericksen over last three years: Specific source unknown

All the attention on Sen Ericksen's pay Made us here in the Fourth Corner Wonder about fellow Whatcom Senator Ranker and his pay out side of his part-time pay. The Fourth Corner did some work using the Public Disclosure Commission F-1 Reports and voting records. F-1 Report: A personal financial statement that all elected officials must file with the Public Disclosure Commission by April 15th for the prior year. It discloses income and expense ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2017-04-06T21:55:59-07:00April 6, 2017|Elections, Government & Politics, Media Watch|0 Comments

Incumbent Satpal Sidhu becomes County council Candidate

The Lynden Tribune reports: Satpal Sidhu to run in the new Foothills District this fall. For those of you who missed it here is a copy of the Satpal Sidhu letter to a constituent: "Dear Marlene Dawson, I have been reading your emails about the local tribal treaties for past couple of years. Your passion comes through, however, I reflect on your work from a different perspective. These are ‘your’ treaties (the word ‘your’ ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2017-03-21T18:32:10-07:00March 21, 2017|Elections, Government & Politics|0 Comments

Backer’s of Ericksen’s Recall Scheme disclosed

The Fourth Corner uncovers main backers of Ericksen Recall Scheme: Note : the "WEA Fourth Corner" is NOT this Fourth Corner. The following e-mail (from Paul Hope) went out to a teacher list the Washington Education Association (State Teacher's Union) owns. Highlights of the e-mail: First short paragraph on getting teachers to Senator Ericksen's Town Hall. The rest of the document seems to be a campaign piece to recall Senator Ericksen. The fact they ask ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2017-03-21T18:02:04-07:00March 2, 2017|Elections, Government & Politics|0 Comments

Whatcom County Councilman’s letter to Resident draws attention…

Remember March 14th from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM only to vote in person for Conservation District Election !!!!!Map to vote in person here. Is Blocking the Freeway and causing injury a valid way to have political discourse???: Whatcom County Councilman's letter to Resident draws attention You decide: does Councilman's Satpal Sidhu's letter show how out of touch he is with the cultural backgrounds of those he represents?? Generally speaking in our country ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2017-03-21T12:29:54-07:00February 19, 2017|Elections, Government & Politics|0 Comments

EMS Debate on KGMI draws some ire from both sides

The debate on the KGMI Morning Show became heated almost from the start when Robert Glorioso from the EMS tax group repeatedly called Brett Bonner a “liar” and accused him of making up facts. But Bonner was reading from the official government report verbatim and was rebuffed when he tried to show Glorioso the material. This is the excerpt of the show where Gloriso says Citizens OPS in breaking the law. There ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2021-01-24T18:41:57-08:00October 31, 2016|Elections, Government & Politics|0 Comments

Re Sources Complaint

WCRP Chair Charlie Crabtree filed a complaint with the Public Disclosure Commission regarding unreported campaign activity. “Some of these environmental non profit organizations are getting way out of control and in this case there is a blatant violation of the PDC Statutes”, said Crabtree.“It's bad enough that we don’t know where the money donated comes from with this 501C3 Non Profit organization; now they think they can campaign for a proposition without reporting donations and expenditures ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2017-03-21T12:42:46-07:00September 8, 2015|Elections, Government & Politics|0 Comments