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A Simple Walkthrough of the City of Bellingham Budget | The Political Junkie
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Your Source for Whatcom News and Commentary. How You Can Help. Praise for the Political Junkie. December 10, 2014. A Simple Walkthrough of the City of Bellingham Budget. On Monday, the City Council approved a new budget for 2015-2016. The Bellingham Herald put up an article. Where is it being spent? Getting a grasp on the generals are essential if we are to understand the specifics. With that in mind,. I’m doing another installment of “Keep It Simple, Sweeney! City of Bellingham Budget. The charges for g...
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An Interview with Bill Knutzen | The Political Junkie
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Your Source for Whatcom News and Commentary. How You Can Help. Praise for the Political Junkie. April 24, 2013. An Interview with Bill Knutzen. Recently, I sat down with Bill Knutzen. The affable yet stalwart conservative on the Whatcom County Council. He spoke at the Freedom Academy training I attended and after a few moments of reminiscing about the fun times there, we jumped right into the interview. Bill Knutzen – Photo by Dave Onkles. I started with the obvious, why are you running for reelection?
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4 Things Pete Kremen’s Mustache will do in Retirement | The Political Junkie
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Your Source for Whatcom News and Commentary. How You Can Help. Praise for the Political Junkie. April 1, 2015. 4 Things Pete Kremen’s Mustache will do in Retirement. Note: This was a satirical post for April Fool’s Day. 1 Travel the world fighting global warming. 2 Host a Community Radio Program. With 102.3 KMRE FM. And 94.9 KVWV FM. Both launching community radio efforts, Pete Kremen’s Mustache is looking to anchor his own radio show on the importance of good mustache maintenance. It is an unc...After y...
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jobs | The Political Junkie
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Your Source for Whatcom News and Commentary. How You Can Help. Praise for the Political Junkie. Posts Tagged ‘jobs’. The Political Junkie Gives Up the Habit, Closes Blog. On May 9, 2015. Rep Jason Overstreet’s Record. On September 19, 2012. Friday Odds and Ends: Rising Stars, Jobs, and a Police Chief. On September 7, 2012. Dispatch from Rep. Overstreet’s Town Hall Meeting. On February 19, 2012. A Worm’s Eye View of WorkSource. On January 25, 2012. Join 399 other followers. Jack Petree on the Environment.
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How You Can Help | The Political Junkie
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Your Source for Whatcom News and Commentary. How You Can Help. Praise for the Political Junkie. How You Can Help. You cannot count on local media anymore to get the whole story. In this dark period of dwindling newsrooms, we need citizen journalists to fill the gap. We need people, like the Political Junkie, who are willing to spend time, energy and money to make sure you get the whole story. But we need your help to make this work. 1 Share our stories with friends, families and co-workers. By: Election ...
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Sheriff Elfo’s idea of public stakeholders? His Campaign Chair | The Political Junkie
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Your Source for Whatcom News and Commentary. How You Can Help. Praise for the Political Junkie. July 11, 2013. Sheriff Elfo’s idea of public stakeholders? After all the recent activity on the proposed jail. I decided to file a public records request to examine some of the communication between the jail planners and our elected officials to see what is being discussed away from the public eye. One of the first things I found was from Sheriff Bill Elfo’s email box. You can read the email here. This is not ...
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Friday Odds and Ends: The Rocks to Docks | The Political Junkie
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Your Source for Whatcom News and Commentary. How You Can Help. Praise for the Political Junkie. May 8, 2015. Friday Odds and Ends: The Rocks to Docks. Hello Loyal Readers,. It is time, once again,. For your weekly dose of Friday local news, the Odds and Ends. The Ski to Sea race has become a defining event for Whatcom County,. It was revealed that the final leg of the race has drawn some controversy too. Check out John Servais’ run down at Northwest Citizen here. Todd Donovan and a burger. Sygitowicz may...
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Politics | The Political Junkie
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Your Source for Whatcom News and Commentary. How You Can Help. Praise for the Political Junkie. Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category. The Political Junkie Gives Up the Habit, Closes Blog. On May 9, 2015. Friday Odds and Ends: The Rocks to Docks. On May 8, 2015. Friday Odds and Ends: Session Ends, Taylor Departs and the Speed Changes. On May 1, 2015. Friday Odds and Ends: Taxes, Weed and TPP. On April 17, 2015. Liveblogging the Whatcom Council Jail Hearing. On April 14, 2015. On April 7, 2015. Ericksen...
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Interviewing Ken Bell | The Political Junkie
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Your Source for Whatcom News and Commentary. How You Can Help. Praise for the Political Junkie. June 17, 2013. Ken Bell looked straight at the time keeper at the Whatcom Republicans meeting. Who had just given him the thirty seconds sign. “Oh, I hate you,” he growls menacingly, before lightening the comment with a natural smile. The crowd cracks up as Bell wraps up his pitch for office. Ken Bell for Port. Bell, currently a Whatcom County Planning Commissioner. But he admits it has been a difficult role&#...
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sam taylor | The Political Junkie
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Your Source for Whatcom News and Commentary. How You Can Help. Praise for the Political Junkie. Posts Tagged ‘sam taylor’. The Political Junkie Gives Up the Habit, Closes Blog. On May 9, 2015. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Join 399 other followers. Bellingham Politics and Economics. Jack Petree on the Environment. O'Train of Thought. Bellingham Herald's Politics Blog. Bill Lyne, United Faculty of WA State. Friday Odds and Ends. Follow ...