A History of Opinion and Editorials from the readers and staff of the Whatcom Independent
Dec 31 1969 - What a way to go
Dec 31 1969 - Let the voting begin
Dec 31 1969 - The sleaze factor
Dec 31 1969 - Diverse opinions welcome
Oct 11 2007 - Bicyclists and their fair share
Oct 11 2007 - Responsible infill is a key to solving growth pressures
Oct 11 2007 - Why district-only voting should be retained
Oct 11 2007 - Obeying the letter of the law – wink, wink
Oct 11 2007 - Having your cake and eating it too
Oct 11 2007 - Bringing sense to our noise ordinance
Nov 14 2007 - Countywide voting protects people’s right to choose
Nov 14 2007 - County representation on council
Nov 14 2007 - A drop in the bucket
Mar 27 2008 - “Single-family” zoning enforcement…or not
Mar 27 2008 - Doing the same, expecting different results
Mar 27 2008 - Arrows to use wisely
Mar 27 2008 - Getting more subdued
Aug 09 2007 - Literacy begins at home
Aug 09 2007 - Thinking outside the box
Aug 09 2007 - Limits needed for sustainability
Aug 09 2007 - Cordatans want something better
Jun 15 2006 - The tyranny of willful ignorance
Jun 15 2006 - What the library has learned
Jun 15 2006 - Neighborhood views
Oct 25 2007 - A community conversation toward deeper understanding
Oct 25 2007 - Elected officials play spin the ‘Hamster
Oct 25 2007 - Boiling it all down
Oct 25 2007 - Fanning the flames
Aug 03 2006 - Don’t be timid – run for public office
Aug 03 2006 - The water wars
Aug 03 2006 - Ski to Sea: the Whatcom start of summer
May 17 2007 - Planning behind the curve
May 17 2007 - Trouble in River City
May 17 2007 - Planning for change
May 17 2007 - Doing what’s right
May 17 2007 - And the winners are…
Aug 23 2007 - The number one priority: Lake Whatcom
Aug 23 2007 - To market, to market: the value of local
Aug 23 2007 - The steel sieve
Aug 23 2007 - Leadership by example
May 10 2007 - Caucuses: Change vs. obstinance
May 10 2007 - Why we should invest in our library system
May 10 2007 - The arrogance of living on occupied land
May 10 2007 - The audacious experiment
May 10 2007 - Fixing the drain
Jun 01 2006 - Death with dignity
Jun 01 2006 - Rah! Rah! Rick!
Jun 01 2006 - Water service in the watershed
Jun 01 2006 - Practical and green
Mar 22 2007 - Global warming and ICE
Mar 22 2007 - Homeless in Whatcom
Mar 22 2007 - Catching up with Myron
Apr 26 2007 - Global cooling revisited and challenged
Apr 26 2007 - When do we get to decide the direction of growth?
Apr 26 2007 - A victory for citizens
Apr 26 2007 - The rambunctious Betties
Mar 20 2008 - Thanks to the hat-throwers
Mar 20 2008 - The lifetime project
May 11 2006 - Below the cell phone tower
May 11 2006 - The non-discussion
May 11 2006 - October surprise, positive version
Nov 09 2006 - Building more land - a solution
Nov 09 2006 - Birth control unaffordable for many
Nov 09 2006 - Adrift and losing faith
Nov 09 2006 - The creation of shelf art
Nov 09 2006 - Different strokes for different folks
May 25 2006 - Letters to the Editor
May 25 2006 - Disenfranchising the citizen majority
May 25 2006 - Social responsibility and the Northwood Casino
May 25 2006 - Smooth sailing not always good
May 25 2006 - Limit-testing 101
Dec 13 2007 - Check ‘em out – attend at least one forum
Dec 13 2007 - Meeting conduct 101
Dec 13 2007 - The DOE conundrum
Jul 19 2007 - Solutions are all around us
Jul 19 2007 - Vote for your future
Jul 19 2007 - Thinking outside the chart
Jul 19 2007 - The international fare
Aug 10 2006 - To plan or not to plan…
Aug 10 2006 - Bellingham cops and arresting developments
Aug 10 2006 - Do away with special elections
Aug 10 2006 - Enjoy the northwest autumn
Mar 30 2006 - Giving people what they don’t want
Mar 30 2006 - The cost to live in 2008
Mar 30 2006 - Offering hope
Mar 30 2006 - Hazing swans
Jan 24 2008 - A response to Lukoff on “illegal” rooming houses
Jan 24 2008 - MLK Conference to honor King’s concerns in life
Jan 24 2008 - The next step on the waterfront
Jan 24 2008 - The Indy’s mission
Jan 17 2008 - The tyranny of willful ignorance, part 2
Jan 17 2008 - It’s not easy being green
Jan 17 2008 - Walking through the minefield
Nov 01 2007 - Thanks to WhAAM
Nov 01 2007 - The price of parks
Nov 01 2007 - Property taxes: Who is to blame and what to do
Nov 01 2007 - Is there any hope?
Nov 01 2007 - Find “relaxation and enjoyment” where you can
Apr 19 2007 - Kudos to kids
Apr 19 2007 - Who cares who gets to vote?
Apr 19 2007 - “Big Boxing” Bellingham
Apr 19 2007 - Who controls our growth anyway?
Feb 02 2006 - Harbor seals not nice
Feb 02 2006 - There is something in the water
Feb 02 2006 - Fate d’accompli: the DNR plan
Feb 02 2006 - Get the info and then vote
Feb 02 2006 - Harvest plenty
Nov 01 2007 - Learning from the Squalicum Lofts decision
Nov 01 2007 - Getting from here to there
Nov 01 2007 - Slippin’ away
Nov 01 2007 - Growth: the choice is ours
Mar 22 2007 - Super hopes for the “Trail to Nowhere”
Mar 22 2007 - What Americans can learn from Mexico, part 1
Mar 22 2007 - Sorting out the library
Mar 22 2007 - A little horse sense
Sep 28 2006 - Give me your poor, your downtrodden, your garbage…
Sep 28 2006 - The glass of 2007: Half full or half empty?
Sep 28 2006 - The height of discretion
Sep 28 2006 - A salute to the helpers
Sep 21 2006 - Win-win-win in the UGAs
Sep 21 2006 - City Council: stand firm against the county
Sep 21 2006 - Pike’s 100 days
Sep 21 2006 - The multi-act Mills drama
Oct 19 2006 - In pursuit of clear answers
Oct 19 2006 - Getting the business
Oct 19 2006 - Chuckanut rezone valid
Oct 19 2006 - Johnson’s response
Oct 19 2006 - Pros statements false
Nov 09 2007 - Connected wildlife corridors crucial to habitat preservation
Nov 09 2007 - County land: manicured lawns or fields of crops?
Nov 09 2007 - Following the (loss of) money trail
Nov 09 2007 - More bang for your buck
Apr 24 2008 - Library financing: some questions for council members
Apr 24 2008 - Lesson plan: save taxpayer dollars
Apr 24 2008 - Teens and courtrooms
Mar 06 2008 - First sign of spring
Mar 06 2008 - Reinventing Gutenberg
Mar 06 2008 - The process of achieving affordable housing
Oct 05 2006 - UGAs: not the cause of high housing costs
Oct 05 2006 - Auditors as heroes
Oct 05 2006 - Rules need enforcement teeth
Feb 22 2007 - Let’s make this the summer of change
Feb 22 2007 - Port going for minimal setback on waterfront
Feb 22 2007 - Playing with the numbers of Conscientious Objection
Feb 22 2007 - What were they thinking?
Feb 22 2007 - Making the market work
Sep 07 2006 - Confusion about climate change
Sep 07 2006 - Differing water views
Sep 07 2006 - The dramatic scene
Apr 03 2008 - What to look for in political candidates
Apr 03 2008 - Retreads running for reelection
Apr 03 2008 - Growing pains
Apr 03 2008 - Accountability and council
Feb 01 2007 - Giving away “permission to build”
Feb 01 2007 - Disputes “more than three unrelated” rule
Feb 01 2007 - Bellingham’s tops stories and events of 2007
Feb 01 2007 - The UGA debate: a fresh look
Feb 01 2007 - Gas price puzzle
Jan 03 2008 - An idea whose time has come: Library in the Park
Jan 03 2008 - A time-warped 2008
Jan 03 2008 - New hope for Old Town
Jan 03 2008 - Library conundrum
Oct 12 2006 - Have election confusion?
Oct 12 2006 - Fresh blood
Oct 12 2006 - Step It Up 2007: What the April 14 rally is all about
Oct 12 2006 - Global warming and CO2: Inconvenient truth or incongruent reality?
Feb 23 2006 - Co-opetition: cooperation and competition
Feb 23 2006 - Support downtown energy
Feb 23 2006 - Is it time for some frank discussion yet?
Feb 23 2006 - Ferry service not a frill
Feb 23 2006 - Extra! on our Web site
Mar 13 2008 - Mother Baby Center program for men
Mar 13 2008 - The “Courage to Resist” needs you!
Mar 13 2008 - Pay for view
Mar 13 2008 - The G.P. site: a physical and economic hole
Mar 13 2008 - Neighborhood character: good luck
Sep 13 2007 - And the truth will set you free
Jun 21 2007 - Water or soap (opera)?
Jun 21 2007 - Is there a library branch in your future?
Jun 21 2007 - Petree, part 2
Jun 21 2007 - Johnson’s rejoinder
Jun 21 2007 - Gov’t likes growth
Jun 21 2007 - Nuke the LUKEs
Jun 21 2007 - Pros responds to Schend
Feb 16 2006 - The impact of fees
Feb 16 2006 - Closing the planning loophole
Feb 16 2006 - The City Charter
May 03 2007 - The argument for “lesser” Bellingham
May 03 2007 - New central library or branches: comparing apples to apples
May 03 2007 - What this community needs is some media leadership
May 03 2007 - Primary puzzle
May 03 2007 - Welcome to the future
Sep 14 2006 - A Christmas letter
Sep 14 2006 - Making a case for district-only voting
Sep 14 2006 - Voters deserve process reconsideration
Sep 14 2006 - G-P’s final exit
Sep 14 2006 - The gift of time
Nov 02 2006 - A cyclist’s rebuttal to the Hamster
Nov 02 2006 - The Watershed: who’s to blame? Who cares! What to do now?
Nov 02 2006 - Another city by the bay?
Nov 02 2006 - Desalination next?
May 01 2008 - The need for healing and reconcilliation
May 01 2008 - Doing the right thing: a councilor’s view
May 01 2008 - Lack of concurrency continues
May 01 2008 - Catching up on a few items
May 01 2008 - The report card
May 01 2008 - Creating a stir
Aug 30 2007 - Growing our own, improving our odds
Aug 30 2007 - Our waterfront development is out of control and going in the wrong direction
Aug 30 2007 - Local human rights heroes to be celebrated
Aug 30 2007 - Democracy begins at home
Aug 30 2007 - Limericks and Ski to Sea thanks
Feb 28 2008 - County to observe ovarian cancer awareness
Feb 28 2008 - Charter Review: Citizens not qualified
Feb 28 2008 - The UGA and why you should care
Feb 28 2008 - The summertime primary
Jul 26 2007 - Take what you need and leave the rest
Jul 26 2007 - Free enterprise and the American way
Jul 26 2007 - It’s summertime and…primaries?
Jul 26 2007 - Bringing libraries to the people
Jul 05 2007 - The squirrel cage
Jul 05 2007 - Choose how, not who
Jul 05 2007 - Sex-presso
Mar 08 2007 - Thanksgiving for community
Mar 08 2007 - A case for reconveyance
Mar 08 2007 - Feeling grateful
Mar 08 2007 - Black Friday traditions
Jan 27 2006 - Religious faith and the stewardship of the earth
Jan 27 2006 - The Tyranny of Willful Ignorance, part 3
Jan 27 2006 - Election food for thought
Jan 27 2006 - …and now for your entertainment
Mar 09 2006 - Tangled rules and the rule of common sense
Mar 09 2006 - Neighborhood plans say: ‘Views should be protected.’ But what if they’re not?
Mar 09 2006 - It’s “one person, one vote” not “one dollar, one vote”
Mar 09 2006 - The promised park
Mar 09 2006 - The city of the subdued
Jun 08 2006 - Giving people what they want – and need
Jun 08 2006 - Port-hired consultant is lone signature required on DEIS
Jun 08 2006 - A green sweater in a sea of conservative red
Jun 08 2006 - The future of libraries
Jun 08 2006 - Connecting the parts
Jan 31 2008 - The economics of dirty water, part 1
Jan 31 2008 - Down the drain?
Jan 31 2008 - Maritime anchors waterfront
Dec 06 2007 - Be wary when councilors toot their own horns
Dec 06 2007 - Smoking as a personal freedom?
Dec 06 2007 - Creating a stir, part two
Sep 06 2007 - Leadership comes in two flavors - pick one
Sep 06 2007 - Separating the niceties from the necessities
Sep 06 2007 - Covering up the mess
Sep 06 2007 - A bad example
Until we can properly index back issues, for columns previous to Issue #169, February 15, 2007, please download the respective PDF copy.
