I’m heading back to my old home to see friends and ski next week. Good to see the staggering inequality in the region has only gotten worse!
When I filed this, the headline alone elicited audible groans from the mostly-renter newsroom. Sorry folks. It’s rough out there.
This was supposed to be a simple update but nothing is simple in this confounding boondoggle!
I’ve been thinking and talking a lot about death in preparation for an upcoming series on everything end of life, and advance care planning is an important part of the conversation. This is a shame.
Fair point, I hope more people are coming to that conclusion
preach
Another day of being grateful to be a reporter still working within a larger infrastructure. I’m not cut out for self-employment.
I love news obits.
Ban the word "clash" and "crackdown" from journalism.
Passive voice cited as cowardly distancing maneuver, say some experts
As someone who is unapologetically pro local government I like the narrative that sweeping public stimulus has caused major crime reduction.
Tribes in Whatcom and Skagit counties are talking river management after December's destructive flooding.
Dear everyone in my life:
We very rarely have to compete with national outlets on coverage but @simonelli.bsky.social proves here that CDN is absolutely up to the task.
I guarantee you that every pedestrian crossing the street with legal right of way in a crosswalk has experience(s) every damn day with someone driving directly at them. And somehow we manage to see stupidity rather than malice. We may look at them with contempt but we don’t kill anyone.
I just happened to stumble upon this story and thought it was really interesting! I loved longtime grower Nick’s thoughts on the cannabis industry: “It’s just agriculture. We’ve been doing this for thousands of years.”
It feels like this story has been written ten different times over the past decade, so I had to try and find something new to say.
Community members gathered on the winter solstice to mourn the 87 homeless people who died in Whatcom County this year.
“A funny thing happens when you’re the cheerleader for others. Often, they cheer back. Unfuckwithable people are stronger because of the network of people they build.”
It’s impossible to pick just one story from our tranche of flood coverage but this one probably hits the hardest. I am so proud to work with such dedicated, talented people at @cascadiadaily.com
This WSDOT study has been rattling around in my brain for so long that I assumed everyone had read it, but guess not! The main takeaway: too many people take short trips on I-5 in Bellingham.
While most local governments in the region are wrestling to bring budget deficits under control in the face of inflation and stagnant revenues, the City of Ferndale is feeling a bit more comfortable with the status quo.
And the other shoe drops. Fortunately the journalist who first radicalized me about the insanity of the penny, @caity.bsky.social, is still on the beat
