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Scot Heisel

@heisel.bsky.social

Editor at @bellinghamherald.com‬ in Washington. Previously all over the Pacific Northwest. Missoula native and University of Montana alum

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Why not name the judge? It's in the affidavit. Why not the article?

10.02.2026 23:46 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

That's one way to ruin a headline

10.02.2026 02:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘They took a dad:’ ICE agents pick up father outside Boise Bench preschool Estefania Mondragón, executive director of PODER of Idaho, called the immigration agents’ choice to take a father into custody outside his child’s school “disgusting.”

Estefania Mondragón, executive director of PODER of Idaho, called the immigration agents’ choice to take a father into custody outside his child’s school “disgusting.”

06.02.2026 19:30 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Bacterial meningitis case turned into a New Year’s nightmare for Bellingham family A 16-year-old’s sudden death has been a call to increase awareness and prevention for those she left behind.

GIFT ARTICLE: What appeared to be a simple seasonal illness turned into disaster. Now the family is searching for ways to help others avoid a similar fate.
www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/a...

06.02.2026 21:18 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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December’s record flooding in Western Washington tested salmon habitats and local restoration work, with biologists now assessing how the high waters affected spawning grounds and how restoration projects fared under extreme conditions.

salish-current.org/2026/02/04/d...

04.02.2026 20:04 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Tell me about it

30.01.2026 03:53 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Brother, so many of your complaints could be immediately and clearly answered if you just bothered to read the article.

30.01.2026 00:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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WA Gov. Bob Ferguson, AG Nick Brown blast recent ‘un-American’ ICE actions The two Democratic officials held a news conference Monday morning in the Governor’s Conference Room in the state Capitol building.

The two Democratic officials held a news conference Monday morning in the Governor’s Conference Room in the state Capitol building.

26.01.2026 18:20 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Just wow, Minneapolis.

23.01.2026 23:34 — 👍 1040    🔁 344    💬 14    📌 57
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On 1-year anniversary of Lummi Nation elder’s disappearance, FBI announces reward A reward of up to $10,000 is for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual(s) involved in Besalynn James’ disappearance.

A reward of up to $10,000 is for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual(s) involved in Besalynn James’ disappearance.

22.01.2026 18:50 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Whatcom County cougar activity ramping up; here’s what to do during an encounter A cyclist travelling the Galbraith Mountain trail system reported being followed by one earlier this week.

A cyclist travelling the Galbraith Mountain trail system reported being followed by one earlier this week.

16.01.2026 22:20 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

I just don't know how many more times I can handle someone complaining that an opinion piece is "slanted." Like, no shit, Sherlock. Have we just turned ignorant en masse?

14.01.2026 00:37 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Watch DEVO | Netflix Official Site Interviews with the band and vivid vintage video trace Devo's evolution from their Akron, Ohio, art-rocker roots to new wave "Whip It" fame and beyond.

In other news, I learned this week that the two founding members of DEVO were attending Kent State at the time and witnessed the riots. Really enjoyed this doc:
www.netflix.com/title/82052197

08.01.2026 23:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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YouTube video by Neil Young - Topic Ohio

I suspect a whole lotta young ones are suddenly learning what this song is about
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hi82...

08.01.2026 23:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Bellingham staffer asked ChatGPT to ‘exclude’ vendor from city contract Public records uncovered by Cascade PBS and KNKX show a city employee asking ChatGPT for help tipping the scales to ensure a preferred vendor would be awarded a contract.

www.knkx.org/government/2...

08.01.2026 01:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Bellingham employee suspected of using AI to manipulate contract bid process VertexOne of Houston eventually was awarded a five-year, $2.7 million contract for utilities billing software.

#GiftLink We're chasing this compelling story, originally from @sanfordnate.bsky.social, about a city of Bellingham employee accused of using #AI to rig a competitive bidding process regarding a $2.7 million contract.
www.bellinghamherald.com/news/politic...

08.01.2026 01:28 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

Preach!

08.01.2026 00:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Almost daily I see someone on this site bemoaning the fact that "THE MEDIA" isn't covering something super important. And then I check Google news to find dozens of articles on the subject. 😕

06.01.2026 23:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Confession: I'm just now seeing where this all originated. I hadn't seen Mina's tweet announcing her COY pick. I only saw the dig at Darnold and reactively went into Ernest Jones IV mode.

06.01.2026 16:48 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Every take from NFL writers/pundits right now is something like Darnold is awful and Seattle is winning in spite of him. Even after the Rams win. Even after the 49ers win. All credit to Macdonald and this amazing defense, sure. But we don't get those wins with Geno. That's all I'm sayin'

06.01.2026 16:37 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

What’s that Brad Pitt line from Moneyball?
“You think you know but you don’t”

06.01.2026 05:56 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Gotcha. I don't think Mina's wrong, but just about every team is in the same boat.

05.01.2026 19:30 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

OK, well, that was me offering some support for Darnold. My point being that he's under far more scrutiny than most QBs. What are you going on about?

05.01.2026 19:25 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

"Hasn’t played consistently well in months" describes a whole lotta starting QBs this season.

05.01.2026 19:10 — 👍 12    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Combing through a stack of applications for our summer internship, and there's a clear winner in the Most Overused Word category: "Passion"

03.01.2026 22:33 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

My prescription is a steady diet of Charbonnet/Barner.
Been waiting on a big PA to Shaheed though. It's time

02.01.2026 22:34 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Someone asked us to change a headline today, not because the headline was wrong but because a few people read it and misinterpreted it. The headline was clear. The article itself was even more clear. Newspapers are being held accountable for readers' lack of literacy/critical thinking/attention span

02.01.2026 22:23 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Great theme song as well

26.12.2025 22:09 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Great news for Pacific Northwest air travel

19.12.2025 21:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Last week was all about Phillip Rivers. This week is all about Puka Nacua. Seahawks are on the stealthiest SB run in NFL history.

18.12.2025 21:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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