Environment Plastic-bag ban: Bellingham gets the job done Concern about the ecological effects of plastic bags has generated a variety of approaches in many places to changing shoppers' habits. The bag shown here is apparently from a company promoting canvas... by Bob Simmons / July 13, 2011
Standoff resolved on Lummi Island ferry The 'Whatcom Chief' arrives at Gooseberry Point. by Bob Simmons / July 8, 2011
Politics Battle of the (bag) bans The first grocery plastic bag, in the late 1970s by Bob Simmons / March 24, 2011
Politics Showdown at Gooseberry Point? The 'Whatcom Chief' arrives at Gooseberry Point. by Bob Simmons / March 14, 2011
Tech Bellingham’s long-imagined Chuckanut Ridge park begins to look real Part of the proposed Chuckanut Ridge development near Bellingham. by Bob Simmons / March 14, 2011
Politics Bellingham: Back to coal with planned shipping terminal? The site of the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal by Bob Simmons / March 3, 2011
Tech The woods that broke the bank: development or preservation as park? Part of the proposed Chuckanut Ridge development in Bellingham. by Bob Simmons / January 13, 2011
Environment Whatcom County's money-saving plan: let developers' attorneys write land-use laws Last year, the county took a money-saving approach to another environmental issue by letting homeowners inspect their own septic tanks. by Bob Simmons / January 13, 2011
Tech PBS features Bellingham's buy-local movement Written comments in Bellingham by Bob Simmons / November 25, 2010
Politics NY Times: California invents top-two primary! Californians sure do come up with some neat ideas, according to the Times. Only trouble is, Washington was the originator. by Bob Simmons / November 17, 2010
