Culture Sales-tax exemption for Canadians put on hold A Superior Court judge has blocked plans for the state to exempt Canadians from Washington's sales tax. by Bob Simmons / July 2, 2010
Tech Report details major errors by NOAA in moving ships from Seattle A NOAA deep-ocean explorer, the Mt. Mitchell by Bob Simmons / July 1, 2010
Tech Cantwell vs Locke: A fight over NOAA fleet In a tangle between two Washington Democrats, the senator is talking about budget consequences for NOAA if a move to Oregon from Seattle is made without resolving concerns about the decision making. by Bob Simmons / June 27, 2010
Politics How evading oil spill liability is helped by a Seattle tragedy The Princess Sophia, circa 1915. The photo may have been taken in Vancouver, B.C. by Bob Simmons / June 2, 2010
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
Politics Revisiting Bellingham's Fairhaven Highlands development Fairhaven is a popular district in Bellingham. by Bob Simmons / November 11, 2009
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
Tech PBS features Bellingham's buy-local movement Written comments in Bellingham by Bob Simmons / November 25, 2010
Politics Bellingham: Back to coal with planned shipping terminal? The site of the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal by Bob Simmons / March 3, 2011
Politics Horizon Bank and the fate of Fairhaven Highlands Bellingham's Fairhaven district by Bob Simmons / October 25, 2009