A sign that nobody likes doing the wrong thing every single time, University of Washington Regent Craig Cole (a much-referenced-to coincidental last name)wrote an op-ed published in the Bellingham Herald advocating for increased funding of our higher education system. Craig Cole is also the President of Brown & Cole, Inc. and the spokesman for SSA […]
Category: Healthcare
Posted inHealthcare, Policy Topics
Patient Protection Act a start, but U.S. still needs true healthcare reform: Medicare for All
Along with economic security, the future of Medicare has emerged as a significant issue in the presidential campaign. The Patient Protection Act, passed more than two years ago and recently upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, provides insurance reform, not healthcare reform. But both are needed. The Patient Protection Act imposed new requirements on health […]
Posted inEconomic Security, Healthcare
One of six proposed coal terminals in Washington and Oregon abandoned
Ask a political organizer in Whatcom County, and it trends that they will tell you about how often they hear voters ask about the proposed coal terminal at Cherry Point, right outside of Bellingham. They get frustrated. Train tracks cut right through Bellingham, and run along next to local businesses. Sit for a few hours […]
Posted inCivil Liberties, Healthcare, Policy Topics
Republican Todd Akin’s offensive comments about rape draw widespread condemnation
Yesterday, Missouri Republican Todd Akin, who currently serves in the U.S. House of Representatives and is the party’s U.S. Senate nominee this year, was interviewed by St. Louis’ local Fox affiliate about his candidacy. During the interview, Akin was asked if he believed that abortion should be available to women who are raped. Akin gave […]
Posted inCivil Liberties, Elections, Healthcare, Policy Topics
Wanted: Women willing to run for office
At a time when women’s reproductive rights are under attack in state legislatures across the country, there might soon be no female Democratic governors to push back. The only two such governors left in office — Washington’s Chris Gregoire and North Carolina’s Bev Purdue — are leaving office in 2013, and only one state, New […]