Futurewise Whatcom in the News

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Since we formed the Futurewise Whatcom chapter in April 2007, we have worked hard to communicate our views, both to county and municipal officials (see companion list of Advocacy Statements) and to our fellow citizens. Here is a chronological list of the OpEd pieces we wrote that local newspapers have published.

1.    Rick Dubrow, “We Can’t Grow On Like This,” Cascadia Weekly, May 30, 2007.

2.    Rick Dubrow, “Futurewise disagrees with Larrabee Springs,” The Bellingham Herald, August 1, 2007.

3.    Eric Hirst, “What is Futurewise,” Cascadia Weekly, July 27, 2007.

4.    Eric Hirst, “Giving People What They Want – and Need,” Whatcom Independent, January 31, 2008.

5.    Michael Lilliquist, “Futurewise works toward ‘smart-growth’ solutions,” The Bellingham Herald, February 23, 2008.

6.    Todd Donovan, Eric Hirst, and Michael Lilliquist, “City shouldn't abandon critical areas protections,” The Bellingham Herald, April 30, 2008.

7.  Eric Hirst and Tris Shirley, "Do the Math: Striking the Balance Between Quality of Life and Population Density," Cascadia Weekly, May 28, 2008.


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