Julia Tellman
@j-tell.bsky.social
Community journalist, biker, skier Dishing up broccoli @cascadiadaily.com
This article doesn’t include the word “volunteer” a single time and that kind of enrages me.
You’re About to Retire. What Are You Doing for the Next 20 or 30 Years? (Gift Article)
Workers often focus solely on their retirement savings balance. But figuring out how you want to spend the rest of your life could be job No. 1.
nytimes.com
My job is great because it often entails me saying things like “Hey, what if I rode around with the city bike cops for a morning?”
Taking a shift with Bellingham's bike patrol officers, the new beat cops | Cascadia Daily News
Downtown unit focuses on proactive policing; community reaction has been positive
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not sure if anyone is here at Bluesky. when I visit the site all is calm, unchanging; I have not had a single new follower in many months; exchanges are always interesting & intelligent but relatively few. Bluesky exudes the air of an upscale mall, beautifully maintained, hushed.
In the words of prominent thought leader Olivia Rodrigo: “God, it’s brutal out here.”
Whatcom County implements austerity measures, effective immediately | Cascadia Daily News
Facing multimillion-dollar budget shortfall, employees told to tighten the belt
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Child care can be hard to find and prohibitively expensive. Some families are forced to make sacrifices to afford it, or make do without.
I’ve been covering this fight for two years. It’s an odd governmental wrinkle that has significant implications for mountain bikers in Whatcom County.
South Whatcom Fire Authority will no longer respond to some recreation areas | Cascadia Daily News
Barring agreement with Whatcom County, emergency response to Lookout Mountain, Lake Whatcom ends July 1
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In a very tax-permissive, pro-education community, what happens when promises from the district go unfulfilled? @charlottealden.bsky.social did such a good job with this.
Bellingham sought bond in 2022 to plan rebuilds of schools that now face closure. What changed? | Cascadia Daily News
Parents at impacted schools feel ‘whiplash'; district says data at time projected growth
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It’s pretty special that we have this exclusive and beautifully written obituary of an American legend.
Famed mountaineer Jim Whittaker, first American atop Mount Everest, dies at 97 | Cascadia Daily News
Longtime Port Townsend resident inspired generations of alpinists, defined an active NW outdoor lifestyle
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I wish I had 5,000 words and another two or three interviews for this story. I loved talking to Rajeev about law, education, mentorship, ambition, politics, all of it!
Whatcom attorney’s philosophy, advocacy are changing the landscape of WA law | Cascadia Daily News
Rajeev Majumdar’s curiosity has propelled an expansive, ‘remarkable’ career
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AI has made April Fools Day much less fun. And I used to be a huge fan. I still have the gag front page I was allowed to design for my newspaper in 2021.
The best part of this (great) article is that our sports editor Nick took the opportunity to try skiing for the first time.
Meet the Bellingham organization bridging the diversity gap on ski slopes | Cascadia Daily News
'Black to the Outdoors' provides discounted events at Mt. Baker Ski Area
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Oh yeah don’t mind us, just tag-teaming to bring you total I-5 landslide coverage domination. Props to @annietodd.bsky.social @finnwendt.com and @sophia-gates.bsky.social
Cascadia Daily News@cascadiadaily.com · 6mo agoDrivers going into Bellingham continue to navigate congested traffic due to the landslide late last week. Here's what the city and transportation department are doing.
"The impact of the climate catastrophe gives governments little option but to intervene in people’s lives in ways that are anathema to small-staters."
aeon.co
I’m heading back to my old home to see friends and ski next week. Good to see the staggering inequality in the region has only gotten worse!
Welcome to Wyoming, the Frontier of America’s New Gilded Age
nytimes.com
When I filed this, the headline alone elicited audible groans from the mostly-renter newsroom. Sorry folks. It’s rough out there.
With median prices at $750K, Bellingham homeownership slips out of reach | Cascadia Daily News
Prospective buyers are enticed by the promise of stability but can’t make it pencil
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This was supposed to be a simple update but nothing is simple in this confounding boondoggle!
Lawsuit over embattled Lynden golf course trudges forward in court of appeals | Cascadia Daily News
Former owner of Homestead is gone and street lights are going out
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I’ve been thinking and talking a lot about death in preparation for an upcoming series on everything end of life, and advance care planning is an important part of the conversation. This is a shame.
PeaceHealth’s cuts effectively shuttered advance care planning program | Cascadia Daily News
The health system slowly shrank the program over time, ultimately cutting all positions in the latest round of layoffs
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Another day of being grateful to be a reporter still working within a larger infrastructure. I’m not cut out for self-employment.
Stephen Thompson@idislikestephen.bsky.social · 7mo agoIt's not, though. To do their best work, amazing reporters need not only stuff like health insurance, but also editors, fact-checkers, IT support, equipment, security and training in hostile environments, lawyers, brilliant colleagues of every stripe... losing that infrastructure is devastating.
I love news obits.
Isaac Stone Simonelli@simonelli.bsky.social · 7mo agoA beautifully written news obituary by @j-tell.bsky.social. I never met Wesselink, but this piece has inspired me to plant a tree in his honor. (It's hard to imagine how many beautiful stories of people's lives in communities across the U.S. are lost because of news deserts.) shorturl.at/JecAL
Passive voice cited as cowardly distancing maneuver, say some experts
As someone who is unapologetically pro local government I like the narrative that sweeping public stimulus has caused major crime reduction.
The Great Crime Decline Is Happening All Across the Country
Even cities with understaffed police departments have made record gains.
theatlantic.com
Tribes in Whatcom and Skagit counties are talking river management after December's destructive flooding.
For tribes in NW WA, flooding is a fact of life — but it’s getting worse | Cascadia Daily News
Tribes in Whatcom, Skagit counties talk river management after December flooding
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