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June 24, 2026: Attorney General Nick Brown

June 24, 2026: Attorney General Nick Brown

Nick Brown, Washington State’s 19th Attorney General, is a graduate of Morehouse College and Harvard Law School.  Nick began his legal career in the Army JAG Corps, where he received the Bronze Star for his work defending the rights and liberties of young soldiers....

May 27, 2026: The New World Order

May 27, 2026: The New World Order

 Canada's Perspective and Leadership What it Means for Canada, the US, and Whatcom County In January, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke at the World Economic Forum and said the old-world order is gone and “more recently, great powers have begun using economic...

April 22, 2026: Our Multi-Billion Dollar Challenge

April 22, 2026: Our Multi-Billion Dollar Challenge

The Nooksack River Today & Tomorrow Floods! Fish! Farms! Our Future! Atmospheric rivers pummel us with ever greater frequency, and our changing climate will impact the Nooksack River, the key water source for Bellingham and most of Whatcom County. It is also a...

March 25, 2026: “It’s the Economy, Stupid”

March 25, 2026: “It’s the Economy, Stupid”

Hart Hodges and James McCafferty of WWU Center for Economic and Business Research will join us to provide their evaluations of how the economy is doing nationally, statewide and locally including current trends for the cost-of-living, tariffs, and the national debt....

February 25, 2026: Expanding Possibilities in Healthcare

February 25, 2026: Expanding Possibilities in Healthcare

The costs, the access to, and the quality of healthcare was on everyone's mind as we watched the battles in the other Washington, from changes to Medicaid to the increasing costs of Obamacare. Whatcom County residents are in shock as they open their bills for...

January 28, 2026: Who Goes to Bed Hungry in Whatcom County?

January 28, 2026: Who Goes to Bed Hungry in Whatcom County?

The temporary interruption of the SNAP program brought into focus that for many folks in our community the cupboards were bare without the help of food banks, whose resources were already strained. Why in the richest country of the world do families struggle to put...

November 19, 2025:  Politics in Public Health

November 19, 2025: Politics in Public Health

How the Federal Government Politicized the Nation's Public Health and Increased Our Health Risks Join the Bellingham City Club on November 19th as Dr. Alan Lifson discusses how the current federal administration has systematically and severely damaged the nation’s...

October 15, 2025: It’s a Long Ballot!

October 15, 2025: It’s a Long Ballot!

Port Candidate Race and Commission Expansion; County Governance; New Funding for Bellingham Schools The Bellingham City Club October program will include the candidate race for Port Commissioner, a pro and con discussion of the proposition to expand the Port from 3 to...

September 24, 2025: Election Season Part 2

September 24, 2025: Election Season Part 2

Races for three City Council seats, three County Council seats, and a Port Commissioner are on the ballot in November along with several initiatives. To help our members make informed choices, we will continue our candidate and initiative forums in September and...

August 27, 2025:  It’s Election Season!

August 27, 2025: It’s Election Season!

Races for three City Council seats, three County Council seats and a Port Commissioner are on the ballot along with several initiatives this November. To help our members make informed choices, we will be holding candidate and initiative forums in August, September...

July 23, 2025:  Code Red for American Democracy

July 23, 2025: Code Red for American Democracy

Due to contractual obligations, the speaker has requested we withhold the video until after his book publication in the spring, 2026. We remember Abraham Lincoln as a great president, but he was also a great student of history and nearly a century ago, he predicted...