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- E54: Special Guest Misty Flowers discussing a very important topic
Today I am joined by Bellingham local Misty Flowers to talk about the issues around personal liberties with regard to government mandates surrounding our society.
34 min - E53: Social issues abroad and a helping hand back home.
With the recent abrupt pullout of Afghanistan, I discuss some of the fallout that is happening as a result. How many Americans were left behind? How will they ever get home? How far gone is our President? When will he be removed as a result of his cognitive decline?
In the second half of my show I am joined by Konrad who is representing Family Promise and is promoting the Annual Bed Races on September 26th at Civic Field in Bellingham. Watch the show and learn how you can attend or even participate in this great local fundraiser.33 min - E52: Sexual Health Education for K-12 Students. Right or Wrong
Washington State passed in the 2020 legislative session language that requires students K-12 in the public school system to be taught Sexual Health Education no less than 6 times over the course of a 13 year academic span. Join me as I dive into the. nuts and bolts of how this plays out in the school system.
34 min - E51: A local teacher's teaching style. Good or bad?
I was given video showing how a local teacher is conducting his civics class. This is unedited audio and the video has been edited only to try and protect the identity of the teacher. It is clear what the message is. Is this right or wrong? Should safeguards be put into place to monitor/audit the public classroom? Law enforcement is under this same scrutiny. Public officials are also recorded in council meetings. Why not teachers?
#stopcriticalracetheory
#stopcriticalracetheorycoalition
#backtheblue
#backtheblue35 min - E50: Mandatory Vaccines for Health Care Workers
There was a protest yesterday in downtown Bellingham in the form of a walkout supporting health care workers from the Peacehealth medical facility. Hundreds of citizens came out to support the walkout and share their views.
#ecammlive
#ecamm
#whatcomcounty
#wewill
#bebrave
#novaccine
#novaççines30 min - E49: Should Health Care Workers Be Required To Be Vaccinated
Ashley from local Whatcom County group "We Will" joins me to talk about a planned walkout in protest of the mandate to vaccinate health care workers.
16 min - E48: When being a good guy makes you a bad guy
I had a very interesting encounter with a citizen in Bellingham at the Hardware Store. #parkinglot #parkinglots #helpingothersmakesmehappy
12 min - E47: WA State 42nd Dist. Senator Ericksen discusses police reform.
The 2021 legislative session produced a suite of police reform bills in Washington State that may prove to do more harm than good. Senator Ericksen joins me to weigh in on how we got here and what to expect moving forward.
#socialismsucks #liberalssuck #redwave202015 min - E46: What I need to know to start a small business
Small business ownership is a lot of hard work, discipline and sacrifice. The United States has the biggest middle class in the world due to our free market economy, capitalism and the freedom to realize our dreams. Join me as I talk about some of the things that go along with being an entrepreneur.
13 min - E45: Critical Race Theory
Join me as I try and Forrest Gump my way through understanding CRT. I do my best to pass along my "interpretation" of the theory without being too divisive, I try not to "mansplain" and I certainly don't want to emit any "toxic masculinity" in the process. Trust me, what could possibly go wrong?
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Dan has been a resident of Whatcom County since he was 7 and a graduate of Meridian High School. He helped with the family businesses in high school among other jobs, and went on to play football for…
Eastern WA University. He served honorably in the United States Marine Corps from 1993-97, to include qualifying as "Expert" (highest shooting cert. available), operated re-fuelers and low boys, became a certified Motor Transport Instructor, and "Chaser" (bringing AWOL Marines back). During visits home he assisted his parents in the family business of towing and recovery.After his service, he worked as a long-haul truck driver and other trades, but eventually decided to purchase the family business from his parents in 2002. He attended the Western College of Auctioneering to aid in his business which has grown to be one of the many ways he gives back to the community. He has served several organizations with his skills and resources to include The Muscular Dystrophy Association, Tour de Whatcom, Fun with the Fuzz, The Bellingham Police Association, Lydia Place, Meridian Booster Club, The American Legion, Blue Skies for Children, and The Arthritis Foundation, among others.Dan has been involved in education with local police, fire, and aid to create demonstrations like mock DUI crashes performed at local high schools.In April of 2009 he read a local newspaper article about the lawsuit verdict against the WSP and Whatcom County, which essentially blamed law enforcement officers for the DUI crash where Hailey French sustained critical injures in 2007. He felt he had a responsibility to set the record straight and get involved in a solution. Dan responded in kind with an opinion piece in that newspaper, stating that law enforcement can only enforce laws that exist.He immediately went to work on drafting DUI legislation by contacting then Representative, now Senator Doug Erickson to help him write a DUI bill requiring a mandatory Impound on all DUI's and a 12 -hour hold when the driver was the registered or legal owner. It took 2 years to finally pass but it was successfully passed in 2011 and is now known as Hailey's Law. Dan served The Towing & Recovery Assoc. of Washington for several years at the district level, was a legislative committee chair, served as State President from 2011 - 2012 and served until 2019 on their Executive Board.In 2019 Dan sold his business and now hosts an online video cast talking about local issues as well as covering state and national issues as they relate to Whatcom County.