Ralph Schwartz has 14 years of professional newspaper experience, including four years at the Bellingham Herald. He covered Whatcom County government and the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal coal port for the Herald, among many other things. More recently, Ralph escaped Bellingham for several months to enjoy a working vacation in the beautiful Methow Valley, as a reporter for the Methow Valley News. Other than that, he’s resided in Bellingham with his family since 2006.