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Regional Wire
Browse the most recent posts, sorted chronologically, from the hundreds of local progressive blogs in our Regional Blogs Directory.
Under the Radar
This side of the page showcases quality content that's not always easy to find, as well as Pacific NW Portal's archives.
This feature allows you to track what Pacific NW bloggers and activists are saying on Daily Kos, the Internet's largest gathering place for progressives. The latest six diaries posted by writers from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska are displayed here.
This is where you'll find the latest podcasts, audio files, and other multimedia content from around the region. You can find additional clips in the NPI Audio Archive. Podcast episodes are organized by date. The six most recent episodes from local podcasters are shown here.
This section displays the latest six posts from progressive candidates' blogs. Progressive candidates who are running for federal, state, or local office in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska are eligible for inclusion in this index. Campaigns may submit their blogs here.
- Visit Pacific Northwest Portal's archived special coverage section of the election challenge filed by Dino Rossi in an effort to unseat Gov. Gregoire.
The Regional Wire is Pacific NW Portal's highly intelligent aggregation system, tasked with constantly monitoring the hundreds of local progressive blogs in the Regional Blogs Directory for new posts.
The Regional Wire covers all of the five states represented by Pacific NW Portal. The Wire is capable of displaying recent posts either from across the entire region or by state.
On this page (the Highlights page) the Wire is borken down by state - Washington, Oregon, and Idaho/Montana/Alaska. Follow this link to see several dozen of the recent posts from all of the states combined.
Pacific NW Portal's front page features a "Breaking on the Regional Wire" feature that changes to show the one most recent post from across the NW blogosphere.
The Washington Outlook and the Oregon Dispatch also feature shortcuts to the Regional Wire which display the three latest posts from within the state.



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