| Excerpt: | NPI is excited to announce that tickets are now on sale for our 2018 Spring Fundraising Gala, taking place Saturday, April 7th at 5:30 PM. This post goes into more detail about the event and provides a link to buy tickets. |
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| Published at: | 1:19 PM on Tuesday, January 16th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Announcements, Events |
| Tags: | Spring Fundraising Gala |
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Monthly Archives: January 2018
Tickets are now on sale for NPI’s 2018 Spring Fundraising Gala on Saturday, April 7th!
Martin Luther King, Jr.: “Anyone who lives inside the U.S. can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds”
| Excerpt: | Take a few moments today to read this excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther Kingr, Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail, in which he explains that no American can be considered to be an outsider within the boundaries of their own country. |
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| Published at: | 9:15 AM on Monday, January 15th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Civil Liberties, Core Encyclopedia Topics, Holidays |
| Tags: | Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Nondiscrimination |
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Book Review: David Neiwert’s “Alt-America” is a very necessary — but difficult — read
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of Alt-America, local author David Neiwert's well-researched book about the rise of the radical right in the Trump error. |
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| Published at: | 8:26 PM on Sunday, January 14th, 2018 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Categories: | Media & Culture |
| Tags: | Book Reviews, Books |
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Breakfast after the bell legislation easily clears the Washington State House again
| Excerpt: | The Washington State House of Representatives has once again given overwhelming, bipartisan support to a bill (HB 1508) that requires qualifying high needs high schools to offer breakfast after the bell programs to students following the commencement of the school day. |
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| Published at: | 2:08 PM on Wednesday, January 10th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Education, Healthcare, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Nutrition, School Funding |
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Even Republicans like Mark Schoesler oppose drilling for oil off of Washington’s coast
| Excerpt: | While it may appear that the Republican Party's love of the oil industry and its desire to extract, refine, and burn every last drop of black gold has no limit, it turns out there are a fair number of Republicans who aren't comfortable giving the oil industry unchecked permission to plunder America's natural resources. |
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| Published at: | 11:08 PM on Friday, January 5th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Our Environment |
| Tags: | Conservation, Energy & Power |
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Donald Trump and Steve Bannon make their break-up official in nasty public spat
| Excerpt: | The bromance, or alliance of convenience, or whatever you want to call it... is over. Pass the popcorn; the former members of Trump's inner circle are at war. |
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| Published at: | 1:50 PM on Wednesday, January 3rd, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Open Government |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders |
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Susan Hutchison resigns as Chair of the Washington State Republican Party
| Excerpt: | Donald Trump admirer Susan Hutchison gave notice today that she intends to stand down as Chairman of the Washington State Republican Party effective February 4th, 2018, having spent about five years in the position. |
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| Published at: | 10:29 PM on Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Party Politics |
| Tags: | Party Leadership Elections |
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Documentary Review: “United States of ALEC” remains a timely and informative film
| Excerpt: | "United States of ALEC" is a Moyers & Company segment produced in late 2012 but is worth watching even five years later as, sadly, not much has changed. |
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| Published at: | 4:35 PM on Monday, January 1st, 2018 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Categories: | Media & Culture, Open Government, Views & Reviews |
| Tags: | Films |
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Equal pay for equal work easily clears the Washington State House again