Excerpt: | Coke, Pepsi, Dr Pepper Snapple Group, and Red Bull are trying to con voters in Washington and Oregon into voting for measures against the public interest. |
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Published at: | 11:00 AM on Monday, October 29th, 2018 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | WA-Ballot |
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Monthly Archives: October 2018
Hey, Northwesterners: Is your vote for sale? Big Soda would buy it from you if they could
Pinky Vargas, Sharon Shewmake, and Justin Boneau hope to make history in 42nd District
Excerpt: | The Democratic Party believes this could be the year the 42nd Legislative District, located in Whatcom County along the Canadian border, flips blue. |
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Published at: | 9:46 PM on Sunday, October 28th, 2018 |
Written by: | Caitlin Harrington |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | WA-Leg |
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More right wing terrorism: Refugee hating extremist attacks Pittsburgh synagogue
Excerpt: | The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that an individual matching the name of the shooter had threatened to attack the synagogue on the right wing social media platform Gab. |
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Published at: | 11:47 AM on Saturday, October 27th, 2018 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Civil Liberties, Policy Topics, World Commmunity |
Tags: | Ending Terrorism |
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Sound Transit gets serious about permanently fixing its problematic station escalators
Excerpt: | The main lesson here is that it pays to invest in well engineered, carefully thought out stations instead of trying to save a few bucks here and there on things like escalators -- especially to appease naysayers who will never be happy. |
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Published at: | 8:30 AM on Saturday, October 27th, 2018 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Our Environment, Policy Topics |
Tags: | Transportation |
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Watch Justice Steve Gonzalez’s challenger run away from KIRO7’s Essex Porter on camera!
Excerpt: | KIRO7's Essex Porter was able to secure what he thought would be an interview with Nathan Choi, the admonished attorney challenging Justice Steve Gonzalez. But when Choi found out that it wasn't going to be a live interview, he tried to run away. On camera! |
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Published at: | 10:32 PM on Friday, October 26th, 2018 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | WA-Judi |
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MAGABomber arrest: Law enforcement takes Trump admirer Cesar Sayoc Jr. into custody
Excerpt: | The authorities have arrested a suspect believed to be responsible for the bombs mailed to prominent Democrats. |
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Published at: | 1:37 PM on Friday, October 26th, 2018 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Civil Liberties, Policy Topics |
Tags: | Criminal Justice |
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NPI talks to King County Elections Director Julie Wise about the 2018 general election
Excerpt: | Read NPI's interview with King County's top elections official. Topics discussed include preparations for the 2018 November general election, ballot security, and reforms like prepaid postage on ballot return envelopes that are making it easier to vote. |
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Published at: | 5:44 PM on Wednesday, October 24th, 2018 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections, Policy Topics, Technology |
Tags: | Fair Elections, Hacking, Hardening, Secure Elections |
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State and local judicial contests aren’t getting enough attention — and that needs to change
Excerpt: | We badly need more coverage of state and local judicial contests here in the Pacific Northwest. It's not just the U.S. Supreme Court that matters. Click to learn more about our surprising State Supreme Court poll finding from last May. |
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Published at: | 10:32 AM on Wednesday, October 24th, 2018 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | WA-Jud |
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Ignore the Seattle Times editorial board and vote YES on I‑1631 for a clean energy future
Excerpt: | The Seattle Times has come out in opposition to I-1631 in yet another incredibly lame endorsement editorial. NPI's Gael Tarleton explains why you should ignore the Voice of the Blethens and vote YES on I-1631. |
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Published at: | 10:56 AM on Sunday, October 21st, 2018 |
Written by: | Gael Tarleton |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | WA-Ballot |
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Documentary Review: Rick Steves’ The Story of Fascism in Europe is critical viewing
Excerpt: | We are doomed to repeat history if we don't learn from it, the saying goes. Read NPI's review of Rick Steves' new special, The Story of Fascism in Europe. Then, make time to ask friends and family if they've voted. |
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Published at: | 8:45 AM on Sunday, October 21st, 2018 |
Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
Categories: | Civil Liberties, Media & Culture, Views & Reviews |
Tags: | Film, Lessons from History |
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Flashback: Eight years ago, the Seattle Times deemed Dino Rossi wrong on many big issues
Excerpt: | In this installment of our Flashback series, 2010 Seattle Times helps debunk 2018 Seattle Times' endorsement of Dino Rossi for Congress. |
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Published at: | 9:30 AM on Saturday, October 20th, 2018 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | Flashback: Seattle Times vs. Seattle Times, WA-08 |
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If it weren’t for local newspapers, many local judicial races might have gotten no coverage