Excerpt: | The agency and its contractors are now at about ninety percent of civil construction and the structural work on the Downtown Bellevue Tunnel, one of the most important segments of the line, is complete. |
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Published at: | 4:20 PM on Thursday, August 27th, 2020 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Policy Topics, Public Planning |
Tags: | Transportation |
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Monthly Archives: August 2020
Despite pandemic, Sound Transit’s East Link Line 2 remains on track for 2023 completion
RNC is proof that Trump sees no distinction between the federal government and himself
Excerpt: | The White House and the National Park Service, which belong to the people of the United States, are being exploited to help Donald Trump's reelection effort. |
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Published at: | 9:30 PM on Wednesday, August 26th, 2020 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections, Events |
Tags: | Republican National Convention, US-Pres |
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Scandals and ethics violations abound as the 2020 Republican National Convention begins
Excerpt: | It should really be called the Trump National Convention, because that's what it is: a carnival in allegiance to a man who represents the worst of humanity. |
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Published at: | 10:00 PM on Monday, August 24th, 2020 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections, Events, Party Politics |
Tags: | Republican National Convention, US-Pres |
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Instructive bad reading, Part IV: Dissecting fascism with the help of “Might is Right”
Excerpt: | Fourth installment in a series examining a white supremacist text published in 1896 that can help us understand what's happening today. Sometimes, it's in the awfully done that we can see a point of view most clearly. |
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Published at: | 12:00 PM on Monday, August 24th, 2020 |
Written by: | David A Johnson |
Categories: | Media & Culture, Series & Special Reports, Views & Reviews |
Tags: | Instructive Bad Reading, Lessons from History |
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Instructive bad reading, Part III: Dissecting fascism with the help of “Might is Right”
Excerpt: | Third installment in a series examining a white supremacist text published in 1896 that can help us understand what's happening today. Sometimes, it's in the awfully done that we can see a point of view most clearly. |
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Published at: | 8:15 PM on Sunday, August 23rd, 2020 |
Written by: | David A Johnson |
Categories: | Media & Culture, Series & Special Reports, Views & Reviews |
Tags: | Instructive Bad Reading, Lessons from History |
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Mary Fairhurst honored with Lynn Allen Award at NPI’s Summer Anniversary Picnic
Excerpt: | Retired Supreme Court Justice Mary Fairhurst of Olympia has become the seventh person to earn NPI's highest honor, the Lynn Allen Award. Learn more. |
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Published at: | 6:03 PM on Sunday, August 23rd, 2020 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Announcements, Events |
Tags: | Lynn Allen Awards, Summer Anniversary Picnic |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (August 17th-22nd)
Excerpt: | The week's major votes included House passage of the Delivering for America Act and the defeat of Republican amendments to the bill. |
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Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, August 23rd, 2020 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports |
Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes |
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Instructive bad reading, Part II: Dissecting fascism with the help of “Might is Right”
Excerpt: | Second installment in a series examining a white supremacist text published in 1896 that can help us understand what's happening today. Sometimes, it's in the awfully done that we can see a point of view most clearly. |
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Published at: | 8:15 PM on Saturday, August 22nd, 2020 |
Written by: | David A Johnson |
Categories: | Media & Culture, Series & Special Reports |
Tags: | Instructive Bad Reading, Lessons from History |
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Instructive bad reading, Part I: Dissecting fascism with the help of “Might is Right”
Excerpt: | First installment in a series examining a white supremacist text published in 1896 that can help us understand what's happening today. Sometimes, it's in the awfully done that we can see a point of view most clearly. |
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Published at: | 8:15 PM on Friday, August 21st, 2020 |
Written by: | David A Johnson |
Categories: | Media & Culture, Series & Special Reports, Views & Reviews |
Tags: | Instructive Bad Reading, Lessons from History |
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Joe Biden dwells among us: He’s not just from the people or for the people, but of the people
Excerpt: | America’s past leaders have told us that they are from the people and for the people. 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden added a dimension in his Thursday night acceptance speech. Biden is *of* the people. |
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Published at: | 10:00 PM on Thursday, August 20th, 2020 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections, Events, Party Politics |
Tags: | Democratic National Convention, US-Pres |
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Republican Noise Machine aimlessly flings mud as Democrats rally behind Joe Biden
Excerpt: | Professionally employed insult hurlers on Fox and other right wing media outlets are trying out every attack they can think of, hoping something will stick and bring down the 2020 Democratic ticket. |
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Published at: | 9:35 PM on Tuesday, August 18th, 2020 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections, Events |
Tags: | Democratic National Convention, US-Pres |
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States launch lawsuits against Trump/DeJoy as USPS says it’s pausing “service changes”
Excerpt: | Led by Bob Ferguson of Washington and Josh Shapiro of Pennyslvania, states are going to court to stop the Trump regime's assault on the United States Postal Service. |
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Published at: | 1:03 PM on Tuesday, August 18th, 2020 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | United States Postal Service |
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Stalwart Republicans urge U.S. to abandon Trump and unify behind Biden at 2020 DNC
Excerpt: | Meg Whitman, John Kasich, and Christine Todd Whitman were part of the program for the first night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention. |
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Published at: | 10:10 PM on Monday, August 17th, 2020 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | Democratic National Convention, US-Pres |
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Governor Inslee endorses Ingrid Anderson over incumbent Mark Mullet in 5th LD race