As 2012 draws to an end and I head into my second decade as a progressive activist, I want to take a moment to publicly say thanks to a number of people who have helped me and helped NPI get to where it is today. First, thanks to everyone who supported and donated to NPI this year. […]
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Pacific NW Portal 5.3 (Depoe Bay) released
Seven years to the day after Pacific NW Portal 3.5 (“Gearhart”, also known as “Marine Green”) was released, we’re proud to announce that we have completed work on a new version of Pacific NW Portal: Version 5.3, codenamed Depoe Bay. Depoe Bay is a maintenance release — the third in the Newport series. In other […]
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A new chapter for the NPI Advocate
On behalf of the NPI team, I’m excited to announce that this week marks the beginning of a new chapter in the history of The Advocate, our second oldest project and primary publication. Over the last few weeks, we’ve been developing a plan to freshen up and strengthen The Advocate, and beginning today, we’re putting […]
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NPI’s Gael Tarleton announces that she will be a candidate for state House in the 36th LD
I have some exciting news to share this afternoon: After having spent several days contemplating a campaign for state House with family and friends, our President, Gael Tarleton, has decided to run for the position being vacated by Representative Mary Lou Dickerson, who recently announced her retirement from the Legislature after many years of service […]
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Pacific NW Portal 5.2 (Seal Rock) released
This evening, we’re pleased to take the wraps off a new version of Pacific NW Portal: Version 5.2, codenamed Seal Rock. This is a maintenance release — the second in the Newport series — so there aren’t any grand, sweeping changes in this version. However, we think you’ll agree that the improvements we have made […]
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Save the Date: NPI’s 2012 Spring Fundraising Gala will be April 12th, 2012
We are pleased to announce this afternoon that we have finalized a date for our 2012 Spring Fundraising Gala, which is unquestionably the best opportunity we offer to learn about what we do and support our work. This year’s event will be taking place Thursday, April 12th, 2012, at the Mercer Island Community Center — […]
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Permanent Defense celebrates ten years
Today, we at NPI celebrate a milestone like no other in our history to date: the ten year anniversary of the founding of Permanent Defense, NPI’s oldest project. For a decade, Permanent Defense has stood as a bulwark against Tim Eyman’s initiative factory, responding to anti-government propaganda, reframing the debate around taxes, pushing for direct […]
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Pacific NW Portal 5.1 (Agate Beach) released
Last month, when we unveiled Pacific NW Portal Version 5.0 (codenamed Newport), we also committed to adopting a more frequent release cycle for the project, delivering improvements on a more incremental basis, like we did during Pacific NW Portal’s early days seven years ago. I am pleased today to announce that the first fruits of our […]
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Help us track the action in the statehouse: Nominate a bill for the Olympia Newsriver
Regular readers may recall that around this time last year, we launched a younger sibling to Pacific NW Portal called the Olympia Newsriver, which has the ability to track what bills are moving in the statehouse on any given day. The Newsriver gets its name from Dave Winer’s concept of a river of news. It […]
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Overview of the Improvements in Newport (Pacific NW Portal Version 5.0)
After many years of development, Pacific NW Portal Version 5.0 (Newport) is finally ready for your browsing pleasure. The following post constitutes our official changelog for Version 5.0; it describes the changes we made to the Portal and our reasons for doing so. Please feel free to leave questions, suggestions for future versions, or other […]
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Pacific NW Portal 5 (Newport) is now live!
The big day has arrived! Moments ago, we retired the old Pacific NW Portal, which has been online in its current incarnation for over half a decade, and replaced it with Version 5.0, codenamed Newport. (Pacific NW Portal releases are named after cities and towns on the Oregon coast. The last major release was Seaside). […]
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Pacific NW Portal 5 launches tomorrow!
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah! On behalf of the team at NPI, I’m very excited to announce that development and beta testing of the next version of Pacific NW Portal, codenamed Newport, is coming to a close. Tomorrow, we will launch the new site… just in time for the Feast of the Nativity and the Festival […]
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Want to help beta test Pacific NW Portal 5.0?
A few weeks ago, I mentioned that we’re getting close to finishing the next version of Pacific NW Portal, codenamed “Newport”. Our plan is to have it ready to go live next month — most likely the week before Christmas. We are in need of people to help us test out the new Portal, so […]
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It’s Election Day — don’t forget to vote!
It’s Election Day! After many long months, this year’s campaign season is finally on the verge of being over. As all of Washington’s thirty-nine counties are now vote by mail, there won’t be any polls open today, though several accessible voting centers will be open for those who need help casting ballots. If you are […]