Excerpt: | Read Lake Superior State University's forty-ninth List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness -- plus NPI's additions! |
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Published at: | 9:00 AM on Monday, January 1st, 2024 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Other Categories: | Humor & Satire |
Tags: | Banished Words, New Year's Day |
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Category Archives: Holidays
Banished Words for 2024
Happy New Year 2024!
Excerpt: | Enjoy a collection of photos captured by NPI's founder of the New Year's At The Needle fireworks show. |
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Published at: | 12:30 AM on Monday, January 1st, 2024 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Holidays |
Tags: | New Year's Day |
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Merry Christmas 2023!
Excerpt: | Readers, whether you're celebrating the Feast of the Nativity of the Lord today or just spending some time with your family, please accept our wishes for a very Merry Christmas. |
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Published at: | 12:00 PM on Monday, December 25th, 2023 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Holidays |
Tags: | Christmas |
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Happy Thanksgiving 2023!
Excerpt: | Here's what our team at the Northwest Progressive Institute is grateful for this year. |
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Published at: | 12:00 PM on Thursday, November 23rd, 2023 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Holidays |
Tags: | Thanksgiving |
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Two October holidays: Happy Canadian Thanksgiving and Indigenous Peoples Day!
Excerpt: | The second Monday in October is an opportunity to honor our Tribal Nations and to give thanks for our blessings with not one, but two holidays. |
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Published at: | 9:30 AM on Monday, October 9th, 2023 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Holidays |
Tags: | Canadian Thanksgiving, Indigenous Peoples Day |
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In memoriam, twenty-two years later
Excerpt: | In honor of those who died that day, we’re republishing a poem that we post annually here on The Cascadia Advocate. |
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Published at: | 5:46 AM on Monday, September 11th, 2023 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Holidays |
Tags: | September 11th Remembrance Day |
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The Declaration of Independence, two hundred and forty-seven years later
Excerpt: | This Fourth of July, take a few minutes to read the Declaration of Independence. |
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Published at: | 9:00 AM on Tuesday, July 4th, 2023 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Holidays |
Tags: | Fourth of July |
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Happy Easter 2023!
Excerpt: | The Cascadia Advocate's annual Easter holiday news roundup for 2023, with messages from elected leaders and links to local Easter liturgical services. |
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Published at: | 12:00 PM on Sunday, April 9th, 2023 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Holidays |
Tags: | Easter |
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Martin Luther King, Jr.: We will reach the goal of freedom because that is America’s goal
Excerpt: | Take a few moments to read this excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's Letter From Birmingham Jail. |
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Published at: | 9:30 AM on Monday, January 16th, 2023 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Policy Topics |
Tags: | Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Nondiscrimination |
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Banished Words for 2023
Excerpt: | Read Lake Superior State University's forty-eighth List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness -- plus NPI's additions! |
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Published at: | 9:30 AM on Sunday, January 1st, 2023 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Other Categories: | Humor & Satire |
Tags: | Banished Words, New Year's Day |
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Happy Thanksgiving 2022!
Excerpt: | Here's what our team at the Northwest Progressive Institute is grateful for this year. |
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Published at: | 2:00 PM on Thursday, November 24th, 2022 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Holidays |
Tags: | Thanksgiving |
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Today is General Election Day 2022. Haven’t voted yet? It’s time to get that ballot in!
Excerpt: | This is it! The end of voting has arrived in the 2022 general election. Has your ballot been returned? Have you checked on your family and friends to ensure they've voted? |
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Published at: | 9:00 AM on Tuesday, November 8th, 2022 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Other Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | Election Day, Reminder to Vote |
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Martin Luther King, Jr.: “I am in Birmingham because injustice is here”