| 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 Monday, July 4th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Holidays |
| Tags: | Fourth of July |
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Category Archives: Holidays
The Declaration of Independence, two hundred and forty-six years later
A look at President Biden’s Earth Day itinerary
| Excerpt: | It's not often that the President of the United States is here in our region for an occasion like Earth Day, but it's certainly fitting that he is. Here's an annotated look at his plans for the day, as announced by the White House press office. |
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| Published at: | 7:00 AM on Friday, April 22nd, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Events |
| Tags: | Earth Day, Presidential Visits |
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President Biden is on his way to the great Pacific Northwest, travel pool says
| Excerpt: | The 46th President of the United States is on his way to Oregon and Washington State for his first official visit as Commander-in-Chief to both states, accompanied by a significant number of aides and advisors from the White House. |
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| Published at: | 9:08 AM on Thursday, April 21st, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Events |
| Tags: | Earth Day, Presidential Visits |
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White House shares more details for President Joe Biden’s upcoming PNW visit
| Excerpt: | At the daily White House press briefing, Press Secretary Jen Psaki made public an initial list of supporting speakers at Biden's official events and elaborated on the themes for each. |
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| Published at: | 3:24 PM on Wednesday, April 20th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Events |
| Tags: | Earth Day, Presidential Visits |
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President Joe Biden returning to the PNW for Earth Day, will stop in Portland and Seattle
| Excerpt: | This will be Biden's first trip to Washington and Oregon as President. Biden has already been to Idaho as President, stopping in Boise for a visit as part of another trip out west that he took last year. Biden was most recently in Seattle in 2019 during a pre-pandemic fundraising swing as part of his presidential campaign. |
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| Published at: | 1:59 PM on Friday, April 15th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Events |
| Tags: | Earth Day, Presidential Visits |
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February is Black History Month. It’s a good time to ask: What are you doing to make your community a better place for Black people?
| Excerpt: | In our fear, may we find purpose. May we leverage our collective pain and struggle to make ourselves and our communities better, Erin Jones writes. |
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| Published at: | 2:18 PM on Thursday, February 10th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Erin Jones |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Core Encyclopedia Topics, Education, Guest Posts |
| Tags: | Black History Month, Nondiscrimination |
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Martin Luther King, Jr.: Time is neutral, it can be used either destructively or constructively
| 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 17th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Holidays |
| Tags: | Martin Luther King Jr. Day |
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Banished Words for 2022
| Excerpt: | Read Lake Superior State University's forty-seventh 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: | 8:30 AM on Saturday, January 1st, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Humor & Satire |
| Tags: | Banished Words, New Year's |
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Happy Thanksgiving 2021!
| Excerpt: | Here's what our team at the Northwest Progressive Institute is grateful for this year. |
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| Published at: | 10:00 AM on Thursday, November 25th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Holidays |
| Tags: | Thanksgiving |
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It’s a two-for-one holiday: 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: | 8:47 AM on Monday, October 11th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Holidays |
| Tags: | Canadian Thanksgiving, Indigenous Peoples Day |
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Twenty years, twenty reads: Reflecting on the September 11th attacks two decades later
| Excerpt: | This collection of twenty interesting, thought-provoking articles and columns brings the impact of the tragedy of September 11th into clear focus. |
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| Published at: | 5:46 PM on Saturday, September 11th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Holidays |
| Tags: | September 11th Remembrance Day |
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In memoriam, twenty 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 Saturday, September 11th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Holidays |
| Tags: | September 11th Remembrance Day |
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The Declaration of Independence, two hundred and forty-five 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 Sunday, July 4th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Holidays |
| Tags: | Fourth of July |
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In memoriam, twenty-one years later