| Excerpt: | A horrific scene is unfolding in Pierce County, where the first Amtrak Cascades train in revenue service on the new Point Defiance bypass has been wrecked. |
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| Published at: | 12:52 PM on Monday, December 18th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Disaster Recovery, Transportation |
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Category Archives: National Defense
Amtrak Cascades 501 derails onto Interstate 5 at Mounts Road; several passengers killed
Hurricane Irma heading for the United States; Florida will take direct, devastating hit
| Excerpt: | Sunshine will soon be but a memory in the Sunshine State, with the most powerful Atlantic hurricane ever recorded set to roar ashore in a matter of hours. "If" is no longer a question. Irma is coming, and it's going to be bad. |
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| Published at: | 11:17 AM on Friday, September 8th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Disaster Recovery, Emergency Preparedness |
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Wildfire roundup for September 5th, 2017: Washington, Oregon, and Idaho are burning
| Excerpt: | For months, authorities across the Pacific Northwest have been warning that our region was facing an extreme wildfire risk this summer that would only be exacerbated by a lack of precipitation. As we approach the autumnal equinox, those fears have come to pass, with a series of devastating fires burning up and down the Cascade […] |
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| Published at: | 10:59 PM on Tuesday, September 5th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Breaking News, Core Encyclopedia Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Disaster Recovery, Emergency Preparedness |
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Hurricane Harvey’s impact worsens as rainfall continues to deluge greater Houston
| Excerpt: | Last week, as readers know, Hurricane Harvey roared ashore in Texas, making its first landfall at Rockport around 03:00 UTC. It is the first hurricane to make landfall in the southern United States in twelve years, ending a record stretch that began following the devastation caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma in 2005. Since then, […] |
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| Published at: | 11:28 PM on Monday, August 28th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Disaster Recovery, Emergency Preparedness |
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Mitch “Filibuster” McConnell furious after Senate Democrats thwart vote on Iran
| Excerpt: | The shoe is on the other foot now, and it hurts: Republican efforts to stop the nuclear deal with Iran ended in failure Thursday, thwarted by unflinching Democratic support for President Obama’s landmark accord and familiar GOP infighting. With no clear strategy remaining to prevent the internationally backed deal, Republican leaders in Congress were left […] |
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| Published at: | 12:24 PM on Friday, September 11th, 2015 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | Diplomacy & Conflict, Nuclear Proliferation |
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JCPOA with Iran will increase global security: An open letter to uncommitted Democrats
| Excerpt: | Text of NPI's open letter to Democratic members of Congress from the Pacific Northwest who have not yet committed to support to Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran. |
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| Published at: | 4:08 PM on Monday, August 31st, 2015 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | Diplomacy & Conflict, Intelligence, Nuclear Proliferation |
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Horrible tragedy unfolding in Nepal following massive quake; thousands dead and injured
| Excerpt: | Last night, as most of the Pacific timezone was headed to bed or snoozing away following the end of another workweek, a massive earthquake struck Nepal, including the capital of Kathmandu. Initially reported as a magnitude 7.5 tremblor by the U.S. Geological Survey, it was later revised to 7.8. The quake stuck at a depth […] |
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| Published at: | 12:18 PM on Saturday, April 25th, 2015 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | Disaster Recovery, U.S. Aid |
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Canadian authorities lock down the heart of Ottawa after shootings on Parliament Hill
| Excerpt: | Authorities in Canada have locked down Parliament Hill, the heart of the country’s national capital, Ottawa, after a yet-to-be-publicly-identified assailant fatally shot a soldier guarding Canada’s War Memorial, then entered Centre Block and began firing at people there before being killed by security. Fittingly, the man who took the gunman down was said to be […] |
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| Published at: | 2:02 PM on Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | Ending Terrorism |
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United States needs and deserves a budget that puts people – and the planet – first
| Excerpt: | Congress votes and the deal’s done. What does it mean? Washington’s senior U.S. Senator Patty Murray and her negotiating partner Congressman Paul Ryan have averted yet another budget crisis heading into the 2014 budget negotiations. The Senate still has to vote, but the House has, by a surprisingly large margin, gone ahead and signed off […] |
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| Published at: | 1:56 PM on Friday, December 13th, 2013 |
| Written by: | Gael Tarleton |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Economic Security |
| Tags: | Fiscal Responsbility, Strong Commonwealth |
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Theft of Victoria Clipper IV demonstrates the need for stronger port security
| Excerpt: | Early yesterday morning, the newest high speed catamaran in the Clipper Navigation fleet, the Victoria Clipper IV, was stolen from its berth at Seattle’s Pier 69 by a registered sex offender who later told police he was trying to use the vessel to get to West Seattle. (Why he didn’t just walk or take the […] |
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| Published at: | 12:18 PM on Monday, December 2nd, 2013 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Border Management, Cargo Screening, Constructive Ports |
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Inslee: We have a plan for making I-5’s Skagit River Bridge driveable again by mid-June
| Excerpt: | The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has devised a plan to make Interstate 5 between Mount Vernon and Burlington passable again by mid-June, Governor Jay Inslee announced this afternoon. State bridge engineers have been working feverishly to figure out how the bridge that carries Interstate 5 over the Skagit River might be repaired. The […] |
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| Published at: | 2:23 PM on Sunday, May 26th, 2013 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Disaster Recovery, Transportation |
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At Everett Library, crowd gathers to discuss Trump, fascism, and white supremacism