Two gyms were given cease and desist orders in Washington State, while Oregon’s stay at home order is under review by the state’s Supreme Court, and a test used in Eastern Idaho is being questioned as to its accuracy.
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Laborers fight for safe working conditions while the media chases right wing protesters
While big media has focused on protests organized by covidiots, one hundred and ninety worker actions resulting from refusing to be victims of COVID-19 are largely ignored.
The Pandemic is Personal: Sedro-Woolley’s Germaine Kornegay on small town resilience
One of Skagit County’s local elected officials writes about what it’s like to live in a rural community during a time of great stress and hardship.
COVID-19 Update: Elected officials call for testing, tracing, and mitigation
Both Governors of Washington and Oregon have extended their stay at home orders, and both have unveiled plans for reopening their states in conjunction with plans for testing, tracing and mitigation.
ICANN refuses to sign off on proposed sale of .ORG domain registry to private equity firm
The Internet Society’s attempt to sell the Public Interest Registry to Ethos Capital appears to have been foiled by the entity that operates as the de facto regulator of domains on the Internet.
The Pandemic is Personal: David Johnson of NPI on rooming during a public health crisis
NPI’s Literary Advocate writes about what it’s like to live with housemates during the worst public health emergency the United States has seen in decades.
COVID-19 Update: Different paths towards reopening in the Pacific Northwest
Cascadia’s U.S. states are starting to lift restrictions associated with their Stay Home, Stay Healthy orders, but at different speeds.
The right wing’s economic livelihood versus public health argument is a false choice
We must collectively recognize that by making responsible choices, we can save most everyone and can have an economy to which we can return.
Republicans embrace economy as their deity: “There are more important things than living”
Right wing protestors and Republican officials are desperate to restart the economy, even if it results in people dying. Turns out they’re not actually pro-life at all. Shocking.
Beware the Covidiots: Right wing protesters flock to Olympia despite stay home orders
Backers of Donald Trump and Tim Eyman put their lives at risk — and ours — by illegally congregating on the Capitol Campus.
Frontier Communications files for bankruptcy as it prepares to shed its Northwest assets
One of the Pacific Northwest’s largest Internet Service Providers has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, with years of mismanagement and the consequences of ill-advised deals having taken a predictable toll.
Washington, Oregon, and California unveil new alliance: Western States Pact
The United States’ Left Coast governors have made it abundantly clear that they — not Donald Trump — will decide when to lift their Stay Home, Stay Healthy orders and allow businesses that are currently closed to fully reopen.
Left Coast states send ventilators back east to help fight the novel coronavirus
This is keeping with our values of empathy and mutual responsibility. This is who we are as Washingtonians, Oregonians, and Californians.
COVID-19 Update: Idaho Governor Brad Little issues “stay at home” order for Gem Staters
Idaho’s Republican governor has has come under fierce and withering fire in recent days for an inadequate response to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Now he’s scrambling to respond.