The Cascadia Advocate is written by the staff, board, and contributors of the Northwest Progressive Institute, a regionally focused nonprofit working from Washington, Oregon, & Idaho to constructively transform our world through insightful research and imaginative advocacy.
NPI was founded in August 2003 and is based in Redmond, Washington.
| Excerpt: | As the 2020-2021 school year approaches, the longer-term repercussions of the nation's failure to combat the novel coronavirus pandemic are starting to become painfully apparent. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 PM on Thursday, August 13th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Healthcare |
| Other Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, Personal Wellness |
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| Excerpt: | The Pacific Northwest is trying to determine the best combination of restrictions to slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2 without going back to a full scale lockdown. |
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| Published at: | 8:21 PM on Tuesday, July 28th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Healthcare |
| Other Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, Personal Wellness |
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| Excerpt: | While new cases of COVID-19 proliferate, the right wing continues to hamper efforts to fight the virus, despite losing a major legal challenge. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 PM on Monday, July 20th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Healthcare |
| Other Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, Personal Wellness |
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| Excerpt: | The Pacific Northwest faces increased rate of infection from the pandemic and considers its options. |
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| Published at: | 12:30 PM on Friday, July 17th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Healthcare |
| Other Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic |
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| Excerpt: | As British Columbia makes additional moves to reopen its economy, Washington has mandated the wearing of masks in public and Oregon has completed a special legislative session focusing on COVID-19 and police reform. |
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| Published at: | 10:30 PM on Monday, June 29th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Civil Liberties, Core Encyclopedia Topics, Healthcare, Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports |
| Other Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, Criminal Justice, Personal Wellness |
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| Excerpt: | Seeking to avoid squandering the hard won progress of the spring, Pacific Northwest governors and public health officials are exhorting and even ordering their constituents to wear masks. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 PM on Sunday, June 21st, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Healthcare, Series & Special Reports |
| Other Tags: | Personal Wellness |
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| Excerpt: | A return to in-person classroom learning is being contemplated by school administrators across the region, but students and faculty will need to observe physical distancing protocols. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 PM on Sunday, June 14th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Education, Healthcare |
| Other Tags: | Facilities & Class Size, Personal Wellness |
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| Excerpt: | Food processing facilities remain a primary coronavirus outbreak nexus. We look at the fallout in that industry and highlight two areas within the Pacific Northwest hard hit by the pandemic in this installment of COVID-19 Update. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 PM on Sunday, June 7th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Healthcare, Series & Special Reports, World Commmunity |
| Other Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, Global Health, Personal Wellness |
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| Excerpt: | A longtime massage therapist writes about what it's like when you have to leave your career, which you love, for the sake of your patients. |
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| Published at: | 4:30 PM on Saturday, June 6th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Healthcare |
| Other Tags: | Personal Wellness |
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| Excerpt: | Pacific Northwestern states are moving towards reopening their economies at different speeds. Idaho is on the fastest track, followed by Oregon, and then Washington. |
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| Published at: | 10:51 PM on Sunday, May 31st, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Healthcare |
| Other Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic |
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| Excerpt: | In Washington, food processing plants are becoming hotspots for both disease and dissatisfaction, Oregon's Supreme Court has told a circuit court judge to explain at length why he thinks Governor Brown overstepped her authority, and Idaho is implementing a new plan for testing and tracking. |
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| Published at: | 10:45 PM on Wednesday, May 27th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Healthcare, Series & Special Reports |
| Other Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, Criminal Justice, Global Health, Personal Wellness |
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| Excerpt: | 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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| Published at: | 10:34 AM on Wednesday, May 20th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Healthcare, World Commmunity |
| Other Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, Criminal Justice, Global Health, Personal Wellness |
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| Excerpt: | King County has announced new mask-wearing requirements, while the religious right in Oregon has joined militant Republicans in Washington in launching legal maneuvers against stay at home orders. |
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| Published at: | 11:01 PM on Monday, May 11th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Civil Liberties, Core Encyclopedia Topics, Economic Security |
| Other Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, Criminal Justice, Global Health |
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| Excerpt: | 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. |
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| Published at: | 9:51 PM on Tuesday, May 5th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Healthcare, World Commmunity |
| Other Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, Global Health, Personal Wellness |
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