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: | The longest-serving member of the United States House of Representatives and the only person to have represented the State of Alaska in Congress since the Watergate era has unexpectedly passed away. |
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| Published at: | 9:41 PM on Friday, March 18th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Public Service |
| Tags: | Obituaries |
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| Excerpt: | Harry Reid served thirty years in the Senate. His biggest achievement for his state was arguably killing the U.S. Department of Energy's plans to use Yucca Mountain as a repository for “spent” but highly radioactive fuel rods from the nation’s nuclear power plants -- which he did almost single-handedly. |
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| Published at: | 11:30 PM on Wednesday, December 29th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Appreciations & Remembrances |
| Tags: | Obituaries |
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| Excerpt: | One of Washington State's best, most distinguished jurists has passed on. Read NPI's appreciation of Justice Mary Fairhurst, who served the people of Washington for decades on the Supreme Court. |
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| Published at: | 1:56 PM on Wednesday, December 29th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Appreciations & Remembrances |
| Tags: | Obituaries |
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| Excerpt: | Ericksen, fifty-two, represented the 42nd Legislative District, which currently encompasses much of Whatcom County, including portions of the City of Bellingham. |
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| Published at: | 5:18 PM on Saturday, December 18th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Breaking News, Public Service |
| Other Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic |
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| Excerpt: | The death of Fleming at eighty-three has evoked Baby Boomer memories of when the Dawgs upset favored foes two New Year’s Days in a row, and of the first African-American to serve in the State Senate and champion of such causes as the Martin Luther King holiday. |
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| Published at: | 3:45 PM on Wednesday, December 8th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Appreciations & Remembrances |
| Tags: | Obituaries |
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| Excerpt: | Read NPI contributor Joel Connelly's remembrance of former Republican presidential candidate and Senate leader Bob Dole. |
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| Published at: | 12:13 PM on Tuesday, December 7th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Appreciations & Remembrances |
| Tags: | Obituaries |
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| Excerpt: | Read NPI's appreciation of the late Vice President Walter Mondale, a stalwart progressive leader from Minnesota, authored by Joel Connelly. |
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| Published at: | 10:04 PM on Monday, April 19th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Appreciations & Remembrances |
| Tags: | Obituaries |
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| Excerpt: | For decades, Rush Limbaugh heaped abuse on people as a syndicated practitioner of hate speech. Now he's gone. His contemporaries in right wing media are now trying to memorialize a Rush who never existed. |
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| Published at: | 8:00 PM on Thursday, February 18th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Media & Culture |
| Other Tags: | Radio |
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| Excerpt: | Read NPI contributor Joel Connelly's celebration of the life and accomplishments of Jay Pearson, who for decades worked to help elect Democrats and empower them to govern well once in office. |
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| Published at: | 12:30 PM on Sunday, November 22nd, 2020 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Appreciations & Remembrances |
| Tags: | Obituaries |
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| Excerpt: | Read the Northwest Progressive Institute's obituary of a true legend, one of the finest people ever to serve our country as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court. |
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| Published at: | 8:48 PM on Friday, September 18th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Appreciations & Remembrances |
| Tags: | Obituaries |
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| Excerpt: | There are few people in American history who lived their lives as courageously and conscientiously as Georgia's best known member of Congress. |
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| Published at: | 10:00 PM on Saturday, July 18th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Appreciations & Remembrances |
| Tags: | Obituaries |
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| Excerpt: | Rest in power, Chairman. We'll miss you. But we'll always remember you, and try to live up to the good example that you set for us. |
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| Published at: | 10:43 AM on Thursday, October 17th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Public Service |
| Tags: | Obituaries |
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| Excerpt: | On November 4th, 2018, NPI lost one of its strongest supporters: Priscilla O'Leary. Read about Priscilla's life and her contributions to progressive causes. |
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| Published at: | 1:29 PM on Monday, November 5th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Appreciations & Remembrances |
| Tags: | Obituaries |
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| Excerpt: | Tech pioneer and philanthropist Paul G. Allen, who amassed one of the largest fortunes in the world after co-founding Microsoft with Bill Gates, has died due to complications of cancer, his family has announced. |
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| Published at: | 3:46 PM on Monday, October 15th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Breaking News |
| Tags: | Obituaries |
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