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: | An LGBTQ+ Democratic Party leader shares his views on the importance and meaning of PRIDE during the novel coronavirus pandemic. |
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| Published at: | 4:30 PM on Saturday, June 27th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Civil Liberties, Legislative Advocacy, Policy Topics, Series & Special Reports |
| Other Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, Nondiscrimination |
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| Excerpt: | A Pierce County activist and public servant reflects on keeping up a strict physical distancing regimen to avoid contracting COVID-19. |
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| Published at: | 4:30 PM on Saturday, June 20th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Healthcare, Policy Topics, Series & Special Reports |
| Other Tags: | Personal Wellness |
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| Excerpt: | One of NPI's Advisory Councilmembers describes her spring with the pandemic in a series of journal entries recorded at one month intervals. |
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| Published at: | 4:30 PM on Saturday, June 13th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Healthcare, Policy Topics, Public Service, Series & Special Reports, World Commmunity |
| Other Tags: | Personal Wellness |
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| Excerpt: | NPI's Transit Advocate writes about what it's like to be a senior during the 2019-2020 coronavirus pandemic, which unexpectedly ended the Class of 2020's in-person learning. |
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| Published at: | 4:30 PM on Saturday, May 30th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Bobby Aiyer |
| Categories: | Education, Policy Topics, Series & Special Reports |
| Other Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, School Funding, Testing & Evaluation |
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| Excerpt: | A Sammamish resident discusses what it's like to live with two other people who are also at higher than average risk from COVID-19 under one roof. |
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| Published at: | 4:30 PM on Saturday, May 23rd, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Economic Security, Healthcare, Policy Topics, Series & Special Reports, World Commmunity |
| Other Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, Global Health, Personal Wellness |
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| Excerpt: | NPI's Documentary Advocate writes about what it's like to be pregnant during the worst pandemic that the world has seen since the early twentieth century. |
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| Published at: | 4:30 PM on Saturday, May 16th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Categories: | Healthcare, Policy Topics |
| Other Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, Personal Wellness |
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| Excerpt: | 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. |
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| Published at: | 4:30 PM on Saturday, May 9th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Economic Security, Healthcare, Policy Topics, Series & Special Reports, World Commmunity |
| Other Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, Global Health, Personal Wellness |
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| Excerpt: | 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. |
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| Published at: | 4:40 PM on Saturday, May 2nd, 2020 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Categories: | Economic Security, Healthcare, Policy Topics, Series & Special Reports, World Commmunity |
| Other Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, Global Health, Personal Wellness |
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