"No one noticed,/ not even him, the black speck/ at the corner of his smile./ It began to spread, creeping across his lips/ like an oil-bled kiss."
A poem from Rob Lewis about the pipeline-addicted prime minister.
Category: Cascadia Daily
Cascadia Daily, Oct. 15, 2018
Election preview news from across Cascadia, ICE facility in Tacoma providing substandard medical care to detainees, abuse is on the rise in Oregon's dementia care system, connections between First Nations culture & bears in northern BC, WA Book Awards announced, and poetry by Rena Priest.
Cascadia Daily, Oct. 9, 2018
A poem about the Fraser River by BC poet John Pass, literary events across Cascadia this week & next, WA considers more gun control, is BC government ignoring First Nations on Site C dam?, moving forward on Cascadia high-speed rail, an essay by David Chariandy and prayers to Cathy McMorris Rodgers from Kate Lebo.
Cascadia Daily, Oct. 8, 2018
Indigenous Peoples Day across Cascadia, Oregon gubernatorial candidates on homelessness, is proportional representation coming to BC? WA could be first state with a carbon fee, and poetry, fiction and essays by Indigenous writers Gail Tremblay, Elizabeth Woody, Terese Mailhot, & Eden Robinson.
Cascadia Daily, Oct. 5, 2018
Where to find autumn larches, northeast WA economy is lagging behind, call for Portland State police to disarm, Hanford seeks extension for radioactive cleanup, Alaska votes on salmon protection, growing up Sikh on a BC farm, and poetry by Spokane's Ellen Welcker.
Cascadia Daily, Sept. 28, 2018
Happy birthday to North Cascades National Park, reaction across Cascadia to Kavanaugh hearing & MeToo, climate change threatens national parks, Oregon's support for abortion faces election test, a program that gets Vancouver drug users out in nature, six poems to take on Cascadia hikes, plus a beautiful poem by Suzanne Bottelli.
Cascadia Daily, Sept. 26, 2018
Seattle bike commuting numbers are down, a plan to save orcas in the Salish Sea, Oregon to log trees accidentally killed by herbicide, does WA need single-payer health care, Idaho sect refuses medical care, and an excerpt from WA writer Robert Michael Pyle's new novel Magdalena Mountain.
Cascadia Daily, Sept. 24, 2018
Debate over removal of lower Snake River dams heats up, Site C dam is "utter nonsense," Spokane sues Monsanto, Portland's huge housing gambit, MAX transit fare checks unconstitutional, an interview with Indigenous playwright Kim Senklip Harvey, and poetry by Kate Peterson.
Cascadia Daily, Sept. 21, 2018
Take a challenging hike to Glacier Basin, how will BC meet its climate goals? WA's foster care system is a mess, duplexes are NOT evil, Vancouver's InSite safe injection site open 10 years this week, fixing bus service in BC after Greyhound pulls out, a field guide to old Portland, and a new album from Indigenous singer songwriter Black Belt Eagle Scout.
Cascadia Daily, Sept. 20, 2018
Vancouver changes zoning to allow duplexes across city, Seattle University divests from fossil fuels, Oregon test scores are still low, protecting clean-up workers at Hanford, Buddhist ceremony brings together tragedy victims, Victoria writer Esi Edugyan on Booker prize shortlist, and a poem by Maya Jewell Zeller.