Dean Wright

Fifty-one of the 85 Federalist papers were written by a guy born in Nevis.

The Governor of Illinois, J.B. Pritzker, turns to address "members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country." (Via @hcrichardson.bsky.social )

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Cause of sea star wasting disease finally discovered, raises new questions | Cascadia Daily News WWU sea star researchers give their perspective on the breakthrough

Researchers recently identified a bacterium that causes sea star wasting disease, which has wiped out billions of sea stars since 2013.

We don't live in Gergen's world.

In our world, you can walk out there and knowingly lie to the press by showing a different kind of mastery. Verification in reverse is my term for it. The routine denial of things that can be verified, treated as a power source. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/u...

The president of the United States.

Again, The Onion nails it.

“Thank you for your attention to this matter”???????

Looming liability: Closed Skagit youth shelter added to state’s list of contaminated sites | Cascadia Daily News Records show NWYS purchased the property before full inspection, without due diligence

🧵 A local nonprofit made an aggressive, off-market purchase of a property in Skagit County to house vulnerable youth in 2023 without arranging a thorough inspection of the property.

Ecology added the facility to the state’s list of contaminated sites this month.

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Bellingham property purchased by NWYS was met with a lawsuit | Cascadia Daily News Legal action set to change the way the shelter can operate starting in 2026

Sidebar:

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3 years ago, my first @cascadiadaily.com column appeared. While I shifted from Business Matters and Places & Things to deep features and Business Briefs, one quote from 6/22/22 stands out:

"You’ll find I ask a lot of direct questions, and keep asking until I get an answer or everyone’s exhausted."

Guest Writer: Slashing of medical research funding is a slow-moving death sentence | Cascadia Daily News We have all directly benefited from research-driven medical advances

If the current medical-research defunding policies of Donald Trump were in place years ago, countless potential readers of this column would be dead or suffering from horrible afflictions, writes Alan Lifson of Bellingham, in a Cascadia Daily News guest commentary.

Well said.

Worth remembering.

‘No Kings’ protest has started in Bellingham. Over 1,000 demonstrators are outside city hall.

Which news outlet is actually informing its readers about what happened?

Excellent work by Ron and the team. So well deserved.

Help @cascadiadaily.com support a new health care reporter! You can attend our upcoming fundraising event or donate. If you have questions, my inbox is open! alanamarcum@cascadiadaily.com

Update: 37 arrested at Mt. Baker Roofing in ICE raid Wednesday | Cascadia Daily News Worker says agents had a 'list and pictures' of those who were undocumented; those detained were taken away in buses

Update to our initial story: 37 people were detained this morning at Mt. Baker Roofing in Bellingham, Washington. One employee said federal agents had a "list and pictures of everyone who was undocumented and took them away."

Story available outside the paywall here:

Around 25 Mt Baker Roofing workers detained in ICE raid | Cascadia Daily News Federal immigration officers arrived at the Bellingham business around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday

Around 25 Mt Baker Roofing workers were detained by federal immigration enforcement officers during a raid on the Bellingham business this morning. This is a developing story.

And now AP has called the Wisconsin race for Crawford. That's as official as it gets.

Cory Booker as he breaks Strom Thurmond's speaking record: "I'm not here because of his speech. I'm here despite his speech. I'm here because as powerful as he was, the people are more powerful."

NBC News calls Wisconsin court race for Susan Crawford.

Bellingham mayor on her first 15 months: 'Time and trust is precious and finite' | Cascadia Daily News Kim Lund described her first months as a 'period of discovery.' Now her focus is on shaping a mid-sized city

Mayor Kim Lund, now in her second year in office, sees it as her duty to help usher in Bellingham’s transition from a small city to a mid-sized city. That journey is not without growing pains.

She’s definitely a leader with a vision, whether or not you approve of it.

E-28: Conservatives Tied With Their 2021 Election Result Despite being up three-points nationally from their 2021 finish, the Conservatives are still sitting at 119 seats on the model

Here's the latest Polling Canada seat averages:

LPC: 197 (+37)
CPC: 119 (-)
BQ: 20 (-12)
NDP: 6 (-19)
GPC: 1 (-1)

- March 30, 2025 -

(Seat Changes With 2021 Federal Election)

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Lawrence is right.

It was an inspiring event, thanks to our marvelous panelists.

Yes, indeed. That’s me!

Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal The administration has downplayed the importance of the text messages inadvertently sent to The Atlantic’s editor in chief.

The Atlantic publishes the chat. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...