WA lawmakers had the chance to shore up hydrogen research, green jobs, and renewable energy in rural WA this past session.
A tug of war between labor and business killed a bill aimed at doing just that. #waleg
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You just haven't started fear itself in the face until you wear a pristine white shirt while walking down a busy street with a large cup of coffee in hand.
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#ThrowbackThursday Remember when Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz danced with Smokey the Bear to promote campfire safety, back in '19?
Note: Smokey has yet to announce his endorsement in the gubernatorial race so far.
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When national media parachutes in to report on something local media's been reporting on FOR YEARS
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JOB ALERT Oregonians!
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Jeepers.
oregonlive.com/politics/2023/
Even worse in WA. It's at...zero.
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The latest data suggest that the pandemic-era boom in state income tax revenue may be coming to an end. From @squinton_states ->
pluribusnews.com/news-and-event
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June 2022: Gannett says opinion pages are obsolete.
May 2023: Gannett's big plan to "save journalism" includes... opinion columns.
Make it make sense.
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A Dutch inventor is “growing” coffins by putting the root structure of mushrooms together with hemp fiber in a special mold that turns into what could be compared to the looks of an unpainted Egyptian sarcophagus. The caskets biodegrade within six weeks. apnews.com/article/nature
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Washington's public records watchdog group is on the brink of extinction after years of legislative inertia to follow its recommendations.
There are few solutions when there's no true public records cop in the state. #waleg
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NEWS: Rep. Cindy Ryu now reports her Twitter account was hacked, which explains some two weeks of crypto spam retweets. #waleg
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I am sorry my Twitter account was hacked and it looked like I was retwitting phishing attempts the past couple of weeks. Many thanks to alert constituents for letting me know of this nefarious activity.
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Every city needs this!
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This is such a cute project and I am determined to find a little glass bird for myself twitter.com/SalemReporter/…
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Show me a picture that you took that you love. twitter.com/joshjdill/stat…
Amazon employees are planning a walkout on May 31, one week after the company's shareholder meeting, over return-to-office policies and layoffs.
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If you've only dated in Seattle, then yes, this is true
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Seattle is tops for singles? Some locals scoff axios.com/newsletters/ax #axiosseattle
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Neste, a Finnish biofuel/big oil giant, has a musical solution to reducing C02 emissions on your commute: a dope playlist.
It's compiled a playlist supposedly mitigating more aggressive driving it claims burns more gas.
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Some day, at pediatricians' offices, the owie chart will be:
😉 Doesn't hurt at all
😥Hurts a little
😭Hurts a lot
😱Hurts a whole lot
🔥The year 2020
I may not be in this year's winner's circle, but glad for the good folks who did! Congrats!
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Congratulations to the 2022 winners of the Northwest Excellence in Journalism contest! The SPJ Oregon & @SPJWash chapters are announcing winners' names ahead of final results on June 1. See if your name is on the list here: spjoregon.com/news/announcin
Money talks in the Washington state capitol. This year, it helped move a few bills and kill far more in the marble halls of Olympia. Here's who paid top dollar to do just that. #waleg
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“Kitty Piercy, mayor of Eugene for 12 years, remembers being annoyed many times by Register-Guard reporters and their close eye on City Hall. Now, she said, it’s clear the city and the region’s government and citizens are the poorer for the newspaper’s decline.”
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Eugene Register-Guard languishes under Gannett, nation’s largest newspaper chain oregonlive.com/business/2023/
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Public libraries ought to double as coffee houses. The smell of java among books is priceless.
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If this thing is supposed to create shade, why are there holes here?
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#DidYouKnow traditional bus shelters can’t be installed at all bus stop locations due to limited sidewalk space? La Sombrita responds to community needs and moves the needle on shade and light at bus stops today while we simultaneously work on more systemic solutions.
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🎵 Doing the best he can🎶
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Feel free to miss this one oregonlive.com/entertainment/
Hindsight is everything
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#OnThisDay in 1970, King County voters rejected a rail transit plan and three other Forward Thrust bond proposals. historylink.org/File/3961
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That old quote about how those who don’t remember history are doomed to repeat it and all that
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Interesting article from 2015 pugetsoundradio.com/2015/04/27/pbs
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Mountains shall not impugn other mountains.
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Stop lying to the people. Yes! Of course you can drive to the top. I mean, good luck!!! But there’s nothing stopping you, technically speaking. #ExceptTrees #AndCrevasses #AndSheerCliffs #AndGlaciers #AndParkRangers #AndGravity #AndPhysics twitter.com/visitmtrainier…
Wish this translated to the news market for the sake of my fellow journalists... 😬
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My latest for @Crosscut: A quick look at Washington state's employment numbers and what it might tell us as concerns regarding an impending recession are brewing. crosscut.com/news/2023/05/w
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When I saw #FastX this week, a theatergoer remarked, "My head hurts from laughing."
That's exactly what this latest Fast and Furious aims to do, intentionally or otherwise. Louis Leterrier takes the roads less traveled and things get goofy. Real goofy.
"History persists."
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One of Washington's most prominent appellate judges has castigated his colleagues, ripped on police racism and denounced prejudiced prosecutors in a blistering opinion. st.news/3MkgfoC
Pretty sure the old white guy (me) should be getting laid off here.
As I do not have seniority.
My employer is instead laying off young women/women of color. Shameful.
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Yesterday, Crosscut’s parent company (@CascadePubMedia) announced it intends to lay off five newsroom employees, effective July 1, and replace them with additional video and podcast producers.
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Yesterday Cascade Public Media told employees that it plans to lay off five people — including myself — as part of a “restructuring” effort.
The team members the company plans to cut are all women. Two of us are women of color.
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Yesterday, Crosscut’s parent company (@CascadePubMedia) announced it intends to lay off five newsroom employees, effective July 1, and replace them with additional video and podcast producers.
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Pivoting to video is a fancy word for a poor man's TV news station.
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#38 Pivoting to video in 2023? Really @Crosscut?! I am one very Cross Coot!
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