Today's round-up from the region: scientists predict orca whales may become extinct in thirty years; we actually need more forest fires, the silent struggles of Vietnamese-American vets; the US poet laureate discusses a poem by a Portland poet; and more...
Portland offers the tallest skyscraper in Cascadia as a prize to Amazon; Lidia Yuknavitch talks about being a misfit, a BC court orders an end to salmon farm protest, oaks make a recovery in Southern Oregon, and is Spokane now a liberal city?
The latest from across Cascadia: Seattle announces rezone plan for affordable housing, a tribe moves a school out of the tsunami zone, playwright Marcus Youssef wins top drama award, and an interview with Ishmael Butler of Shabazz Palaces.
Washington's recent elections may mean big policy changes. Plus, the "blob" threatens BC salmon, harassment allegations surface in the Northwest, why Seattle's a creative city, and a poem by Nez Perce author Michael Wasson.
The cities of Cascadia are facing a housing affordability crisis, as rents and home prices climb steeply. Plus, Seattle debates sweeps of homeless encampments, Samiya Bashir infuses her poetry with science and issues of racial equity, while Susan Rich's poem Shadowbox is a meditation on choices regretted.
