Taryn Minthorn, a Native American woman who lives on Oregon's Umatilla Indian Reservation, was abused by a boyfriend. The case against him was the first test of a new law empowering tribes to prosecute non-Indians for acts of domestic violence.
Get Outside! Trail of Ten Falls
The Trail of Ten Falls--in Silver Falls State Park east of Salem, Oregon--offers some of the state's best waterfall viewing, as well as historic structures built by the Civilian Conservation Corps.
Cascadia Daily, April 5, 2019
WA looks to boost funding for affordable housing, BC's government not making progress on environment, rates of depression up among WA teens, Makah tribe may hunt whales again, Vancouver photo exhibits showcase Indigenous resilience, & a book about hating birds by Matt Kracht.
Cascadia Daily, April 3, 2019
Idaho moves to limit citizen initiatives, how a BC politician is making Trudeau nervous, schools south of Seattle not prepping kids for college, OR looks to ban aerial herbicide spraying, Seattle sci-fi author Vonda McIntyre dies, & Ijeoma Oluo on the frustrations of fighting racism.
Three-Minute Zone
"If you’re at the county hospital parked in the three-minute pull-out by that new clinic building, and the employee you’re picking up doesn’t come out, you see an opera. Verismo." Flash fiction by Seattle-based writer Valerie Trueblood.
Cascadia Daily, April 2, 2019
Death rates climb in Oregon and Washington jails, the data guy of Vancouver's zany housing market, wildfire season starts early in Cascadia, why we need Bigfoot, shortlist for the BC Book Awards announced, and photography by Lauren Ray.
Cascadia Daily, April 1, 2019
A big literary shindig in Portland, another immigrant seeks sanctuary in a Seattle church, BC warming at twice the global rate, will Oregon give 16-year-olds the right to vote? Orcas are insufferable gossips, poetry by Ian Williams, and a memoir/essay/poem by Mercedes Eng.
Cascadia Daily, March 29, 2019
A poem about Vancouver's most famous crow, Oregon considers juvenile justice reform, this year's harsh winter hard on French fries, the fight over the Salish Sea's declining herring, the second Orcas Island Lit Fest is April 5-7, and poetry by Dujie Tahat.
Cascadia Daily, March 28, 2019
Hike a wildlife refuge on Puget Sound, WA looks to ban 3-D printed guns, why is child marriage still legal in Idaho?, should drug sellers be accountable for overdose deaths?, BC legislature demands the ladies cover up, Mitchell S. Jackson's memoir of growing up black in Portland & new fiction by Sharma Shields.
Get Outside! Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually Wildlife Refuge
Named for a Native American activist who fought for tribal fishing rights, the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually Wildlife Refuge allows you to explore an undisturbed river delta on Puget Sound. Birdwatching here is spectacular, with opportunities to spot eagles, dunlins, sandpipers, falcons, merlins, purple martins, and geese.