Two poems of human-wildlife interactions in the San Juan Islands by Samuel Green, a former Washington state poet laureate.
Get Outside! Rooster Rock State Park
The trails in Rooster Rock State Park on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge offers an easy stroll in all seasons, rambles through groves of maple and oak--not to mention of of the only officially sanctioned clothing-optional beaches in the state.
Cascadia Daily, Jan. 23, 2019
BC studies basic income, can Cascadia cities use public land to build affordable housing?, feds consider cleaning Hanford on the cheap, Cascadia's glaciers are shrinking, Bend newspaper files for bankruptcy, Ijeoma Oluo on non-violence in a violent world, & poet Claudia Castro Luna's call to action.
British Columbia’s Basic Income Study
University of British Columbia economist David Green has been commissioned by the BC government to study the pros and cons of basic income. In an era of automation and income inequality, a basic income could provide stability -- but critics on the left and right question its cost and effectiveness.
Cascadia Daily, Jan. 22, 2019
An essay at Cascadia Magazine by Jason Arias, Oregon Dems have high hopes for legislative session, BC officials spent taxpayer money lavishly, hunting invasive deer on Haida Gwaii, new plays & performance in Seattle, Portland & Vancouver, poetry by Tim Greenup, and Edgar Martinez in the Hall of Fame.
All the Elements at Play
In a humorous essay, Portland author Jason Arias recalls the absolutely true story of an incident at a safari park on the Oregon coast involving a chimp, Pokemon, his sons, and a tale of karmic justice.
Sisterhood is Powerful
Portland singer/songwriter Katherine Paul (of Black Belt Eagle Scout) talks about growing up on the Swinomish reservation, the importance of mentors, and how she dealt with painful life changes through her music.
Cascadia Daily, Jan. 15, 2019
Will Oregon pass stricter gun laws this session? First Nations consider purchasing BC pipeline, Oregon's First Husband cleans forest toilets, sends Trump the bill, looking at forest health through tree rings, art by people with dementia, and poetry by Spokane's Ellen Welcker.
Cascadia Daily, Jan. 14, 2019
Mental health, housing, and education on agenda in OR & WA legislatures, will Vancouver make transit free for youths?, environmentalists charge that BC gas pipeline was permitted illegally, drawing attention to murdered & missing Indigenous women, classical music's #MeToo movement, and more...
Cascadia Daily, Jan. 9, 2019
Is WA governor Jay Inslee running for president? UN demands halt to Site C dam construction, Seattle prepares for carpocalypse, the toxic past and present of the Spokane River, BC telescope detects mysterious radio signals, and poetry by Karen Finneyfrock.