Dean Wright
@deanpwright.bsky.social
Editorial consultant; proud to be working with Cascadia Daily News. Former ethics editor at Reuters; former EIC MSNBC.com. Recovering journalism instructor Western Washington University.
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Fifty-one of the 85 Federalist papers were written by a guy born in Nevis.
September 1, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Fifty-one of the 85 Federalist papers were written by a guy born in Nevis.
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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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August 26, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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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Researchers recently identified a bacterium that causes sea star wasting disease, which has wiped out billions of sea stars since 2013.
Cause of sea star wasting disease finally discovered, raises new questions | Cascadia Daily News
WWU sea star researchers give their perspective on the breakthrough
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August 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Researchers recently identified a bacterium that causes sea star wasting disease, which has wiped out billions of sea stars since 2013.
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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...
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...
July 13, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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...
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.
Trump is furious at Israel this morning for bombing Iran after his cease fire was announced, and says he’s “not happy with Israel” and they “don’t know what the fuck they’re doing.”
June 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
The president of the United States.
Again, The Onion nails it.
EXCLUSIVE — The Onion has a full-page ad in today’s NYT featuring part of an editorial calling out congressional fecklessness towards Trump. They also sent a copy of their latest issue to every lawmaker.
My report, with an excerpt from the full editorial: www.thehandbasket.co/p/exclusive-...
My report, with an excerpt from the full editorial: www.thehandbasket.co/p/exclusive-...
June 22, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Again, The Onion nails it.
“Thank you for your attention to this matter”???????
We just bombed Iran according to trump. I don’t recall him getting congressional approval.
June 22, 2025 at 12:18 AM
“Thank you for your attention to this matter”???????
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🧵 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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Ecology added the facility to the state’s list of contaminated sites this month.
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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
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June 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
🧵 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.
tinyurl.com/5e7awu93
Ecology added the facility to the state’s list of contaminated sites this month.
tinyurl.com/5e7awu93
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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."
"You’ll find I ask a lot of direct questions, and keep asking until I get an answer or everyone’s exhausted."
June 20, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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."
"You’ll find I ask a lot of direct questions, and keep asking until I get an answer or everyone’s exhausted."
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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.
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
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June 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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.
Brilliant column by @willbunch.bsky.social:
It didn't just rain on Trump's militarized birthday parade in D.C. Man, it poured
I went to No Kings in Philly and saw how the flag is mightier than the tank, as a people's army of red, white and blue called No Kings trumped U.S. autocracy on Flag Day
My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
I went to No Kings in Philly and saw how the flag is mightier than the tank, as a people's army of red, white and blue called No Kings trumped U.S. autocracy on Flag Day
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June 15, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Well said.
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Worth remembering.
If you missed it...
Here's something I post from time to time. My answer to a reader who asked me: what could journalists do NOW to break with some of their more corrosive habits.
June 14, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Worth remembering.
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‘No Kings’ protest has started in Bellingham. Over 1,000 demonstrators are outside city hall.
June 14, 2025 at 10:16 PM
‘No Kings’ protest has started in Bellingham. Over 1,000 demonstrators are outside city hall.
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Which news outlet is actually informing its readers about what happened?
May 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Which news outlet is actually informing its readers about what happened?
Excellent work by Ron and the team. So well deserved.
So very honored to see @cascadiadaily.com named Best Digital Independent Community/local news site in the 91st annual National Headliner Awards by the Press Club of Atlantic City. Credit to a dedicated, hardworking staff of our Bellingham, WA based independent news startup.
April 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Excellent work by Ron and the team. So well deserved.
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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! [email protected]
CDN is preparing to welcome a health care reporter through Report for America. The program places journalists in local newsrooms and covers half of the reporter's salary. CDN covers the rest through parts of our budget, philanthropic sources, and fundraising.
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Funding will help grow coverage of public health gaps and more explanatory reporting
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April 8, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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! [email protected]
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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:
Story available outside the paywall here:
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
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April 2, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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:
Story available outside the paywall here:
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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.
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
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April 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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.
April 2, 2025 at 2:21 AM
And now AP has called the Wisconsin race for Crawford. That's as official as it gets.
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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."
April 1, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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.
April 2, 2025 at 2:00 AM
NBC News calls Wisconsin court race for Susan Crawford.
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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.
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
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April 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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.
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She’s definitely a leader with a vision, whether or not you approve of it.
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.
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
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April 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM
She’s definitely a leader with a vision, whether or not you approve of it.