Katie Fairbanks

RT @longviewguild: We have officially passed our new contract! In a unanimous vote on Tuesday afternoon, the Longview NewsGuild members ap…

RT @longviewguild: Thank you to Mallory and @nwlaborpress for highlighting and spreading the word about this effort. @LeeEntNews needs to…

RT @longviewguild: The Daily News just made the change to printing three days a week. The rollout so far has not made us less worried about…

Mount St. Helens erupted 43 years ago today, and the Toutle River is still recovering. I love getting a chance to learn about the resiliency of nature and how humans are helping.

The Daily News @the_daily_news

Beavers have returned to the North Fork of the Toutle River and where beavers go, salmon are likely to follow. https://t.co/uIlBwaIbjQ

RT @longviewguild: Hello all! We were back at the bargaining table today starting negotiations on our second contract! Building on last ye…

RT @LeeUnions: The pattern of cuts and disinvestment in local journalism by Lee Enterprises must end. The unionized newspapers of @LeeEntNe…

This is one third of our ads department, gone. A total disservice to our local advertisers, TDN readers and the community.

Longview NewsGuild @longviewguild

We were horrified to learn today that @LeeEntNews unceremoniously laid off a member of our advertising staff. She and her colleagues have been fighting to join the newsroom union at the Longview Daily News.

Went out in the field Friday, figuratively and literally, to learn more about the Cowlitz Indian Tribe's "great camas bring back." Photos and video by Katelyn Metzger https://t.co/kIhBLguPvf

Exciting news! We’re asking @LeeEntNews to voluntarily recognize our advertising department’s petition to join our union. These folks work hard and we couldn’t do our jobs without them.

Longview NewsGuild @longviewguild

Our union is growing! Today, the advertising staff of the Longview Daily News has petitioned to join the Longview NewsGuild. We have asked Lee Enterprises for voluntary recognition of their addition, but absent that, there will be an election in the new year. 1/4

RT @NWSPortland: When will precipitation start? The onset will be spotty and gradual today. Most locations will start as snow or sleet, but…

RT @blkauffman7: I'll be representing @the_daily_news on the panel for the Kent/ Perez debate in October. If you have questions for the can…

RT @ivanderstoep: 8:20 a.m. update: Forest Service just gave an update to firefighters. The current acreage of the #GoatRocksFire is 1500.…

RT @EcologyWA: Smoke from the #BoltCreekFire near Skykomish and the #GoatCreekFire near Packwood will affect large parts of W. WA today, wi…

RT @blkauffman7: A crowd of around 100 people attended Longview's City Council meeting Tuesday to talk about homelessness. Several asked th…

Yesterday, the counties directly north and south of Cowlitz -- Lewis and Clark -- reported their first monkeypox cases. Today, Cowlitz reported its first case in an adult man who is isolating at home.

The Daily News @the_daily_news

Cowlitz County reported its first confirmed monkeypox case Tuesday. https://t.co/5xweawHJzY

RT @the_daily_news: On Wednesday evening, about 100 people gathered at Longview's Civic Circle to protest last week's Supreme Court decisio…

RT @blkauffman7: 'Dozens of students walked out of school Monday in response to what they say has been a festering culture of homophobia, r…