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News > Health

‘They’re not an afterthought’: Advocates push to overcome Latino vaccine hesitancy

UPDATED: Wed., May 19, 2021

Like many other Latino organizers, Teresa Bendito anticipated the difficulties in making sure Latinos would have access to COVID-19 vaccines.

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State agency initiates investigation into farmworkers exposure to chemical drift in Mattawa

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 19, 2020

Elvira Molina received an unexpected call July 21. On the other end of the phone was her friend, a longtime Mattawa farmworker who said she had been exposed to pesticides and felt sick.

News > Education

Mixed reaction to Spokane Public Schools’ plan to keep fall classes online: ‘I feel like I’m being backed into a corner’

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 3, 2020

When Spokane’s K-12 students began learning from home, it seemed simple enough for Yamiselis Verdecia, a mother of three.

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‘We’re taking a stance against farm worker exploitation:’ Rallies for farmworker rights continue in Central Washington

UPDATED: Thu., July 30, 2020

MATTAWA, Wash. – More than 30 people marched on Wednesday afternoon holding signs calling for increased farmworker rights, in what marked the third rally organized by Latino activists this week.

News > Nation

DACA attacks seem never-ending, advocate says

Thu., July 30, 2020

For 26-year-old Sarahi Gutierrez the struggle to wade through attacks on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals seems never-ending.

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Rally for farmworkers highlights health safety conditions

Tue., July 28, 2020

QUINCY, Wash. – Jocelyn García, a high school senior familiar with the harsh working conditions of summer field work, marched alongside 30 other people Monday advocating for more farmworker rights.

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‘Farmworkers are not disposable:’ Latino activists lead marches, boycotts for farmworkers rights

UPDATED: Mon., July 27, 2020

Up until he graduated from Washington State University, Bryan Vazquez used to rise before dawn to work in the fields every summer.

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Enterprising Spirit: Historic diner sales down during usually busy season

Wed., July 22, 2020

Mary Lou’s Milk Bottle usually sees its busiest days during the summer, as customers walk in to get ice cream on a hot day or to enjoy a burger.

A&E > Art

Terrain faces uncertain future as pandemic disrupts work to amplify area artists

UPDATED: Sun., July 19, 2020

Ginger Ewing never really intended to help start an arts nonprofit in Spokane.

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