The vast expanse of the internet can often be a daunting place for political bloggers who are working on issues closer to home. Many times these blogs are overlooked because they're not always providing commentary on national issues.
One such entity working to overcome this handicap is the Pacific Northwest Portal. PNWP is a wonderful source for news and information for liberals who want to know what's happening in the Pacific Northwest (for you nongoeducks out there..that means Washington, Oregon and Idaho).
More importantly however, PNWP aggregates oodles of blogs whose writers hail from the Pacific Northwest. Great blogs such as
Blue Oregon,
Horse's Ass and
Red State Rebel (yup...there's progressives in Idaho!) are linked up to the portal and their new pieces are updated all the time.
These sorts of websites are crucial for progressives to get out messages at the local level.