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jaya

@jayaflanary.bsky.social

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Managing Editor, Visuals/Design at @cascadiadaily.com in Bellingham, Washington. Contact: jayaflanary@cascadiadaily.com jayadflanary.com

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jaya @jayaflanary.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

April 2022 vs. April 2026 Homepage of @cascadiadaily.com What a wild ride it's been ...

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jaya @jayaflanary.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

In case you missed it, here's the obit, outside our paywall. I never met Jim, but I sure feel like I have after this week! bit.ly/cdn-whittaker

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jaya @jayaflanary.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Because Elliott is TOO good a reporter, he had extra quotes from Jim's family and friends. We decided to feature some of our favorites on a third page (and as a sidebar online).

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jaya @jayaflanary.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Thanks to the Whittaker family, we had tons of photos to choose from. Historical moments, family memories and nature. This made for a delightful two-page spread in our print paper today.

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jaya @jayaflanary.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

This week I had the privilege of laying out a truly beautiful news obituary written by contributor Elliott Almond for @cascadiadaily.com.

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jaya @jayaflanary.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

I don't get to design doubletrucks often. This week, I made a map of Whatcom and Skagit counties, with their respective rivers, and reporter @annietodd.bsky.social put together a timeline of the flooding below that correlates with the four river gauges Cascadia Daily News was tracking last week.

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jaya @jayaflanary.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Since 2007, the border has changed … mostly the last few months. But “Non Sign II” still stands, just down the road from the Peace Arch. In today’s political climate, where does art at the border fit in? What if the piece was not meant to be political at all? For @cascadiadaily.com

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jaya @jayaflanary.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

“I wanted it to be something that people come from either side of and see something striking,” Han told me. “So you remember the crossing of the border is something actually exciting and positive, not stressful and something that you’re afraid of.”

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jaya @jayaflanary.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Artists Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo sent me tons of photos of them building the piece in Blaine. This one of Annie welding stood out — it’s so badass!

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jaya @jayaflanary.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

My dad’s premonition last night:

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jaya @jayaflanary.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

One question I asked Barry was, "What is the importance of keeping books accessible to incarcerated folks?" "The ability to escape in our mind," he said.

Barry MacHale stands outside a tank with his book cart Jan. 24 at Whatcom County Jail. Editor’s note: Faces have been blurred to respect the privacy of incarcerated individuals. (Photo courtesy of Barry MacHale)

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jaya @jayaflanary.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Before and after I packed up. This little corner under the constantly leaking skylight was a great home base for my first grown-up job. However I’m VERY excited to have “both sides” of the newsroom come together next week in the same office suite.

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jaya @jayaflanary.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Just a regular slack notification from @annietodd.bsky.social blazing across my computer screen:

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jaya @jayaflanary.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Yes please, let’s get #ricksteves on Bluesky. A big thank you to Rick for visiting us recently in #Bellingham and leading a fantastic discussion on #fascism. #localjournalism Read or watch in thread ⬇️

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