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Vol. 132 NO. 4
October 23, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.
ELLENSBURG Photos by Brandon Mattesich, Kyley Glenn and and Parker Wood
FROM ELLENSBURG TO WASHINGTON, D.C. PROTESTS POP UP AROUND THE WORLD
Lucas W. Pierron & Parker Wood Staff Reporter, Sports Editor
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ationwide “No Kings” protests swept the country this past Saturday with another day of organized peaceful demonstrations against Trump and his administration’s recent policy decisions in the United States. Since the last nationwide protest on July 4, the “No Kings” protest was estimated to have millions of attendees, with over 2600 rallies planned before this third wave. In most major cities and states, local organizations and volunteers collaborated with the larger progressive organization “Indivisible” to engage in the larger protests. In Ellensburg, the protests were organized by Ellensburg Indivisible (a local chapter of the larger Indivisible organization), with support from the Kittitas County Democrats and the League of Women Voters (LWV) of Kittitas County. Initially filling all four corners of the intersection between Wildcat Way and Sprague Street, the protests began as a sea of handheld-signs and inflatable costumes waving at cars, with drivers showing their acknowledgements by honking in return. Around noon, the crowds began to migrate down Wildcat Way and into downtown Ellensburg, ending up in Unity Park, where the formal speakers and entertainment spoke to the
had finished. “We had a great turnout, a crowd. Recurring messages on signs involved lot of people here to support democrathe president and his controversies, criticism cy, and that’s great of policies regarding agricultural tariffs “There is a force in this world to see. Our league that is more powerful than bil- is non-partisan, and and much more. In the end, the lionaires, wannabe dictators, we don’t support or speakers announced politicians, ICE agents and even post candidates, but the attendance at more powerful than our military we do support causaround 1500 people, special forces. That, my friends, es, and we do support democracy.” 600 more than the is the voice of the people.” Raymond went last “No Kings” proAssociate Prof. at CWU Dr. Jean Marie Linhart on to describe the test held in June. biggest changes she One of the speakers, Dr. Jean Marie Linhart, saw in the turnout for the event vs the an associate professor of mathematics at CenJuly rally. “It’s been a lot better, and partral Washington University, gave her own ticularly young voters are turning out in speech to the crowd in Unity Park. higher numbers than they used to … I just “There is a force in this world that is more see a lot more energy,” Raymond said. “A powerful than billionaires, wannabe dictators, lot of people are really concerned about politicians, ICE agents and even more powerdemocracy and about the balance of powful than our military special forces. That, my er and the three branches of government; friends, is the voice of the people. The voice those kinds of issues. I think it’s been very of mothers and fathers and the grey-haired motivating for people to get involved.” grandmothers who are also math professors,” “The LWV started right after women Linhart said. got the right to vote in 1920, and many of Linhart’s speech continued with a call to acthe people involved in starting the league tion, bringing together the diverse community were involved in the suffrage movement, of Ellensburg for a unified cause. “We are gobut it actually started after that as a way to ing to protect our constitution and stand up educate voters. So our main purpose is to for truth, justice and the American way. You educate voters,” Raymond said. know as well as I do that we are in a deep moment of crisis,” Linhart said. “We are called to act in this time.” Karen Raymond, the membership director of the Kittitas County LWV, described the enCONTINUED ON PAGES 2 AND 3 ergy of the scene after the last guest speaker