***on behalf of the Portal Team (announcement written by NWProgressive)

Today, Pacific Northwest Portal, the regional information gateway for progressives, is entering a new era. The site, which we launched just one month ago at the end of January, has become a phenomenal success.

Pacific NW Portal allows progressives in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho to easily access news and viewpoints in their own region - and for other progressives around the country and the world, the portal represents the entire region as a whole.

Today, we're pleased to unveil a number of new and highly useful features that we're debuting on the site. We hope they make the site experience better for everyone who visits, and we believe these new features mark a new era for Pacific Northwest Portal, which is still incredibly young as a website.

The new features (below the jump):

There's more...