{"id":1875,"date":"2025-08-05T15:38:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T22:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/?page_id=1875"},"modified":"2025-08-05T15:38:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T22:38:45","slug":"nov24","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/nov24\/","title":{"rendered":"Walla Walla Trends Newsletter &#8211; November 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wppb-builder-container\" class=\"wppb-builder-container\">                <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent  wppb-row-1552590936760 \"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1552590936761  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1552590936762'  data-addon-id='1552590936762'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-headline-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-headline-content\"><h2 class=\"wppb-addon-title\">Trending News<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>            <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent wppb-inner-row-parent wppb-row-1552590936764 \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container\">\n                    <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1552592486151  \" >\n                                    <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1552592486152   '   ><div class='wppb-inner_addon'><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-content\"><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/NEWT-Logo.png\" alt=\"New Northeast Washington Trends Website\"><\/div><h3 class=\"wppb-feature-box-title\"><a  href=\"http:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/nov24_short1\" target=_blank>New Northeast Washington Trends Website<\/a><\/h3><h6 class=\"wppb-feature-box-subtitle\">IPPEA Launches New Trends Site<\/h6><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-intro\">The Institute for Public Policy is proud to announce the revival and relaunch of the Northeast Washington Trends website, which has been updated and improved to better serve the people of Ferry, Stevens, and Pend Oreille counties. Northeast Washington trends is supported by...<\/div><a target=_blank href=\"http:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/nov24_short1\"  class=\"wppb-btn-addons \"><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1552592486172  \" >\n                                    <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1552592486163   '   ><div class='wppb-inner_addon'><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-content\"><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-31-142930-576x384.png\" alt=\"Debt in America: An Interactive Map\"><\/div><h3 class=\"wppb-feature-box-title\"><a  href=\"http:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/nov24_short2\" target=_blank>Debt in America: An Interactive Map<\/a><\/h3><h4 class=\"wppb-feature-box-subtitle\">Debt in Walla Walla<\/h4><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-intro\">The Urban Institute recently updated the data tool, Debt in America: An Interactive Map, which uses credit bureau data as well as summary tables from the US Census Bureau\u2019s American Community Survey (ACS). The interactive map shows how different types of debt affect different communities. It specifically looks at...<\/div><a target=_blank href=\"http:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/nov24_short2\"  class=\"wppb-btn-addons \"><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1552590936769  \" >\n                                    <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1552592486177   '   ><div class='wppb-inner_addon'><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-content\"><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-31-153211-576x384.png\" alt=\"Best States for Women Small Business Owners in 2024\"><\/div><h3 class=\"wppb-feature-box-title\"><a  href=\"http:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/nov24_short3\" target=_blank>Best States for Women Small Business Owners in 2024<\/a><\/h3><h4 class=\"wppb-feature-box-subtitle\">Washington Leads the Nation<\/h4><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-intro\">In a recent article from Lendio, a leading lender to small businesses, Washington was graded as being the best state in the country for women small business owners. America has seen more small businesses starting recently, with 10 million new startups alone from...<\/div><a target=_blank href=\"http:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/nov24_short3\"  class=\"wppb-btn-addons \"><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent  wppb-row-1552592486747 \"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1552592486748  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1552592486749'  data-addon-id='1552592486749'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-headline-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-headline-content\"><h2 class=\"wppb-addon-title\">Trends In Action<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>            <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent wppb-inner-row-parent wppb-row-1552592486750 \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container\">\n                    <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1731618600297  \" >\n                                    <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1731618600298   '   ><div class='wppb-inner_addon'><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-content\"><h3 class=\"wppb-feature-box-title\"><a  href=\"http:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/nov24_main1\" target=_blank>Increases in Teenagers &amp; Seniors Leave Median Age Unchanged<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-intro\">Perhaps to nobody\u2019s surprise, the amenities of southeast Washington continue to be attractive to retirees as the fastest growing age group in the combined counties of Walla Walla and Columbia. And although the median age is higher than the state average, what is intriguing is that it is not statistically different from a decade ago. So, while the state...<\/div><a target=_blank href=\"http:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/nov24_main1\"  class=\"wppb-btn-addons \"><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1731620961015   '   ><div class='wppb-inner_addon'><div id=\"graph_0_1_2\">\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\t\t    \n\t\t\tvar tempParams = {\"COLUMNS\":[\"CAT_ID\",\"SUB_CAT_ID\",\"IND_ID\",\"TITLE\",\"SHORT_NAME\",\"FINISHED\",\"FILTER\",\"CNTYXLABEL\",\"CNTYYLABEL\",\"CNTYZLABEL\",\"CNTYGRAPHTYPE\",\"CNTYYDATATYPE\",\"CNTYZDATATYPE\",\"CNTYYMAX\",\"CNTYZMAX\",\"CNTYYINTERVAL\",\"CNTYZINTERVAL\",\"CNTYYMIN\",\"CNTYZMIN\"],\"DATA\":[[0,1,2,\"0.1.2 Median Age of the Population\",\"0.1.2 Median Age of the Population\",1,3210,\"Year\",\"Median Age\",\"\",\"line\",\"oneDecimal\",\"currency\",50,0,5,0,25,0]]};\n\t\t\tvar tempData = [[2,0,1],[\"Location\",\"Measure\",2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024],[\"United States\",\"Median Age\",37.5,37.7,37.8,37.9,38.1,38.2,38.5,\"N\\\/A\",38.8,39,39.2,39.2],[\"Washington State\",\"Median Age\",37.4,37.5,37.5,37.7,37.7,37.7,37.9,\"N\\\/A\",38.2,38.4,38.6,38.7],[\"Walla Walla & Columbia Counties\",\"Median Age\",38.5,37.3,40.2,37.2,37.7,37.7,38.8,\"N\\\/A\",38.2,39.8,39.3,38.4]];\n\t\t\tvar filter = '3210';\n\t\t\tvar cntyGraphType = 'line';\n\t\t\tvar catID = 0;\n\t\t\tvar subCatID = 1;\n\t\t\tvar indID = 2;\n\t\t\tvar cntyGraphDivID = \"graph_0_1_2\";\t\t\t\/*var cntyGraphDivID = 'graph_0_1_2';*\/\n\t\t\t\/*console.log('tempParams', tempParams);\n\t\t\tconsole.log('filter', filter);\n\t\t\tconsole.log('cntyGraphType', cntyGraphType);\n\t\t\tconsole.log('catID', catID);\n\t\t\tconsole.log('subCatID', subCatID);\n\t\t\tconsole.log('indID', indID);*\/\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-pagebuilder\/addons\/hc_graph_widget\/js\/indGraph.js\"><\/script>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1552592486751  \" >\n                                    <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1552592486752   '   ><div class='wppb-inner_addon'><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-content\"><h3 class=\"wppb-feature-box-title\"><a  href=\"http:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/nov24_main2\" target=_blank>Retail Leakage from Walla Walla Seems to be Growing<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-intro\">The indicator Taxable Retail Trade Sales per Capita displays a relatively rare phenomenon of economic data: it has trended down. While this is a desirable outcome for a few measures, such as the Consumer Price Index, for most other measures of a local economy, we\u2019d like to see them moving in the other direction. Specifically, 2023 results for...<\/div><a target=_blank href=\"http:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/nov24_main2\"  class=\"wppb-btn-addons \"><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1731621069305   '   ><div class='wppb-inner_addon'><div id=\"graph_1_2_2\">\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\t\t    \n\t\t\tvar tempParams = {\"COLUMNS\":[\"CAT_ID\",\"SUB_CAT_ID\",\"IND_ID\",\"TITLE\",\"SHORT_NAME\",\"FINISHED\",\"FILTER\",\"CNTYXLABEL\",\"CNTYYLABEL\",\"CNTYZLABEL\",\"CNTYGRAPHTYPE\",\"CNTYYDATATYPE\",\"CNTYZDATATYPE\",\"CNTYYMAX\",\"CNTYZMAX\",\"CNTYYINTERVAL\",\"CNTYZINTERVAL\",\"CNTYYMIN\",\"CNTYZMIN\"],\"DATA\":[[1,2,2,\"1.2.2 Taxable Retail Trade Sales per Capita\",\"1.2.2 Taxable Retail Trade Sales per Capita\",1,3210,\"Year\",\"Taxable Retail Trade Sales per Capita\",\"Total Taxable Retail Trade Sales (millions)\",\"line\",\"currency\",\"decimal\",15000,1000,2000,200,0,0]]};\n\t\t\tvar tempData = [[2,0,1],[\"Location\",\"Measure\",2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024],[\"Walla Walla County\",\"Taxable Retail Sales per Capita\",4664.28572486,4932.12853999,5048.44274644,5290.75552806,5290.54791418,5045.37297364,4912.72345207,4974.7303866,5055.65388665,5286.68284716,5622.27458052,5633.75634502,6238.21922185,6417.6091305899,7178.3342844601,8093.7178324662,9296.2134566919,10832.286732264,10732.686425451,10178.727876387,10300.929287487],[\"Benton County\",\"Taxable Retail Sales per Capita\",7008.14539949,7233.40485039,7184.57487905,7761.99112637,7888.74734185,7744.66676585,8109.01450533,8409.75046093,8560.86526111,8796.072012,9121.08866488,9739.10174453,10052.9069921,10248.434310078,10693.882777834,11239.0189445,11854.371034403,13979.813385864,13892.50745643,13886.139795824,13560.016006426],[\"Franklin County\",\"Taxable Retail Sales per Capita\",5870.17204999,5669.96795691,5770.25777825,5802.79504757,5310.66645438,5037.02582844,5140.87101314,5116.13255901,5811.43367273,6102.54752358,6337.2065358,7017.55123351,7808.33828803,8409.5579763091,9000.6414307327,9364.1038867765,10449.473410578,11904.133106253,12407.080210526,12006.253709199,11973.489814272]];\n\t\t\tvar filter = '3210';\n\t\t\tvar cntyGraphType = 'line';\n\t\t\tvar catID = 1;\n\t\t\tvar subCatID = 2;\n\t\t\tvar indID = 2;\n\t\t\tvar cntyGraphDivID = \"graph_1_2_2\";\t\t\t\/*var cntyGraphDivID = 'graph_1_2_2';*\/\n\t\t\t\/*console.log('tempParams', tempParams);\n\t\t\tconsole.log('filter', filter);\n\t\t\tconsole.log('cntyGraphType', cntyGraphType);\n\t\t\tconsole.log('catID', catID);\n\t\t\tconsole.log('subCatID', subCatID);\n\t\t\tconsole.log('indID', indID);*\/\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-pagebuilder\/addons\/hc_graph_widget\/js\/indGraph.js\"><\/script>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1552592486753  \" >\n                                    <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1552592486754   '   ><div class='wppb-inner_addon'><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-content\"><h3 class=\"wppb-feature-box-title\"><a  href=\"http:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/nov24_main3\" target=_blank>Homeowners Paying 30%+ of Income on Shelter Costs Have Risen<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-intro\">What a difference a pandemic makes! 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class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1731618934112'  data-addon-id='1731618934112'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-image-addon\"><figure class=\"wppb-image-addon-content-wrap\"><div class=\"wppb-image-addon-content wppb-imginlineblock\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wppb-image-addon-img\" src=\"https:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Alanna_Mesecher.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1731619045018'  data-addon-id='1731619045018'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-headline-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-headline-content\"><h2 class=\"wppb-addon-title\">Alanna Mesecher<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1731618600422  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1731618939639'  data-addon-id='1731618939639'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-text-block-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-text-block-content 0\"><p><strong>Hometown:<\/strong> Valley, WA<\/p><p><strong>Major:<\/strong> Accounting<\/p><p><strong>Expected Graduation Date:<\/strong> Spring 2025<\/p><p><strong>Post-graduation plans:<\/strong> Start looking for a career with a CPA firm, or a non-profit organization.<\/p><p><strong>After a few months of working on the Trends project, my favorite thing so far:<\/strong><br \/>I enjoy collecting data and learning new information. Collecting and providing data that helps community leaders make important decisions is very rewarding, and I\u2019m thankful to be a part of it.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent  wppb-row-1731618600558 \"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1731618600559  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1731618600560'  data-addon-id='1731618600560'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-image-addon\"><figure class=\"wppb-image-addon-content-wrap\"><div class=\"wppb-image-addon-content wppb-imginlineblock\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wppb-image-addon-img\" src=\"https:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jimena_Ramos.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1731618600561'  data-addon-id='1731618600561'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-headline-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-headline-content\"><h2 class=\"wppb-addon-title\">Jimena Ramos<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1731618600562  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1731618600563'  data-addon-id='1731618600563'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-text-block-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-text-block-content 0\"><p><strong>Hometown:<\/strong> Royal City, Washington<\/p><p><strong>Major:<\/strong> Data Analytics<\/p><p><strong>Expected Graduation Date:<\/strong> Spring 2025<\/p><p><strong>Post-graduation plans:<\/strong> Find a job in Spokane or Tri-Cities<\/p><p><strong>After a few months of working on the Trends project, my favorite thing so far:<\/strong><br \/>My favorite thing is the opportunity to see the impact of our work and how it influences strategic decisions. It\u2019s been interesting diving deep into data analysis and learning new skills. I\u2019ve enjoyed collaborating with Dr. Jones, Dr. Cullen, and the other interns as they\u2019re a great team!<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trending News New Northeast Washington Trends WebsiteIPPEA Launches New Trends SiteThe Institute for Public Policy is proud to announce the revival and relaunch of the Northeast Washington Trends website, which&#8230; <a class=\"read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/nov24\/\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1875","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1875"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1875"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1875\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1876,"href":"https:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1875\/revisions\/1876"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wallawallatrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}