Culture Will the last family leaving Seattle please turn out the lights? The view of Seattle's skyline from Bellevue College. by Dick Morrill / June 13, 2011
Culture Seattle is shedding diversity; the state's minority populations grow Minority populations in the central Puget Sound area. Click on the map for a larger view. Color code in this order: a. 2 to 20% minority; b. 20 to 28%; c. 28 to 35%; d. 35 to 50%; e. 50 to 75%; 75 to... by Dick Morrill / April 28, 2011
Politics Growth in the past decade: winners and losers Highway 520 in Bellevue at evening rush hour. by Dick Morrill / March 17, 2011
Politics Population trends and shifting legislative districts Two ways to locate the "center" of the state, and some of the legislative districts that will have to expand or lose girth. by Dick Morrill / March 13, 2011
Politics House D's might 'securitize' to help state budget The controversial idea of borrowing against anticipated state revenues has again reared its head in Olympia. The governor doesn't like it. by Austin Jenkins / March 5, 2011
Politics Might the new 10th Congressional district go to King County? Washington's current nine Congressional districts by Dick Morrill / December 26, 2010
Politics Gregoire can bring lawmakers to Olympia, but what will they do? Gov. Chris Gregoire at a Langley rally during the 2008 campaign, when political winds were blowing in favor of Democrats. by Austin Jenkins / December 8, 2010
Politics Looking at the erosion of Democratic strength in Washington state Sen. Patty Murray by Dick Morrill / November 18, 2010
How a new congressional district would reshape the Washington map Washington's current nine Congressional districts by Dick Morrill / November 11, 2010
Equity How Seattle is exporting its poor people The University of Washington branch campus in Tacoma. (UW) by Dick Morrill / November 9, 2010