Investigations Seattle veterans clinic faces complaints over leaks, ventilation “When are we getting out of here?” VA Puget Sound staff allege poor conditions going back to the pandemic, missed move-out dates and retaliation. by Lizz Giordano & Lauren Gallup / June 5, 2024
Mossback Podcast | How a Seattle teacher taught a generation to love birds Adelaide Lowry Pollock was an educator, birder, author and believer in the power of civic participation at the turn of the 20th century. by Knute Berger / June 4, 2024
Mossback Mossback’s Northwest | The “Bird Woman” and an ode to ornithology A century ago, Seattle’s first female principal, Adelaide Lowry Pollock, spread the gospel of birds and good citizenship to a generation of schoolkids. by Knute Berger / May 31, 2024
Mossback Mossback’s Northwest: Lumberjacks, meet the Lumberjills You’ve heard of Rosie the Riveter, but how about Rosie the Logger? During both world wars, the Northwest brought working women to the woods. by Knute Berger / May 24, 2024
Mossback Mossback’s Northwest: How architect Minoru Yamasaki designed the future Born in Seattle’s Japantown, he rose from hardship to build aspirational icons like the Pacific Science Center and the World Trade Center. by Knute Berger / May 17, 2024
Investigations WA agency fails to reinspect a third of ‘severe violator’ employers A Labor and Industries program aims to monitor companies that are “resistant or indifferent” to safety rules, but follow-up inspections are lagging. by Lizz Giordano / May 14, 2024
Mossback Mossback’s Northwest: Early WA eco-advocacy captured in color A lost film from the ’50s details a beach hike devised by a U.S. Supreme Court Justice to save a pristine stretch of the Olympic Peninsula coast. by Knute Berger / May 10, 2024
Mossback Mossback’s Northwest: Seattle loved Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show The frontiersman’s act, a blend of the sensational and the authentic, helped construct the myth of the West in the country’s collective imagination. by Knute Berger / May 3, 2024
Mossback Mossback’s Northwest: Keep Clam and Carry On From Indigenous origin stories to restaurateur Ivar Haglund, the bivalves have become an edible emblem of Puget Sound beaches. by Knute Berger / April 26, 2024
Mossback Mossback’s Northwest: How Hollywood helped produce a Boeing cover-up During WWII, a movie set designer helped camouflage the factory where B-17 Flying Fortresses were built. Did it work? by Knute Berger / April 12, 2024