Politics New 'purple card' system would help people with dementia The language of Madeleine Fraley's purple card could be the basis for a similar card used by the state. by Allegra Abramo for InvestigateWest / February 11, 2016
Politics Healthier flame retardants: Will Legislature finally protect kids, families? Lawmakers are looking at how to protect0 children from the chemicals in some flame retardants widely used in furniture. by Allegra Abramo for InvestigateWest / February 4, 2016
Tech Power underwear It's been too long since we've had a breakthrough in underwear design. Here it is. by Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett / August 16, 2010
Keep your eye on that dog The Churchillian look of the English bulldog by Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett / January 4, 2010
Culture Old airwaves On the day NBC sells out to Comcast, the daughter of a self-styled TV visionary muses on broadcasting's Nordstrom effect. by Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett / December 3, 2009
Culture Storing up treasure Some kind words for the late Reverend Ike, who raised up his radio listeners by speeding up the arrival of the Promised Land by Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett / August 5, 2009
Tech A brief infatuation with Kindle When Amazon whisked away Orwell's 1984, something made this writer want to hang onto those things with paper pages and covers by Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett / July 18, 2009
Nice book you're reading Among the pleasures of reading books is the way they can become social objects, conversational ice-breakers by Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett / July 15, 2009
Ink City Portland's tattoo culture gets artful treatment by Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett / June 22, 2009