Opinion King County’s response to an especially violent year isn’t enough Officials upped their response, but to really attack the problem we need to transform the conditions that lead to crime in the first place. by Sean Goode / August 11, 2021
News Seattle Children's failed to address racism, investigation finds After intense community and stakeholder pressure, the hospital released the findings, collected after the resignation of Dr. Ben Danielson. by David Kroman / August 9, 2021
News Pandemic and politics drive mass exodus of WA public health leaders Email threats, irate officials and dealing with misinformation have become part of the job for stress-filled public health workers. by Stephen S. Howie / August 9, 2021
Equity Podcast | Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain on making ‘Four Hundred Souls’ The historians discuss how they curated so many voices of the community and which contributions kept them up at night and brought them to tears. by Mark Baumgarten / August 6, 2021
Environment Washington tribe calls on Seattle City Light to remove the Gorge Dam To help salmon and free a culturally important stretch of the Skagit River, the Upper Skagit tribe demands that Seattle tear down the dam. by Rico Moore High Country News / August 4, 2021
News Fury with Seattle Children’s builds after racism report kept private An investigation sparked by Dr. Ben Danielson's resignation is complete, but the hospital's board has declined to make it public. by David Kroman / August 3, 2021
News Lummi Nation reimagines foster care for Indigenous families To reconnect parents and children, the tribe opened a supportive family housing center. by Elizabeth Amon The Imprint / August 2, 2021
Politics Despite law, 20 WA counties don’t offer public-option health plans Now, legislators think they have a fix to bring the public-option law they passed two years ago to every county. by Melissa Santos / July 26, 2021
Culture How one Seattle neighborhood addressed food insecurity in a pandemic A Rainier Beach nonprofit took action when schools went remote and students suddenly didn’t have access to lunches anymore. by Sarah Hoffman / July 26, 2021
Opinion In the PNW, Confederate flag controversies are not new Recent incidents in the region and a secession movement in Oregon show the Civil War era and its divisions still echo in the Northwest. by Knute Berger / July 19, 2021