Opinion Seattle progressives need to get smart on crime The city has scaled back prosecutions of low-level crimes — for good reason. But without scaling up diversion programs, a backlash is inevitable. by Katie Wilson / October 17, 2019
Opinion Counting all the ways we still need affirmative action An interactive exercise makes the case. by Lola E. Peters / October 15, 2019
Opinion Trickle-down economic policies fueled Seattle’s homelessness crisis. They can’t help us solve it The trickle-downers blame our liberal city council for the crisis, and their reasoning is as simple as it is wrong. by Jessyn Farrell / October 14, 2019 / Updated at 5:41 pm Oct. 15, 2019
Culture UW seeks $13M to renovate the ‘Boys in the Boat’ shell house The first city-sanctioned historic landmark on campus is going for a gold-medal makeover. by Knute Berger / October 11, 2019
Opinion System failure: Seattle isn't dying and poverty isn't a crime A recent report on misdemeanors continues a toxic narrative in local politics. by Dujie Tahat / October 10, 2019 / Updated at 5:07 pm October 15, 2019
Opinion Why have Chinese immigrants become the face of WA's affirmative-action wars? For many Asian Americans, that's a frustrating development. by Glenn Nelson / October 8, 2019
Opinion Bellingham Public Schools and the case for fostering citizenship, not individualism Noncitizens and citizens alike deserve a civic education. Our democracy depends on it. by Johann Neem / October 7, 2019
Opinion Whose responsibility is the homelessness crisis? It is a damning fact of our times that this question seems to have lost any satisfactory answer. by Katie Wilson / October 4, 2019
Opinion One way Seattle can curb its meth problem: using heroin treatment as a model Use of the drug is surging in cities across America. Local authorities must address the problem before it gets worse. by Lisa Howard & Kris Nyrop / October 3, 2019
Opinion Too much money, too little fun: Youth sports are out of reach for too many kids in King County A new report makes clear that kids and teens aren't getting enough exercise. A countywide play equity coalition could change that. by Julie McCleery / October 2, 2019