Politics Social workers fleeing troubled foster care system Lousy pay, a toxic workplace and excessive workloads are driving away the people who serve vulnerable kids and their families. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / December 7, 2016
Politics Foster parents abandoning troubled system Washington state lost nearly one in five foster homes between 2008 and 2015 amid complaints of discord and disarray. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / October 27, 2016
Politics 4 fixes for Washington’s foster-care crisis Brandon Fogg, who has experience both as a foster child and foster parent, says foster care needs a celebrity champion. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / September 21, 2016
Politics Foster Care Crisis More than a decade after the courts ordered the state to clean up its foster care program, kids are still left rootless, vulnerable. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / September 19, 2016
Politics Waterfront development: Will new rules harm fish, Puget Sound? The waterfront in Edmonds: Should it be easier to build by the shore? by Bob Simmons / August 25, 2014
Culture The fight to create Washington's biggest park Some of the damage from the 1983 Smith Creek landslide at Lake Whatcom. by Bob Simmons / April 25, 2012
Politics Komen's climb-down brings elation at regional Planned Parenthood Sen. Patty Murray by Bob Simmons / February 3, 2012
Politics Will Occupy find its voice? Mario Savio on the steps of Sproul Hall at the University of California by Bob Simmons / November 30, 2011
Politics Cherry Point's coal debate: new fight on a site with stormy history The site of the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal by Bob Simmons / October 18, 2011
Politics Permissive outcome on coal port land-clearing violations The ruling from Whatcom County, state DNR seems to say: violate first, get a permit later. And pay a small fine. by Bob Simmons / September 19, 2011
