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
Culture Pearl Harbor Day: 'We're at war against my relatives' Tom and Sally Kitano at home in Issaquah. They live in the Spiritwood assisted living community. Tom is 84. by Hugo Kugiya / December 5, 2013
Culture What's really 'mai' (new): An authentic Thai restaurant in Seattle This is a braised chicken dish called gaeng om gai. by Hugo Kugiya / April 21, 2013
Environment Best of 2011: Why is Seattle so hostile to its bicyclists? A bike rider checks messages while at a street corner. by Hugo Kugiya / December 25, 2011
Culture Why is Seattle so hostile to its bicyclists? A bike rider checks messages while at a street corner. by Hugo Kugiya / September 12, 2011
Culture The 'McDonald's of the Philippines' opens a rare U.S. outpost here The Jollibee mascot, a bee 'chef' that clearly signals this is fast food. by Hugo Kugiya / April 21, 2011
Culture An authentic taste of Sichuan in Bellevue Spiced in Bellevue serves a ma po tofu that has the taste of Sichuan. by Hugo Kugiya / March 31, 2011