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 Remembering Mandela Bill Gates Sr., Nelson Mandela and Jimmy Carter at Zola Clinic in Soweto, South Africa (March 7, 2002) by Greg Shaw / November 29, 2013
Politics Downward deficit: How Patty Murray will negotiate the next budget crisis Sen. Patty Murray during a 2012 speech by Greg Shaw / October 18, 2013
Politics Misfire: the NRA's poorly aimed marketing campaign The NRA is wooing hunters in Washington State. by Greg Shaw / October 10, 2013
Equity Introducing the Crosscut Courage Awards Crosscut's first annual "Courage Awards" will honor Northwest leaders from the worlds of business, culture and public service. Join us in celebrating - and nominating - the people among us who don't... by Greg Shaw / June 25, 2013
Politics The Public Publisher: A letter from Olympia Wednesday's Republican legislative media availability at the State Capitol in Olympia by Greg Shaw / February 27, 2013
Politics Secret White House recordings from MLK's 'I Have a Dream' summer A teenage suicide attempt foretold dark moods to come. Did it also lead to greatness? by Greg Shaw / January 20, 2013
