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 Mixing tech and belief: a Tugg toward activism Watch "Incendiary," anti-death penalty documentary, on the big screen in downtown Seattle, thanks to Tugg, a new online service. by Skip Ferderber / April 25, 2012
Tech Midweek Tech Scan: Broadband for Seattle? Mayor Mike McGinn and ex-Mayor Charles Royer touting plans to bring fiber-optic Internet lines to Pioneer Square (May 2011). by Skip Ferderber / November 16, 2011
Culture Weekend Tech Blog: Amazon to offer a sort of Netflix for book lovers? Amazon's rumored efforts to start an "all you can eat" monthly subscription service for ebooks may be another weapon in the Seattle-based company's ongoing battles with traditional bookselling and... by Skip Ferderber / September 16, 2011
Culture The electric-vehicle era: Are you ready? An electric vehicle plugs into a CenturyLink Field charging station. by Skip Ferderber / June 21, 2011
Tech Mayor: Pioneer Square to get ultra-fast broadband (hopefully) Mayor Mike McGinn and ex-Mayor Charles Royer touting plans to bring fiber-optic Internet lines to Pioneer Square (May 2011). by Skip Ferderber / May 23, 2011
Politics Egypt and other tech news: a roundup Al Jazeera has carried continuous special coverage of the uprising in Cairo. by Skip Ferderber / February 11, 2011
