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 For universal Pre-K, the devil is in the details Credit: Preschool Storytime by Don Fels / February 23, 2015
Politics Dreaming of Swimming: The artistic process takes on Parisian pollution Map of Neuilly sur Marne, with a river running through it. by Don Fels / June 10, 2014
Politics Why Seattle needs a new urban environmentalism The Joule on Capitol Hill: How not to build a city. by Don Fels / May 10, 2012
Politics If it ain't broke, don't tear it down and build condos Bauhaus coffee, a landmark Capitol Hill coffee shop, will have to relocate for the proposed development. by Don Fels / April 24, 2012
Culture New Orleans is from Venus, Seattle is from.... And the party continues. by Don Fels / December 27, 2011
Tech Seeing books as commodities, with hand-scanners as evidence The Friends of the Library book sale: good gathering place for all ages. by Don Fels / October 2, 2010