Environment Inside the tumultuous debate behind Seattle’s tree ordinance The debate over more density or more tree canopy got personal as developers clashed with the city’s Urban Forestry Commission. by Eric Scigliano / September 1, 2023 / Updated at 9:40 a.m. on Sept. 3
News Forget banning books — a rural WA county may close its library After a fight over LGBTQ+ young-adult titles, a November ballot measure will decide the fate of the only library in Columbia County. by Meg Butterworth / August 9, 2023
Politics WA voters to decide whether to mandate sex ed in schools Parents, advocates, candidates and religious groups debate what students should be taught about sex in WA public schools. by Meg Butterworth / October 15, 2020
Politics Mushrooms, meetups and mainstreaming the movement to decriminalize drugs Once at the vanguard of drug liberalization, Washington has fallen behind as others have legalized some psychedelics. Now one group of activists wants to catch up, and then some. by Eric Scigliano / November 25, 2019
Politics A suicide in jail: Did photographer Michael Clinard have to die? An inmate at King County Jail warned he would die, and did — in a tragedy that raises questions about Washington's mental health crisis. by Eric Scigliano / April 20, 2018
Politics What's next for Seattle's 'most dangerous street'? Cars drive along Rainier Avenue South in Columbia City, where the Seattle Department of Transportation is considering changes to the street. by Eric Scigliano / October 1, 2017
Politics When the tsunami hits, coastal defenders could be first to go The U.S. Coast Guard's Air Station / Sector Field Office in Port Angeles, Wash. by Eric Scigliano / February 23, 2016
Politics After the iftar: How an immigrant community's worst fears came true Captain John Hayes explains the "two languages everybody understands." by Eric Scigliano / August 25, 2015
Politics Somalis in Seattle unite, salute their top cop and politician Abdishukri Fayoke (in cap), Ubah Warsame (in blue hijab) and friends show the flag at their Independence Day iftar. by Eric Scigliano / August 24, 2015
Politics 9 words that shook Seattle: Are our zoning roots really racial? Homes on Queen Anne (2002) by Eric Scigliano / July 19, 2015
