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 Metro buses: Pedestrians in a blind spot? A Metro driver goes through an intersection where the light has changed. by Laura Kaufman / September 20, 2015
Culture Metro driver: The dangers and the calming effects of stuffed monkeys Metro Transit driver Dewayne Thomas by Laura Kaufman / August 15, 2013
Politics Tales from the bus tunnel Waiting for a Metro 150, which connects Downtown Seattle, Kent and Auburn by Laura Kaufman / April 7, 2013
Politics Can we stop Seattle's film industry talent exodus? 1978 Datsun 280Z with director Colin Trevorrow and actor Mark Duplass by Laura Kaufman / April 11, 2012
Equity Local theater company seeks to curb child sexual abuse The Open Door Theatre cast performs for a young audience. by Laura Kaufman / December 7, 2011