Seattle has faced calamity before and come out stronger The city has a history of rebuilding after all-consuming fire and economic disaster. We can do it again. by Knute Berger / November 17, 2020
Culture How tech helped in the fight against the 1918 flu Radios, telephones and dishwashers influenced our response to the nation's last great epidemic. by Knute Berger / October 9, 2020
Opinion Can Amazon become a responsible urban citizen? Historian Margaret O'Mara argues the company needs to become much more broadly civically engaged. by Knute Berger / November 14, 2019
Finding hints of our future in the epic blazes of the Northwest's past A visit to the site of the Norse Peak fire — the worst in Western Washington since the Yacolt Burn of 1902 — reveals both the promise and limits of human forest management. by Knute Berger / September 12, 2019
Wildfires are burned into Washington's history — and our headlines Historically, wildfire has been a frequent visitor west of the Cascades. by Knute Berger / September 10, 2019
How Washington's 'summer of fire' nearly destroyed Seattle, Spokane and Ellensburg On the cusp of becoming a state, the Washington territory suffered three major fires that would change the course of history. by Knute Berger / September 9, 2019
Opinion Why we need history majors to understand our future Some of the jobs that artificial intelligence will eliminate are the very STEM jobs that college is training students to fill. by Knute Berger / April 22, 2019
Opinion Seattle’s midlife crisis: Been there, done that Remembering an awkward day in the '80s when Bill Gates and a Seahawk sat down together. by Knute Berger / September 21, 2018
Culture From Kent to the Moon: The most expensive car ever built Kent built a car that was good enough for NASA: the lunar rover. by Eric Keto & Knute Berger / July 13, 2018
Culture Will Jeff Bezos mess up the Moon? The Amazon founder's sights are set on colonizing the Moon, but what will he do to it? by Knute Berger / June 19, 2018
