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Cancer treatment in WA prisons often too little, too late
Public records and interviews with officials and advocates reveal why cancer is a growing cause of death for an aging prison population.
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WA school mascot draws Native family into decades-long fight
A Vancouver high school has had a “Chieftain” mascot since the 1960s. Students who've criticized it hope the latest challenge will be the last.
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Health care in WA prisons leaves inmates waiting months or years for help
While homicides and suicides in prison get the most press, Washington prisoners are more likely to die of untreated or undertreated illness.
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Seattle, be wary of defunding police without building bridges
Lasting change in policing and public safety will not flow from feel-good funding shifts. Social services must be transformed, too.
Opinion
The teens found guilty of murder in the Jungle deserve mercy
The young lives of James and Jerome Taafulisia were beset by poverty and neglect when they committed their violent crimes. So was mine.