Environment Coal exports stopped by Lummi Nation fishing rights? Lummi elders burn a dummy million-dollar check on the Cherry Point beach to make the point they will not be bought off (September 2012). by Floyd McKay / April 11, 2016
Opinion McGinn: Superdelegates poison the democratic process Bernie Sanders supporters at a rally. by Michael McGinn / March 28, 2016
Opinion McGinn: Seattle can improve traffic, livability by closing this street by Michael McGinn / March 22, 2016
Opinion How Inslee can change the script on climate issues Activists protest offshore oil exploration in the Arctic beside a Shell drilling rig. by Michael McGinn / March 10, 2016
Environment With coal on the wane, Longview may turn to oil exports An oil train in Alaska. by Floyd McKay / January 12, 2016
Politics The Northwest's coming clashes over fossil fuel exports Empty coal cars flank Bakken Oil tankers at the Port of Everett. Existing train traffic for both oil and coal could grow. by Floyd McKay / December 9, 2015
Opinion Year of the Seattle urbanist? Not quite yet As the pundits have been proclaiming winners and losers from this year’s City Council elections, one consistent claim has caught my attention: “The urbanists won.” But is that true? Well, first you... by Michael McGinn / December 7, 2015
Environment Coal ports: Will they cost communities their "second paycheck"? A BNSF coal train passes between the Chrysalis Inn and Spa, an attractive Bellingham hostelry, and the popular Boulevard Park and Taylor Dock walkway. by Floyd McKay / June 16, 2015
Environment Tiny particles delay study of coal port proposal BNSF diesels pulling coal trains near Bow, Washington, headed for Canada. by Floyd McKay / March 19, 2015
Politics The fall of John Kitzhaber John Kitzhaber, Oregon's long-serving and now former governor, still faces ethics and criminal investigations. by Floyd McKay / February 13, 2015