Politics Coal Wars: How voters are shaping their leaders' decisions Activists gathered 40,000 signatures on an anti-coal petition to Lands Commissioner Peter Goldmark by Floyd McKay / March 20, 2013
Politics Coal Wars: Port opponents make big use of access to information Supporters hoist anti-coal signs for a speaker at Friday Harbor. by Floyd McKay / March 19, 2013
Politics Coal Wars: Export backers push jobs, try to limit environmental review SSA Marine Vice President Bob Watters addresses pro-terminal crowd at Ferndale. by Floyd McKay / March 18, 2013
Environment Ambre Energy: The big bad coal wolf? Coal at a Canadian terminal awaiting shipment. by Floyd McKay / February 13, 2013
Culture Ellen Forney: Forays into the 'Crazy Artist Club' Artist and author Ellen Forney by Robin Lindley / February 12, 2013
Environment Despite eco-gains, Washington's pulling for coal The road to a public coal port hearing. by Floyd McKay / January 30, 2013
Environment Coal Train, Part 3: Who gets to greenlight Bellingham's giant coal port? Coal at a Canadian terminal awaiting shipment. by Floyd McKay / January 23, 2013
Environment Coal Train, Part Two: An insider's guide to the coal port's environmental review A train runs along Bellingham Bay by Floyd McKay / January 22, 2013
Environment Coal Train: The people and process behind Bellingham's coal port decision Last month a ship knocked out a pier at the Westshore Terminals, North America's largest coal port, spilling coal into the Fraser delta. (Click on images to enlarge.) by Floyd McKay / January 21, 2013
Social critic James Baldwin's hidden side surfaces at NW African American Museum Barbara Earl Thomas, executive director of Seattle's Northwest African American Museum and a prominent national artist. by Robin Lindley / December 26, 2012