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
Equity State’s foster system sets kids up for failure When foster children spend the night in a hotel or in a foster home that agrees to keep them for only one night at a time, they typically don’t make it to school the next day. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / September 20, 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
Culture At KeyArena, Bruce Springsteen revives an old American Dream by Alison Krupnick / March 27, 2016
Ballard's redevelopment: It's a dog-eat-dog world Dog bites and highrises coalesce in the Scandinavian enclave turned wealthy hipster haven. by Alison Krupnick / May 18, 2014
Politics State cracks down on derelict boats The marine vessel Forus had to be recovered from the Columbia River. by Joe Follansbee / March 31, 2014
Politics Written in saltwater: It's time to stand up for Washington's maritime history The Lady Washington, a replica of an historic ship, is Washington state's official ship. by Joe Follansbee / February 12, 2014
Politics A part of NW fishing science could be lost John N. Cobb while still in service at Glacier Bay, Alaska by Joe Follansbee / December 1, 2013
