Culture Festivities in Focus | The ritual baptism Timket returns to Seattle Thousands gathered on Sunday to mark the two-day Ethiopian Orthodox holiday after two years of the pandemic and the Tigray war. by Amanda Snyder / January 26, 2023
Culture Festivities in Focus | Celebrants dance, reflect through Kwanzaa A NAAM gathering on the fourth day of the secular pan-African holiday honored the principle of Ujamaa, or cooperative economics. by Amanda Snyder / January 2, 2023
Culture Festivities in Focus | Filipino Catholics gather for Simbang Gabi St. James's nine-day Advent Mass draws hundreds from all over Western Washington. by Amanda Snyder / December 13, 2022
Culture Festivities in Focus | Día de los Muertos celebrates life, death After a pandemic hiatus, the Day of the Dead event returned to Seattle's El Centro de la Raza. by Amanda Snyder / November 8, 2022
Culture Festivities in Focus | The return of Diwali lights up Bellevue People gathered on Monday night — some for the first time since 2019 — to celebrate the Hindu Festival of Lights. by Amanda Snyder / October 28, 2022
Photo Essay | Seattle, through the eyes of a tourist Over the past two months, photographer Amanda Snyder documented Seattle's most sacred visitor hotspots. by Amanda Snyder / June 30, 2022
Culture In praise of 50th high school reunions The author (far right) having a ball at his 50th. by John Hamer / October 4, 2014
Politics Advice for Britain's new National Press Regulator In the wake of recent scandals, Britain's politicians want to regulate the country's naughty media. Our own Washington News Council might make a better model. by John Hamer / March 31, 2013
Politics How Sam Reed bent his sword against KIRO-TV Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed by John Hamer / September 29, 2011
Equity Bird-dogging news errors in the modern media age Many newspapers are scaling back operations. by John Hamer / May 27, 2011