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
'9 from L.A.': A visual treat for Seattle Art from a scene that has stayed hot for decades. Brought to you for free. by Roger Downey / September 26, 2013
Culture Julia Child's play Master chef (and smoked salmon fan) Julia Child by Roger Downey / September 12, 2013
Culture Ode to the mountain blackberry The wild blackberry: how sweet it is. by Roger Downey / September 5, 2013
Culture A Tom Douglas clubhouse Tom Douglas opens a new emporium in South lake Union. by Roger Downey / August 1, 2013
Politics PNB School Show: Ballet from the ground up PNB Level I students in 2012 school performance by Roger Downey / June 14, 2013