Politics Students close to getting voting power on WA education board A bill inspired by student outreach would give authority to two students. It passed out of both chambers of the Washington Legislature this session. by Mari Kanagy / March 10, 2022
Politics WA prison officials push back on bill to limit solitary confinement Lawmakers and the Department of Corrections agree that the practice is harmful, but the latter balked at the proposed regulations by Mari Kanagy / February 24, 2022
Politics WA proposed budget funds stipends to attract low-income board members $50,000 is allocated for constituents to help shape boards and commissions with their lived experiences. by Mari Kanagy / February 18, 2022
Politics Bill aims to boost incentives for filming in Washington If 'Twilight' is set in Washington, it should have been shot in Washington, legislators say. by Mari Kanagy / February 7, 2022
Politics Gov. Inslee's budget seeks to expand voting access in WA county jails The budget asks for more than half a million to go to helping remove barriers for people in jail who are otherwise eligible to vote. by Mari Kanagy / January 21, 2022
Opinion Ignoring nursing homes denies our own humanity As COVID-19 cases increase in these communities, a writer reflects on the lives behind the statistics. by Tom Keogh / July 6, 2020
Culture Jazz goes to the opera to honor Charlie Parker in ‘Yardbird’ Seattle Opera’s premiere production makes new rules, tells a more inclusive story. by Tom Keogh / February 20, 2020
Culture ‘No one can take your soul or ideas’: Seattle concert honors musicians killed in the Holocaust 'Art from Ashes' commemorates 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz. by Tom Keogh / January 23, 2020
Culture A Seattle carpenter goes from building a bookstore to publishing his first book Once a journalist, grassroots activist and aid worker in war-torn Bosnia, Peter Lippman chronicles the country's troubled history. by Tom Keogh / November 29, 2019
Culture This Seattle writer wants to change how we talk to kids about death Facing her own terminal diagnosis, a cookbook author pivots to recipes for coping with grief. by Tom Keogh / November 8, 2019