Indigenous Affairs Yakama Nation’s new public safety campus gives justice room to grow The tribal court system, which had occupied a cluster of trailers since the ’50s, plans to add services like a mental health or a veterans court. by Nika Bartoo-Smith Underscore News and ICT / January 9, 2024
Equity Snoqualmie Tribe starts land protection sales tax at Salish Lodge The 2% tax will preserve ancestral sites such as Snoqualmie Falls, and could be a model for other Indigenous nations. by Nika Bartoo-Smith Underscore/ICT / July 17, 2023
News The Washington mental health lifeline made for and by Native people The Native and Strong Lifeline provides connection and culturally specific care to callers in crisis. by Nika Bartoo-Smith Indian Country Today and Underscore News / June 19, 2023
Book City: Exploring David Brewster's reading habits David Brewster by Valerie Easton / June 18, 2015
Book City: Seattle's unlikely developer-bookstore owner Ron Sher Ron Sher by Valerie Easton / May 20, 2015
Culture Danny Westneat: a book club guy Danny Westneat at a Society of Professional Journalists event last May where the Western Washington chapter honored him as journalist of the year. by Valerie Easton / April 22, 2015
Culture Book City: Developer Liz Dunn's reading for excellent cities Developer Liz Dunn. Credit: Tara Gimmer by Valerie Easton / February 18, 2015