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
Environment Parched summer could leave houseboats high and dry by Stephen H. Dunphy / August 27, 2015
Mariners as 2015 champions? The numbers don't add up Safeco Field by Stephen H. Dunphy / July 15, 2015
Environment Forterra gets comfortable with cities and small towns alike Rural communities can develop in healthy ways. by Stephen H. Dunphy / May 19, 2015
Is Ballard the next South Lake Union? The original Stimson Mill on Salmon Bay helped define Ballard. by Stephen H. Dunphy / May 3, 2015
Tech Will Alaska Airlines grow through acquisition or "organically"? With service upgrades, new planes and more international routes on the way, homegrown Alaska Air remains the dominant Northwest carrier. by Stephen H. Dunphy / April 5, 2015