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
Tech Seattle’s electric vehicle paradox An electric vehicle plugs into a CenturyLink Field charging station. by Skip Ferderber / December 3, 2012
Tech Tech Scan: Successful vacationing without the tech bulk A new Droid, top, and an iPhone by Skip Ferderber / August 5, 2012
Tech Tech Scan: How to watch the London Olympics here in Seattle Olympic tower by Skip Ferderber / July 26, 2012
Tech Tech Scan: A Netflix approach to online magazines The non-virtual newstand in Pike Place Market (2006). by Skip Ferderber / July 15, 2012