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
Politics How the recession spurred creative solutions to Seattle's arts space crunch An art installation at the International District's INScape building. by deanna duff / February 26, 2012
Pike Place to Rolling Stone: Brandi Carlile's journey to 2012 Ravensdale-born Brandi Carlile plays to a raging crowd. by deanna duff / January 2, 2012
Feist: Peformance proves she's more than '1234' The artist, pictured here perched atop a tree, performed Thursday night at The Moore Theatre. by deanna duff / November 18, 2011
New Rep production brings kooky comedic relief Michael Patten and Elizabeth Raetz in Circle Mirror Transformation by deanna duff / October 25, 2011
Out of Aberdeen: singer gets taste of big-city shows on her own Roxi Copland by deanna duff / October 21, 2011
