Culture 'A quiet crisis': The rise of acidic soil in Washington A farm in the Palouse region, which includes parts of Eastern Washington. by Sylvia Kantor / August 17, 2015
Culture Washington's hard cider boom The German heirloom variety, Zabergau Reinette, lends a sharp flavor to hard ciders. by Sylvia Kantor / June 21, 2015
Politics Did port slowdowns bust our hay export boom? Hay languished in the fields this year while farmers waited for dockworkers to settle their contract dispute with West Coast port operators. by Sylvia Kantor / March 15, 2015
Tech Can mushrooms save the honeybee? Certain mushrooms produce anti-viral compounds that could protect threatened honeybees. by Sylvia Kantor / February 15, 2015
Politics A powerful film examines the scandal of abandoned British children Emily Watson stars as Margaret Humphries. by Tom Luce / November 10, 2011
Politics Once more in Britain, the fall of a media mogul Rupert Murdoch at the 2009 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. by Tom Luce / July 18, 2011
Culture A Bach masterpiece, uncommonly well served Monica Huggett, artistic director of Portland Baroque Orchestra by Tom Luce / March 21, 2011
A short comic fantasy on a Handel theme The work, featuring the torments and fantasies of a tenor about to sing "The Messiah," is having its world premiere in Seattle. There's another performance today (March 17) at 2 pm at the Frye. by Tom Luce / March 17, 2011
Crosscut Tout: A heaping plate of Handel in March Handel: master melodist, master of many forms. by Tom Luce / March 2, 2011