News Canadian, U.S. post-pandemic travel trends are skipping the Point Isolated from the rest of Washington, the economy of tiny Point Roberts depends on B.C. traffic. What does a persistent slump mean for its future? by Tom Banse Salish Current / June 3, 2024
Environment A decade after the Oso landslide, WA works to improve preparedness The Snohomish County disaster killed 43 residents in 2014. Today, geologists can better help people get out of harm’s way due to boosts in tech and funding. by Tom Banse Washington State Standard / March 20, 2024
Environment Salish Sea's 'humpback comeback' is a good sign, but concerns remain More whales mean greater risk of ship strikes and fishing line entanglement. by Tom Banse Northwest News Network / August 16, 2019
Environment These giant rats failed mine-sniffing school. Now they have a new career in Tacoma While their relatives are saving lives around the world, Point Defiance's adorable African giant pouched rats are ambassadors for rodents everywhere. by Tom Banse Northwest News Network / July 24, 2019
Environment A proposed San Juans sanctuary may offer hope for captive orcas — and risks for wild ones Nonprofit advocates think sea pens will improve the retired killer whales' quality of life. SeaWorld vets disagree. by Tom Banse Northwest News Network / July 17, 2019
Best of 2016: Born a slave, Emma Ray was the saint of Seattle's slums Emma Ray by Lorraine McConaghy / December 22, 2016
Equity True grit: Alice Lord demanded respect for working women — and won True grit: Alice Lord demanded respect for working women — and won by Lorraine McConaghy / September 1, 2016
Culture Seattle’s working women of World War II: An oral history How the future of women in the workplace was shaped in Puget Sound by Lorraine McConaghy / March 24, 2016
Equity Born a slave, Emma Ray was the saint of Seattle's slums A leader in battles against poverty, for temperance. by Lorraine McConaghy / February 26, 2016
Culture A woman “found guilty of thinking” The times of Louise Olivereau, Seattle’s World War I radical by Lorraine McConaghy / January 30, 2016