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
Opinion To fight climate change, Washington needs a clean fuel standard Doing so will cut carbon emissions and spur jobs of the future, write Port Commissioner Fred Felleman and King County Executive Dow Constantine. by Dow Constantine & Fred Felleman / March 10, 2020 / Updated at 8:04 am March 3, 2020
Opinion To whale watch, we all must make sacrifices The only way to save orcas in the Salish Sea is through bold action, including by the governor and Legislature. by Fred Felleman / November 15, 2018
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
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
Poetry singing its way into dance Dancer Scott Bartell and poet Alvin Lloyd Alexander Horn. by katherineluck / February 20, 2012
Let's get naked . . . on stage Award-winning actor and playwright Maria Glanz exposes her body and soul in her comedic monologue, “See Me Naked.” by katherineluck / February 15, 2012
New Ivan Doig play carried by the strengths of its main character Monty Rathbun (Geoffery Simmons) is an aspiring singer in Prairie Nocturne. by katherineluck / February 11, 2012
Gauguin's struggle with authenticity lands at Seattle Art Museum "Faaturuma" ("Melancholic"). Oil on canvas (1891) by Paul Gauguin. by katherineluck / February 8, 2012