News The Washington mental health lifeline made for and by Native people The Native and Strong Lifeline provides connection and culturally specific care to callers in crisis. by Nika Bartoo-Smith Indian Country Today and Underscore News / June 19, 2023
Indigenous Affairs Yakama Nation’s new public safety campus gives justice room to grow The tribal court system, which had occupied a cluster of trailers since the ’50s, plans to add services like a mental health or a veterans court. by Nika Bartoo-Smith Underscore News and ICT / January 9, 2024
Equity Snoqualmie Tribe starts land protection sales tax at Salish Lodge The 2% tax will preserve ancestral sites such as Snoqualmie Falls, and could be a model for other Indigenous nations. by Nika Bartoo-Smith Underscore/ICT / July 17, 2023
Politics Bellevue elections: A city at a turning point Bellevue at night by Celina Karevia / October 16, 2013
Equity Local agencies join forces to tackle mental illness among homeless youth Susan Fox, Executive Director of PSKS by Celina Karevia / July 24, 2014
Politics Bellevue and its new mayor: An era of calm and regional influence? Bellevue Mayor Claudia Balducci, right, and Kevin Wallace, deputy mayor, after they were selected to the positions. by Celina Karevia / April 8, 2014
Politics Bellevue College's growth boom: Too big for its britches? With plans for a major campus expansion, the college has its sights set high. Not everyone is on board. by Celina Karevia / March 31, 2014
Politics Lift a glass: A Seattle landmark bites the dust There was plenty of planning and PR. Just the same, residents of Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood this weekend felt like demolition of the historic Rainier Cold Storage building was rushed. by Cynthia Rose / January 20, 2008
Tech Shrinky Dinks but not rinky-dink: Big-name artists are put to the test Shrinky Dinks art by James Jaxxa, to be auctioned this week at the Sixth Annual Shrinky Dinks Invitational Art Auction in Seattle. by Cynthia Rose / December 4, 2007