Investigations WA intercepts millions in child support for low-income families In 2022, the state took over $40 million meant for impoverished children. A bipartisan bill could redirect a portion of future payments to families. by Brandon Block / January 25, 2024
Investigations WA health officials throw away millions of pandemic supplies Masks, gowns, gloves and more: States are culling their expired stockpiles, but medical experts say the waste shows a system unprepared for disasters. by Brandon Block / February 23, 2024
Politics Our region is losing the race against sprawl Metronatural Seattle. (Chuck Taylor) by Douglas MacDonald / August 26, 2009
Politics The tunnel: McGinn should be careful what he wishes for Under the Alaskan Way Viaduct on Seattle's waterfront. (Chuck Taylor) by Douglas MacDonald / July 14, 2010
Equity Metro's high wage scale factors into its bus-service equation Top-scale wages here beat even New York's and San Francisco's. Comparisons like that should generate some buzz at a meeting tonight (June 3) of of Metro's stakeholder task force. by Douglas MacDonald / June 3, 2010
Equity Amtrak Cascades: Is it robbing social services here? The costs and benefits of Amtrak Cascades deserve closer attention from Washington state. by Douglas MacDonald / February 2, 2011
Politics Saving our region: Nice plans, but... Salmon swimming upstream. (Wikipedia) by Douglas MacDonald / April 15, 2009
Two ways to punish the AIG(reedy) Not quite as good as 18th-century sanctions, but a start. by Douglas MacDonald / March 17, 2009
Culture A meandering bicyclist weighs in on the 'road diet' debate Patching on a Seattle street. by Douglas MacDonald / August 30, 2010
Culture The ultimate Cascades hike, along the ghost railroad A hiker in one of the big abandoned snowsheds of the Iron Goat trail by Douglas MacDonald / August 18, 2010