Environment Nick on the Rocks: Mount Baker, the volcano born from volcanoes Shifting glaciers revealed the North Cascade peak’s origins, forged from three ancient volcanoes that lived and died over the past million years. by Shannen Ortale / January 12, 2024
Environment Nick on the Rocks: The North Cascades' gneiss-est bedrock The range’s oldest bedrock sits high in the mountains near Canada. But the yellow aster gneiss originated an ocean away 400 million years ago. by Shannen Ortale / January 19, 2024
Environment Nick on the Rocks: The mystery of Waterville's basalt boulders Just north of Withrow, WA, pancake-flat fields are dotted with massive rocks that help us visualize an Ice Age glacier. by Shannen Ortale / January 26, 2024
Environment Nick on the Rocks: Why Mount Shuksan is made of sea green stone Greenschist gets its tint from minerals compressed under the ocean long ago. Now it caps an entire mountaintop in the North Cascades. Special thanks to Central Washington University as the original... by Shannen Ortale / January 5, 2024
News The Newsfeed: Key takeaways from the 2024 WA legislative session Lawmakers addressed guns and the environment, but housing was left behind. Also, the deaths of rideshare drivers leads to requests for more aid. by Shannen Ortale / March 21, 2024
Environment Sea rise and climate change: let's do the science Puget Sound by Todd Myers / September 9, 2009
Politics Tim Burgess: Seattle’s police-chief appointment comes at a critical time Tim Burgess failed the progressive litmus test. by Tim Burgess / June 15, 2010
Culture Police in Seattle should embrace fed review Seattle Police Chief John Diaz by Tim Burgess / February 3, 2011
Politics Let's not miss a chance for serious reform of our schools Learning to read is essential for success in school, and it takes individualized attention to each child. by Tim Burgess / August 21, 2010
Politics Tim Burgess: Less is more in punishing crime Tim Burgess failed the progressive litmus test. by Tim Burgess / April 5, 2010