Environment Washington’s climate woes: First wildfires, then debris flow Dry soil in burn scars can lead to roaring earthen rivers that are more powerful than mudslides. by Kylie Mohr High Country News / November 16, 2023
Opinion Notes on being useful after dying in Washington state From medical studies to compost, here's how my body can be used up after I die. by Judy Lightfoot / April 13, 2021
Environment Already-endangered WA salmon may take a hit from flooding As region's rivers overflowed from historic rainfall, the next generation of the struggling fish may have been swept away, too. by Kylie Mohr High Country News / December 23, 2021
Environment Wildfire smoke disrupts flight of migrating birds The Tule geese's journey from Alaska to central Oregon took twice as long in 2020 due to megafires and smoke. by Kylie Mohr High Country News / November 18, 2021
United we bicker? A sharp, hopeful look at U.S. potential How did We the People dwindle into We the Taxpayers? Author Marilynne Robinson is making waves nationally with her new book about American society and our democratic faith in the potential of every... by Judy Lightfoot / April 12, 2012
'Hard, scary, sad': life at a highway rest stop Untitled (NCFH, Boston) 12"x18" by Judy Lightfoot / April 2, 2012
Kathleen Flenniken makes poetry out of Cold War Hanford Kathleen Flenniken, "Plume" (UW Press, 2012) by Judy Lightfoot / March 21, 2012
Crosscut Tout: 'Inequality in the Age of Mass Incarceration' at Town Hall, Oct 13 1301 Western Avenue is the site of a proposed 16-story building. by Judy Lightfoot / October 10, 2011
Hard times bite deep in Washington: who will step up as the state steps away? Gov. Chris Gregoire. by Judy Lightfoot / October 3, 2011
Crosscut Tout: The artful wildness of 'Woodnote' Christine Deavel, 'Woodnote' by Judy Lightfoot / September 28, 2011