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 C.R. Douglas and KCTS reach for the intelligent viewer C.R. Douglas: cerebral peppiness. by Feliks Banel / April 16, 2012
A documentary worthy of Seattle's shining moment Seattle Center: enduring icons of 1962 by Feliks Banel / March 21, 2012
Culture Finding strength to forgive the unforgivable The burial site for the two Powell sons. by Feliks Banel / March 20, 2012
KCTS-generated film paints Seattle music scene vividly "Something in the Water," a film by Ward Serrill, will play on KCTS. by Feliks Banel / October 18, 2011
Looking back at the Gulf war from a YouTube world In that war with Iraq 20 years ago, the mandate and mission were clear, internationally approved, and limited. Today, we have a "military presence." by Feliks Banel / January 13, 2011
Family, technology, and the joys of micro-history The digital archive maintained by The Seattle Times can open up new paths into family history. by Feliks Banel / January 7, 2011
Purchase offer for Fisher: What lies ahead? Fisher Communications is a broadcast force in the Northwest with stations that include Seattle's KOMO and Portland's KATUU. by Feliks Banel / January 5, 2011