Mossback A brief history of the Espionage Act in the Pacific Northwest The WWI-era law former President Trump is accused of breaking has a controversial past, with a first few prosecutions tracing back to Seattle. by Knute Berger / June 16, 2023
Mossback Lessons unearthed from the Northwest’s little-known histories While digging into volcanic eruptions and grizzly bears, Mossback’s Northwest host Knute Berger found that the past has a lot to say. by Knute Berger / October 4, 2023
Mossback Mossback’s Northwest: Who’s behind the “P” in Seattle’s P-Patches? In the 1970s, a bold idea in the Wedgwood neighborhood turned a failing farm into a movement of urban gardening. by Knute Berger / October 20, 2023
Mossback Mossback’s Northwest: The day Germany bombed Seattle Determined to keep America out of WWI, German saboteurs blew up a ship in Elliott Bay. by Knute Berger / November 3, 2023
Mossback Mossback’s Northwest: The woman behind the Pacific Crest Trail A teacher from Bellingham helped preserve the PCT and the Federation Forest state park that otherwise would have fallen to the axe. by Knute Berger / November 10, 2023
News Tokitae’s death surfaced orcas’ complicated history in the PNW The death of the whale at a Miami amusement park just before her planned release highlighted the species’ fraught relationship with humans. by Knute Berger / December 4, 2023
Mossback Mossback's Northwest: Getting wild in the Pacific Northwest We love the outdoors for refuge and recreation, but the Pacific Northwest wilderness has its own forgotten history. by Knute Berger / December 11, 2023
Mossback The Seattle architect behind the PacSci arches and the Twin Towers Minoru Yamasaki was commissioned to create the World Trade Center after gaining notoriety for his design of the 1962 World's Fair pavilion. by Knute Berger / September 11, 2023
Mossback Mossback’s Northwest: Asahel Curtis’ photography gets a new life The Washington State Historical Society is digitizing 55,000 previously unseen images by the legendary Northwest photographer. by Knute Berger / November 17, 2023
Mossback Mossback’s Northwest: The eruption that carved Oregon’s Crater Lake While Mount Mazama blew its top almost 8,000 years ago, it’s still remembered today by the descendants of its witnesses. by Knute Berger / November 24, 2023