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
Tech Black and white (or is it red?) all over The Seattle Times Co. is on its way back to profitability, a glowing New York Times article reported recently, but the paper's own numbers raise doubts. by Bill Richards / September 16, 2009
Tech A move by Hearst raises new questions about pi.com's future The P-I globe is still there along with a legacy website, but the newspaper is gone. by Bill Richards / June 14, 2010
Maine pension fund won't back buy of Blethen chain P-I presses stop; Times troubles roll on by Bill Richards / March 17, 2009
Maybe it went to voice mail The print P-I's end is near. Why no call from Hearst? by Bill Richards / March 12, 2009
New bad news at the Seattle Times Advertising in February was down 45% over the previous year, and the Times' pension plan has become underfunded, according to a memo to the staff. by Bill Richards / March 4, 2009