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
Opinion A psychotherapist on the uncertainties of the pandemic age I've been trying to answer a question all our bodies are asking: COVID or NOVID? by Carol Poole / July 3, 2020
Politics Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and the psychology of buried trauma How a high-profile testimony of sexual assault can unlock secrets we have kept from ourselves. by Carol Poole / September 28, 2018
Politics The Amanda Knox obsession: all about us European fascination with Seattle's dark side. by Carol Poole / October 18, 2011
Culture Political paranoia: Share it, and everything is easy Red Square at The Evergreen State College: Slippery by design? by Carol Poole / January 14, 2011
Tech Private health insurance? Press 1 to be denied. Otherwise, hang up. Consumers may be happy with the skill of their health care providers, but wind up unable to pay for the work if insurance doesn't provide expected coverage. by Carol Poole / July 20, 2011
Culture The double-edged sword of marijuana self-medication Counselors often see the people who don't seem to benefit from marijuana. Can legalization put a different light on the drug? by Carol Poole / December 26, 2012