The city has already laid out its own plan for improvements. Mayor McGinn and the City Council should move ahead rather than waste time negotiating with a department that has shown little sign of good faith.
The UW Center for Human Rights and immigrant community advocates at OneAmerica charge that Latino groups live in a climate of fear produced by racial profiling and other Border Patrol practices.
As the Legislature struggles with budget issues, people need to speak up for protecting the services that many people rely upon. An expert offers advice, drawing on Occupy Wall Street's tactics.
Trade opportunities beckon for Washington state businesses, but Congress must repeal a measure associated with one of this state's most beloved politicians.
It's entirely possible for a trail and an active rail line to work together. But that seems to be a challenge to some on the Eastside as they and the Port of Seattle work on using a longtime rail line as a trail.
The City of Seattle and the UW join to provide a voice for the unemployed - a force 23 million strong nationally - at "Unemployed Nation" hearings next week.
Big projects may be off the table in tight financial times, but a city like Seattle with an environmental-minded mayor should step in more modest ways. How about building sidewalks and encouraging electrical conservation?
With Norm Dicks leaving office, the Sound needs more protection than ever from potential oil spill pollution. And shouldn't the Obama administration look for another supplier of oil for military needs?
The fact that millions of fellow citizens are trapped in poverty is on our minds, and not only because of a Mitt Romney remark. A UW panel proposed a few remedies.
A superintendent in Oregon explains the reasons why a shift to a four-day school week works well for students, teachers, and families. Start with better academic performance.
After two years of fighting and frustration, the biggest winner from the voters' decision in favor of the waterfront tunnel could be the project's biggest opponent.
A fisherman with a leaky hydraulic line discovers what a serious business an oil sheen on Puget Sound can be — especially if you're one of the unlucky few to get tagged for it, and you get on the wrong side of the pollution detectives. New: The Department of Ecology has now reached a decision.