The state's Supreme Court scolds Legislators on education reform; America sees an uptick in manufacturing outputs; coffee cups save lives at Mt. Rainier National Park.
Tens of thousands more children have health insurance now, despite the state's having reached the grim milestone of 1 million uninsured residents last year. Washington is also the only Western state to win federal awards in 2011 for both early learning and children's insurance programs.
Psychiatrist Nassir Ghaemi explains why a mentally ill president may be just what we need, and how mania and depression have driven the triumphs and the tragedies of Lincoln, Churchill, Hitler, JFK, MLK, and, maybe, Newt Gingrich.
The Seattle school district seems to be the Bermuda Triangle of superintendents, with a new national candidate search every three years. Could it be that finding the right leader for the district isn't our real problem?
There's talk about using Seattle's new ordinance as a model for the state. But it would only compound the mistakes to take something that is just a feel-good measure to a bigger stage.