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The West

United we bicker? A sharp, hopeful look at U.S. potential

Fri, Apr 13, 2 a.m.

By Judy Lightfoot

How did We the People dwindle into We the Taxpayers? Author Marilynne Robinson is making waves nationally with her new book about American society and our democratic faith in the potential of every person.

Norm Dicks and 'The Great Consensus'

Mon, Mar 5, 2 a.m.

By David Brewster

Our amazingly stable politics, built on figures like Congressman Dicks, the Cold War economy, and the Democratic coalition of interests in Olympia, is busting apart, like an ice-bound river. Watch out below!

Midday Scan: Inslee's inconvenient truth; Locke tells truth in China; school's junk food policy doubted

Mon, Dec 12, 11 a.m.

By Pete Jackson

The election is nearly a year away, but the Inslee campaign for governor already looks like a sure loser against Rob McKenna. Should Inslee quit Congress to try to pull it out? And, there is almost equal doubt about the effectiveness of the Seattle Public Schools' stance against junk food in high schools.

Obama talks of turning point for Indians, but which direction?

Mon, Dec 5, 2 a.m.

By Mark Trahant

At a summit last week, the president stayed away from the kind of departure from traditional government programs that might build a stronger middle class in Indian Country.

Jonathan Raban's lonely journeys

Wed, Oct 26, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

The eccentric West through the eyes of Seattle's British expat author is a landscape of strange customs, forlorn towns, and back roads. His mantra: "To be alone is to be safe."

Washington's third dam removal marks a river renaissance

Mon, Oct 24, 2 a.m.

By Tiffany Ran

After a long negotiation process, the Condit Dam on the White Salmon River is coming down. Rather than viewing the process as a demolition, members of the Yakama tribe envision a rebirth of native foods and culture on the bottom of what is now Northwestern Lake.

Into thick sleet: Mount St. Helens turns sinister

Wed, Oct 5, 2 a.m.

By Eric Scigliano

Three brothers savor a long-awaited volcano climb - until the weather turns, disaster looms, and a fellow hiker disappears.

Road pain: How federal cuts will hurt Northwest towns, rural areas

Tue, Sep 27, 2 a.m.

By Mark Trahant

The highways will likely receive less attention. But that's just the start when layoffs hit Hanford, the Forest Service, national parks, and more.

Radioactive Ranch: How Hanford's history reflects the West

Wed, Sep 21, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

A new history of Hanford tells us about the motives, contradictions, and influences that shaped the "nuclear reservation" that has changed lives and re-shaped the world.

When the 'past' came to Century 21

Mon, Sep 19, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

Forget Elvis. The real featured visitor to the Seattle world's fair was the region's past. Roy Rogers, Paul Bunyan, an Indian village, and a parade of old-timers were there to sell a version of "progress." On Tuesday, HistoryLink.org will bring a lot of the world's fair history back to life at its annual banquet.

Energy-hungry China is becoming a big player in the Mountain West

Thu, Sep 1, 2 a.m.

By Jonathan Thompson

The West's oil, gas, and coal now are shipped more than ever through West Coast ports. China, and other growing countries, are becoming bigger and bigger owners of the energy and raw materials they want.

The Mormons are coming!

Fri, Aug 19, 2 a.m.

By Knute Berger

A book on America's "first civil war" looks at the so-called Mormon Rebellion, an event that spread fear throughout the Pacific Northwest as people worried about a new, independent theocratic state rising in the far West. The struggle has lessons for today.

Super Committee: results to match the name?

Wed, Aug 17, 2 a.m.

By Pete Jackson

There's a surprise in what part of the country dominates the membership. Hint: Maybe the committe's motto should be "Cowboy up." But what's the evidence this group will live up to its name?

Climate change produces a summer of extreme weather

Mon, Aug 15, 2 a.m.

By Edward T. McMahon

The effects on Western forests are alarming. A new study helps explain why the scientific facts of climate change are taking so long in moving the minds of Republicans.

Art and the Far West: 'chasms without and chasms within'

Wed, Jul 27, 2 a.m.

By Daniel Jack Chasan

Since Capt. Vancouver in 1792, artists and painters have tried to depict and understand "Yosemites in the soul." Here's a survey of major artists and shifting modes of perceiving the colossal and awesome landscapes of the West.