Environment What the death of WA’s carbon tax says about the future Some lessons gained from the failure of Initiative 1631. by Kate Schimel High Country News / February 6, 2019
Crosscut's online journalism has print's caliber Why a newspaper person is now a Crosscut reader, supporter, and occasional writer. by Joann Byrd / September 26, 2010
Politics UW's freshmen all must read (gasp!) poetry The University of Washington by Joann Byrd / September 21, 2010
Politics Should Seattle's interim superintendent stick around for good? Sharon Peaslee by Kate Schimel / December 4, 2014
Politics Did port slowdowns bust our hay export boom? Hay languished in the fields this year while farmers waited for dockworkers to settle their contract dispute with West Coast port operators. by Sylvia Kantor / March 15, 2015
Equity Calamity: Timeless lessons from the 1903 Heppner Flood The first floor of the Ayers house was torn away as floodwaters carried the house more than a block and dumped the second story against a pile of debris. Tom Ayers had the top story and its cupola... by Joann Byrd / October 15, 2009
Politics When the debris crashed into her car, the world changed. And the law. In a new book, Maria Federici's story is told by her mother, Robin Abel, and writer Peggy Sturdivant. by Joann Byrd / June 17, 2010
Spring member drive: 'A safety net for my mind' Joann Byrd, a Crosscutter by Joann Byrd / April 4, 2013
Culture 'A quiet crisis': The rise of acidic soil in Washington A farm in the Palouse region, which includes parts of Eastern Washington. by Sylvia Kantor / August 17, 2015