Indigenous Affairs Washington State University earns $15M a year on stolen land A Grist report reveals that over the past 150 years, WSU has collected at least $1B in profit from land taken from 21 Indigenous nations. by Venice Buhain / February 7, 2024
News Over half of WA school bond measures get majority vote, but fail Only seven of 21 school bonds statewide got supermajority votes, but 91% of school operations levies, which require only a simple majority, passed. by Venice Buhain / February 20, 2024
Politics David Brooks in Yakima: 'I'm in favor of death panels' The conservative columnist declines to chide a conservative audience. by Harris Meyer / September 17, 2009
Home, sweet medical home A new model for medical care, emphasizing the primary care doctor as leader of a medical-home team, is proving its worth at Group Health. The idea is now spreading to other Seattle-area practices, as... by Harris Meyer / September 2, 2009
Politics Why do people like Medicare and fear health care reform? A reporter talks to protesters at a Yakima rally and discovers profound disconnects between beliefs and behavior by Harris Meyer / August 17, 2009
Culture A tasty dash through Northwest wine country Benson Vineyards, in the new Lake Chelan wine district by Harris Meyer / July 30, 2009
Politics Behind 'Seattle Times' winning a Pulitzer A near-empty newsroom suddenly filled with journalists. But what came next was unprecedented, a true networking between a newspaper and citizens. by John Hamer / June 24, 2010
Politics Washington lawmaker trying to protect debtors from jailing Janelle Leslie by Harris Meyer / February 16, 2011
Denied a dignified death, a Tri-Cities patient touches off controversy The episode exposes some problems with the Death with Dignity law, and the dead man's daughter is raising a public issue by Harris Meyer / April 10, 2009
Politics The sommelier and the wine cops A law passed in the 1930s catches a wine event promoter at a charity event. Discerning the harm in his actions takes a very fine nose. by Harris Meyer / April 1, 2009