Politics Ballot measures: a Western anachronism and lazy democracy Conceived a century ago as a check on government power and corporate cronyism, initiatives and referenda have more often than not been co-opted by those in power. It's also an easy out for elected... by Ted Van Dyk / November 2, 2007
Politics Obama, Act I: a partisan stimulus plan Gov. Chris Gregoire and Sen. Barack Obama at KeyArena, along with Mayor Greg Nickels. (Hal O'Brien, Wikimedia Commons) by Ted Van Dyk / January 29, 2009
News Calls, texts to helplines surge amid COVID-19 Over the course of the stay-at-home order, the federal Disaster Distress Hotline alone has seen calls from Washington state increase sevenfold. by Dean Russell & Jamie Smith Hopkins & Sally Deneen InvestigateWest / April 24, 2020
Mental health support can't keep up with wildfires or hurricanes As climate change drives more and more disasters, mental health support is in greater need than ever. America is not ready. by Dean Russell & Jamie Smith Hopkins & Molly Taft & Sally Deneen Columbia Journalism Investigations, Center for Public Integrity and InvestigateWest / September 23, 2020
Culture Seattle's best new building of 2016 is a total dump Seattle Public Utility’s North Seattle Transfer Station. by Mark Hinshaw / December 27, 2016
Culture At last: Seattle architecture crushes on color A new building along Madison by Mark Hinshaw / July 4, 2017
Seattle and its suburbs: Not so different Sunset over Seattle and Lake Washington from the hills of Bellevue's Somerset neighborhood. by Mark Hinshaw / June 12, 2017
Culture Seattle: the city of never-ending change Sound Transit's Pioneer Square Station (2015) by Mark Hinshaw / August 23, 2017
Opinion What a park in the ID tells us about urban life Visitors play table tennis at Hing Hay Park in Seattle's International District. Photos by Matt Mills McKnight/Crosscut by Mark Hinshaw / August 17, 2017
Has Seattle finally figured out redevelopment? A public courtyard brings light to a redeveloped portion of the block. by Mark Hinshaw / April 24, 2017