Culture Seattle is shedding diversity; the state's minority populations grow Minority populations in the central Puget Sound area. Click on the map for a larger view. Color code in this order: a. 2 to 20% minority; b. 20 to 28%; c. 28 to 35%; d. 35 to 50%; e. 50 to 75%; 75 to... by Dick Morrill / April 28, 2011
Culture Seattle and the great sorting of our households The newly landmarked Bloss House in West Seattle by Dick Morrill / August 28, 2011
Politics We are two states: Seattle and Washington How voters split on R-71, with blue-shift in favor and pink-shift opposed by Dick Morrill / December 10, 2009
Politics History has a near-death experience The Southern Oregon Historical Society, in Jacksonville's 1883 courthouse by Joe Follansbee / September 23, 2009
Politics Looking at the erosion of Democratic strength in Washington state Sen. Patty Murray by Dick Morrill / November 18, 2010
Politics Heritage groups get stimulated Seattle's Center for Wooden Boats by Joe Follansbee / October 7, 2009
Politics Written in saltwater: It's time to stand up for Washington's maritime history The Lady Washington, a replica of an historic ship, is Washington state's official ship. by Joe Follansbee / February 12, 2014
Politics Voters have city leaders on notice: No business as usual Going forward, a breakdown of the 2013 election results carries lessons that city politicians can ignore only at great peril. by Dick Morrill / February 2, 2014
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
Tech Can mushrooms save the honeybee? Certain mushrooms produce anti-viral compounds that could protect threatened honeybees. by Sylvia Kantor / February 15, 2015