Politics Megaquake drill illustrates how underprepared region is First responders rescue dummies from crumpled cars during the Cascadia Rising earthquake simulation. by Cassandra Profita for EarthFix / July 21, 2016
Environment Environmental study leaves Longview coal port bloodied but still alive Shipping around Longview could expand beyond logs and other products to include sending coal to China. by Cassandra Profita for EarthFix / April 29, 2016
Environment State: Longview coal terminal not ready for prime time Peter Goldmark, Washington's commissioner of public lands by Cassandra Profita for EarthFix / January 4, 2017
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
Culture Lower prices for wine? Don't drink to that. Big-box retailers such as Costco want volume discounting, but the state Liquor Board, as usual, fears any such moves would lead to too much tippling. A look at this year's harvest of proposed wine... by Harris Meyer / March 25, 2009
Tech Time to buy liquid assets, like wine The economic crunch may deliver bargains to a wine list near you. by Harris Meyer / February 4, 2009
Politics Wanted: a local prosecutor to try President Bush for murder Bob Alexander and anti-war activist Jude Morford surrounded by boxes of "The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder" by Vincent Bugliosi. by Harris Meyer / January 27, 2009
Culture How to drink your favorite wine on a plane The Vino Volo airport wine bar. by Harris Meyer / January 6, 2009
Environment Coal ash for a Christmas gift in Tennessee The clean coal debate just got a new twist, after a dam holding an ashy sludge breaks in Appalachia. by Jonathan Hiskes / December 27, 2008