Politics Should cops be involved in all Washington human trafficking cases? Some advocates say that legislation requiring law enforcement endangers survivors at risk of retaliation. by Kelsey Turner InvestigateWest / January 22, 2024
Indigenous Affairs How the case of a missing Indigenous teen fell through the cracks No one was looking for Kit Nelson-Mora, despite warning signs, until a friend contacted police over a year after their disappearance in Omak. by Kelsey Turner InvestigateWest / February 14, 2024
News WA school districts aren’t following up on their truant students Laws on unexcused absences are meant to keep kids safe, but a lack of resources and fear of court have kept districts from completing necessary steps. by Kelsey Turner InvestigateWest / March 5, 2024
News WA courts are meant to fine convicted sex buyers. Most don’t Courts could have collected over $2.5 million in fees in the past decade, which would have gone to programs to alleviate trafficking. Why didn’t they? by Kelsey Turner InvestigateWest / March 25, 2024
Politics Our region is losing the race against sprawl Metronatural Seattle. (Chuck Taylor) by Douglas MacDonald / August 26, 2009
Politics The tunnel: McGinn should be careful what he wishes for Under the Alaskan Way Viaduct on Seattle's waterfront. (Chuck Taylor) by Douglas MacDonald / July 14, 2010
Equity Metro's high wage scale factors into its bus-service equation Top-scale wages here beat even New York's and San Francisco's. Comparisons like that should generate some buzz at a meeting tonight (June 3) of of Metro's stakeholder task force. by Douglas MacDonald / June 3, 2010
Equity Amtrak Cascades: Is it robbing social services here? The costs and benefits of Amtrak Cascades deserve closer attention from Washington state. by Douglas MacDonald / February 2, 2011
Politics Saving our region: Nice plans, but... Salmon swimming upstream. (Wikipedia) by Douglas MacDonald / April 15, 2009
Two ways to punish the AIG(reedy) Not quite as good as 18th-century sanctions, but a start. by Douglas MacDonald / March 17, 2009