Opinion Notes on being useful after dying in Washington state From medical studies to compost, here's how my body can be used up after I die. by Judy Lightfoot / April 13, 2021
Politics Washington state poised to ban guns at protests, Capitol grounds Despite opposition from Republicans and gun-rights activists, lawmakers in Olympia are working to deter ad hoc ‘patrols’ and armed protests. by Levi Pulkkinen & Katie Hayes InvestigateWest / April 9, 2021
News WA laws banning private armies go unenforced before election As concerns grow over vigilante militias on Election Day, police say laws are too vague to invoke. by Katie Hayes InvestigateWest / November 2, 2020 / Updated 2:10 p.m. November 3
Politics Washington state lawmakers look for ways to limit armed militias State laws are vague on armed protests and paramilitaries, but legislators and activists are trying to change that. by Katie Hayes InvestigateWest / January 8, 2021
Politics Less insult, more discourse: How Seattle should talk about schools Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn kicks off Seattle Schools' 2010 levy campaign: Sometimes Seattle unites around schools but there has been frequent discord. by Alison Krupnick / April 18, 2012
Michael McCafferty, 'the soul of SAM,' retires Michael McCafferty in straw suit created by Carl Smool. by Roger Downey / April 17, 2012
United we bicker? A sharp, hopeful look at U.S. potential How did We the People dwindle into We the Taxpayers? Author Marilynne Robinson is making waves nationally with her new book about American society and our democratic faith in the potential of every... by Judy Lightfoot / April 12, 2012
'Hard, scary, sad': life at a highway rest stop Untitled (NCFH, Boston) 12"x18" by Judy Lightfoot / April 2, 2012
Kathleen Flenniken makes poetry out of Cold War Hanford Kathleen Flenniken, "Plume" (UW Press, 2012) by Judy Lightfoot / March 21, 2012
Crosscut Tout: 'Inequality in the Age of Mass Incarceration' at Town Hall, Oct 13 1301 Western Avenue is the site of a proposed 16-story building. by Judy Lightfoot / October 10, 2011