Culture Waking up with the Pike Place Market (1) The lottery for day stalls. (2) Donuts! (3) The seafood is ready. (4) A broken tile. (5) The market empty, but not for long. (6) Fruit ready for sale. (All: Steve Scher) by Steve Scher / June 26, 2007
Culture A walk through Ravenna, now and then In Seattle's Ravenna neighborhod, from top: new urban housing, the Varsity Restaurant, and National Barricade's wares. (Steve Scher) by Steve Scher / August 10, 2007
Opinion I managed public emergencies for years. Trump is unfit to lead on COVID-19. From spreading misinformation to doubting experts, the President's actions put Americans at risk. by Eric Holdeman / March 11, 2020
Opinion Olympia's indifference to earthquake prep could kill us all Washington state government’s financial contribution reflects the priority officials place on seismic public safety, which is zero, nada, nothing. by Eric Holdeman / January 30, 2018
Politics Trust requires more than government telling the truth Trust is often in short supply at all levels of government: an Occupy protest in New Mexico. by Eric Holdeman / July 31, 2012
Politics Advocacy in hard times: Lessons from the Occupy movement Despite the looming government shutdown, not much happened in Olympia over the weekend. by Lisa Arnold / April 5, 2012
Culture Digital Prospector: Digging for online video gold Apha House, one of Amazon's 14 original online series by Rustin Thompson / June 5, 2013
Culture Digital Prospector: John Keister's back, Selznick v. De Sica, Hollywood's home movies Critic Rustin Thompson unearthing the very best - and worst - in online video. by Rustin Thompson / August 4, 2013
Culture Digital Prospector: musical trash, vinography, "The Canyons" and Tom Jones Tom Jones at the House of Blues, 2009 by Rustin Thompson / July 28, 2013
Culture Digital Prospector: Earning "non-racist" points, voyeurism as art, "Adrift" in San Francisco fog Fog over the San Francisco area is the focus of a two-year long project that culminates in the video "Adrift" by Rustin Thompson / July 23, 2013