Culture Nature's salmon factory is threatened The area where the Pebble Mine would be situated (top), and the Bristol Bay, Alaska, salmon harvest. (Top: Wikipedia; bottom: Bristol Bay Alliance) by Bill Schneider / July 6, 2007
Culture Time for a new backcountry coalition of MPVs: muscle-powered vehicles Single-track mountain-biking in Colorado. (U.S. Bureau of Land Management) by Bill Schneider / October 12, 2007
Culture Making Western states bicycle-friendly Unless you're in Washington, which ranks No. 1, state officials and bicycle advocacy groups have a lot of work to do. by Bill Schneider / October 17, 2008
Politics McCain, Palin, earmarks, and the DNA of bears Grizzly bear leaving a DNA sample in a "scent trap." (U.S. Geological Survey) by Bill Schneider / October 2, 2008
Culture Why the national park gun rule should stand The rule doesn't change much, says this commentator, mostly just making the status quo the legal status quo. So let it be. by Bill Schneider / January 8, 2009
Politics Field Notes from Olympia: Moeties, closed-door caucus meetings and our open government ideal Legislative caucuses are off limits to the press and public, including anthropologists. by David Price / March 19, 2015
Politics Lift a glass: A Seattle landmark bites the dust There was plenty of planning and PR. Just the same, residents of Seattle's Georgetown neighborhood this weekend felt like demolition of the historic Rainier Cold Storage building was rushed. by Cynthia Rose / January 20, 2008
Tech Shrinky Dinks but not rinky-dink: Big-name artists are put to the test Shrinky Dinks art by James Jaxxa, to be auctioned this week at the Sixth Annual Shrinky Dinks Invitational Art Auction in Seattle. by Cynthia Rose / December 4, 2007
Culture In a clinical yoga practice, physiology meets philosophy Molly Kenny, co-founder of Samarya Center in Seattle. by Cynthia Rose / November 28, 2007
Culture A great ex-pat life — but a long way from home Seattle's French Underground: Ensconced in metro Puget Sound, French nationals nonetheless feel the inevitable tug of the homeland. Conclusion by Cynthia Rose / May 7, 2008