Growth Newcomers fleeing expensive housing are finding it again in Spokane. Now they want protections A slate of measures intended to support low-income residents and reduce homelessness awaits a vote by the city council. by Carl Segerstrom High Country News / January 14, 2020
Environment Amid pandemic meat shortage, a stampede for local beef Washington's small slaughterhouses see a boom as COVID hits big meat processors. Will it last? by Carl Segerstrom High Country News / May 26, 2020
Environment WA's endangered pygmy rabbits bounce back from the brink Recovering the endangered rabbits will test society’s willingness to let nature reclaim a landscape. by Carl Segerstrom High Country News / June 10, 2019
Environment Concerned over dwindling salmon, advocates seek a political route to dam removal After decades of court cases have rebuffed federal management, it may take a political fix to restore salmon in the Columbia Basin. by Carl Segerstrom High Country News / October 1, 2019
Environment These young activists want Washington and Oregon to be bolder on climate — so they sued their governors A win could mean more aggressive action to avoid climate disaster. Some environmental leaders think the lawsuit is a distraction from the action Jay Inslee and Kate Brown are pushing for. by Carl Segerstrom High Country News / November 15, 2019
Environment Trump order threatens WA's environmental authority A recently signed executive order looks to fast-track permitting for coal terminals. by Carl Segerstrom High Country News / April 30, 2019
Take me out to the Hutch (the awards) Kansas City Royals' Billy Butler receives the 2012 Hutch Award (designed by Dale Chihuly) from Fred Hutchinson board member Karl Ege. by Sue Frause / February 17, 2012
Crosscut Tout: The sound of Northwest music lands at Sea-Tac Nashville's music scene includes clubs on Broadway. by Sue Frause / January 25, 2012
Culture Sunday in Amsterdam? Let's go to that cool new Starbucks Inside the sliding glass doors of Starbucks: The Bank, multi-levels greet coffee customers. by Sue Frause / April 15, 2012
Boeing's big boat and the photo of it seen 'round the nation The 130-ft. Daedalus cruises into the dock at April Point Resort & Spa on Quadra Island in British Columbia in 2008 by Sue Frause / April 10, 2012