Seattle Opera's enjoyable, traditional Flying Dutchman The Flying Dutchman, played by Greer Grimsley, laments his fate by Fred Hauptman / August 7, 2007
Seattle Opera rediscovers the noble simplicity of Gluck From left, William Burden as Pylades and Brett Polegato as Orestes in <i>Iphigenie en Tauride</i>. (Bill Mohn) by Fred Hauptman / October 16, 2007
Environment At the U.S.-Canada border, an "extinct" tribe hunts for recognition To prove that his Arrow Lakes Band exists, Rick Desautel defied Canadian law to shoot an elk across the border. His case will be heard by their Supreme Court. by Anna V. Smith High Country News / November 1, 2019
Environment Tribes can hunt on ancestral lands north of U.S. border, Canada says After 10 years of legal battles, the Sinixt tribe won recognition and hunting rights in their traditional homelands across the Canadian border. by Anna V. Smith High Country News / May 11, 2021
Environment The Chinook Indian Nation’s 120-year fight for sovereignty Federal recognition provides tribes with critical health care and education. But there are nations the U.S. refuses to recognize. by Anna V. Smith High Country News / April 7, 2021
Environment A tale of restored tribal lands turns bittersweet in the wake of an Oregon wildfire Tribes who've reclaimed federal lands are learning that the U.S. was a less-than-ideal steward — which puts them at risk for catastrophic wildfires. by Anna V. Smith High Country News / August 21, 2019
Politics U.S. and Russia: time to declare normality The Kremlin in Moscow by eric schinfeld / April 4, 2012
Mind sex and 'Tristan' Conductor Asher Fisch and General Director Speight Jenkins. by Fred Hauptman / August 3, 2010
Tech How to kill Puget Sound jobs A container ship in Prince Rupert, British Columbia. The port there is viewed as a growing competitor to U.S. Pacific Northwest ports. by eric schinfeld / July 5, 2012
Chaos and twilight: Seattle Opera's Ring, part 2 Stig Andersen as Siegfried and Dennis Petersen as Mime by Fred Hauptman / August 15, 2009