Environment Nick on the Rocks: Mount Baker, the volcano born from volcanoes Shifting glaciers revealed the North Cascade peak’s origins, forged from three ancient volcanoes that lived and died over the past million years. by Shannen Ortale / January 12, 2024
Environment Nick on the Rocks: The North Cascades' gneiss-est bedrock The range’s oldest bedrock sits high in the mountains near Canada. But the yellow aster gneiss originated an ocean away 400 million years ago. by Shannen Ortale / January 19, 2024
Environment Nick on the Rocks: The mystery of Waterville's basalt boulders Just north of Withrow, WA, pancake-flat fields are dotted with massive rocks that help us visualize an Ice Age glacier. by Shannen Ortale / January 26, 2024
Politics For most Washington voters, the governor’s race is just beginning Just 24% of poll respondents said they’ve decided on a candidate. Last time the seat was open, half of voters knew who they were supporting by January. by H. Stuart Elway / January 23, 2024 / Updated at 11:38 a.m. on Jan. 23
Environment Nick on the Rocks: Why Mount Shuksan is made of sea green stone Greenschist gets its tint from minerals compressed under the ocean long ago. Now it caps an entire mountaintop in the North Cascades. Special thanks to Central Washington University as the original... by Shannen Ortale / January 5, 2024
News The Newsfeed: Key takeaways from the 2024 WA legislative session Lawmakers addressed guns and the environment, but housing was left behind. Also, the deaths of rideshare drivers leads to requests for more aid. by Shannen Ortale / March 21, 2024
Don't read omens into the primary results The two electorates are quite different, both in makeup and size. Plus: a consolation prize to Clint Didier. by H. Stuart Elway / August 18, 2010
Culture Crosscut By 2: All over but the runner's high Monte Enbysk runs the 2008 Seattle Marathon in the fog. by Monte Enbysk / November 30, 2009
Culture Seattle Marathon course saves the worst (and hilliest) for last Runners leave downtown during the 2008 Seattle Marathon by Monte Enbysk / November 26, 2009
Culture Four tips for handling marathon week Crosscut By 2: Carbo-loading? Last-minute training? And what about Thanksgiving dinner? How to deal with the Seattle Marathon pre-race jitters. by Monte Enbysk / November 24, 2009