News Labor shortages, heat bring tough tides for WA shellfish farm At Taylor Shellfish Farms, hiring is increasingly a challenge as skyrocketing housing costs and difficult working conditions make it hard to recruit. by Mara Kardas-Nelson High Country News / October 17, 2022
How wildfires in the American West hurt the entire country As smoke travels, it can cause illness and economic hardship thousands of miles away. by Mara Kardas-Nelson InvestigateWest / October 1, 2020
As wildfires break records, firefighters face growing health risks Emerging scientific evidence shows they may be at risk of respiratory and heart illness, and maybe even cancer. by Mara Kardas-Nelson InvestigateWest / September 28, 2020
How British Columbia protects its people from wildfire smoke The Canadian province is well ahead of Washington and Oregon in protecting people’s health from wildfires. by Mara Kardas-Nelson InvestigateWest / September 22, 2020
Wildfire smoke’s health impacts have only just begun A growing body of evidence shows smoke sickens and can even kill. Is the government doing enough to protect residents? by Mara Kardas-Nelson InvestigateWest / September 21, 2020
During wildfires, West Coast farmworkers forced to put harvest over health Little is done to protect the workers’ health, and many feel powerless to hold employers accountable. by Mara Kardas-Nelson & Jess Alvarenga & Rosa Amanda Tuirán InvestigateWest / October 6, 2020
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