Opinion The road to women's suffrage began in Washington state 100 years after the 19th Amendment granted women the vote, meet the Pacific Northwest activists who ignited the effort. by Carolyn McConnell / March 20, 2020
Politics On climate, western governors pick up where Trump left off In New York, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee tells world leaders that Trump can’t stop state action on climate change. by Elizabeth Shogren for High Country News / September 26, 2017
Politics Trump's attack on environmental regs could cause havoc The coal-fired Valmont Power Plant in Boulder, Colorado, will shut down at the end of 2017 to fulfill the state’s Clean Air-Clean Job Act, which requires utilities to reduce emissions. Similar EPA... by Elizabeth Shogren for High Country News / February 9, 2017
Crosscut's online journalism has print's caliber Why a newspaper person is now a Crosscut reader, supporter, and occasional writer. by Joann Byrd / September 26, 2010
Politics UW's freshmen all must read (gasp!) poetry The University of Washington by Joann Byrd / September 21, 2010
Medina Mayor Michael Luis: If I Were Mayor Mayor of Medina Michael Luis by Michael Luis / May 21, 2013
Politics Take away the incentives for too many c-sections Caesarean births account for one third of all deliveries by Carolyn McConnell / August 5, 2009
Politics Tired of growth? Be careful what you wish for Seattle sees lots of moving days like this one (2005). by Michael Luis / August 12, 2014
Politics Seattle's not-so-radical history will reassert itself Seattle skyline by Michael Luis / May 26, 2014
Politics Growth game: Housing prices challenge Puget Sound Row houses in north Seattle by Michael Luis / November 30, 2014