Environment The Columbia River: not eternally dammed "A River Lost" by Blaine Harden by Ronald Holden / April 2, 2012
Politics Japan's survivors bring new dimension to Mariners' opener A year later, devastation dots the landscape around Ishinomaki. by Art Thiel / March 28, 2012
Culture 3/11: The disaster that haunts Japan The tsunami that struck an elementary school in Ishinomaki also slammed cars into the building. The explosions ignited fires throughout the bulding. by Art Thiel / March 27, 2012
Politics M's Eric Wedge makes an awkwardly rushed visit to earthquake center During a 2012 trip to Japan, Eric Wedge gives tips to a young player in Ishinomaki, which was hard hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. by Art Thiel / March 27, 2012
Environment Would we rather shoot horses than eat them? A horse meat butcher shop in Venice. by Ronald Holden / January 6, 2011
Culture The voodoo bug hits Oregon vintners Katherine Cole poses with her new book, Voodoo Vintners. by Ronald Holden / August 4, 2011
Culture Updated wine guides, and a surprising 'winner' The latest wine bible by expert Paul Gregutt focuses not on a particular winery, but a region: Red Mountain. by Ronald Holden / October 10, 2010
Culture Oil-soaked oysters, contaminated salmon, 'radioactive' wine We're living the effects of the BP oil spill and fearing a proposed open-pit mine near Bristol Bay. Should we worry about our own state's vineyards and orchards growing so close to Hanford's plutonium... by Ronald Holden / September 13, 2010
Environment Crosscut Tout: A locavore's delight For The Herbfarm's special "100-mile" dinner, every menu item and ingredient is local. Even the salt is made from scratch. by Ronald Holden / August 2, 2010
Environment Crosscut Tout: Fresh sheets Salmon swimming upstream. (Wikipedia) by Ronald Holden / August 1, 2010