Indigenous Affairs Yakama Nation’s new public safety campus gives justice room to grow The tribal court system, which had occupied a cluster of trailers since the ’50s, plans to add services like a mental health or a veterans court. by Nika Bartoo-Smith Underscore News and ICT / January 9, 2024
Opinion Washington has proved vote-by-mail improves democracy Republicans have forced Americans to choose between their health and their vote. Our state knows there's a better way. by Tina Podlodowski / May 4, 2020
Equity Snoqualmie Tribe starts land protection sales tax at Salish Lodge The 2% tax will preserve ancestral sites such as Snoqualmie Falls, and could be a model for other Indigenous nations. by Nika Bartoo-Smith Underscore/ICT / July 17, 2023
Opinion Troubled waters: Politicians on the hook for orca, salmon failures When we need more money on salmon recovery, we have to curb waste in other areas. by Todd Myers / August 23, 2018
Opinion If climate change is a crisis, striking isn’t enough To make effective progress on global warming, we need to become climate empowered. Personal responsibility is how we'll get there. by Todd Myers / September 19, 2019
Opinion Inslee had a goal to cut carbon emissions. Where are the results? Inslee talks the talk on carbon emissions, but does he walk the walk? by Todd Myers / January 15, 2018
Environment Puget Sound Partnership: Can anybody here figure out a plan? Puget Sound by Todd Myers / July 11, 2012
Politics How gun control effort can get a good start right here President Obama speaks about the school shootings in Connecticut. by Tina Podlodowski / December 16, 2012
Politics UW students still waiting for the marijuana tooth fairy One student explores the legality - and the consequences - of lighting up, which ironically may be harder for college students to do legally than the rest of us. by Joseph Sutton-Holcomb / November 27, 2012
Tech Technology is creating virtual universities. Discuss. Stanford University: now online as well. by Tina Podlodowski / October 4, 2011