Culture Bag fees, the Nickels economic stimulus plan The Mayor shrewdly taps the chemical industry to save Seattle's economy and its media. Who knew he was that smart? by Jason Shindler / August 3, 2009
Feds' stimulus for high-speed rail is low-speed The tracks at Seattle's King Street Station are to be improved with federal funds for high-speed rail. by C.B. Hall / July 6, 2010
Politics Rough seas for Puget Sound's foot ferries The 'Spirit of Kingston' passenger ferry by C.B. Hall / February 8, 2011
Politics Legislators counter Gregoire's ferry plan with one of their own Washington state's newest ferry, the Chetzemoka. by C.B. Hall / January 24, 2011
Tech Eastside rail line: Can suburbia deal with a freight train? A freight car sits on a spur just off the main line near downtown Bellevue. by C.B. Hall / January 19, 2011
Politics Seattle-to-Portland Amtrak service to get a boost The tracks at Seattle's King Street Station are to be improved with federal funds for high-speed rail. by C.B. Hall / September 6, 2010
Politics Are passenger-only ferries on the way back? The 'Spirit of Kingston' passenger ferry by C.B. Hall / August 16, 2010
Politics Two ways to look at the sea, and a search for objective facts Nature Conservancy ecologist Roger Fuller takes measurements in the estuary of the Stillaguamish River. by C.B. Hall / January 5, 2011
Politics High-speed rail funds are still hung up, as Congress tightens its belt Advocates of the rail program are still waiting for promised federal funds, and they worry that a newly conservative Congress will cut the payouts. by C.B. Hall / January 4, 2011
Politics More federal rail money for state, and what about some train-building jobs? Wisconsin was one of the states to reject high-speed rail money, helping Washington state to a new chunk of federal help. Now, some hope train-building jobs headed to Wisconsin might come here, too. by C.B. Hall / December 9, 2010