Equity It's white parents' responsibility to integrate Seattle schools, some parents say Integrated Schools is a volunteer organization that aims to get privileged parents to opt for schools with the benefit of diversity. by Meg Butterworth / March 9, 2020
News Calls, texts to helplines surge amid COVID-19 Over the course of the stay-at-home order, the federal Disaster Distress Hotline alone has seen calls from Washington state increase sevenfold. by Dean Russell & Jamie Smith Hopkins & Sally Deneen InvestigateWest / April 24, 2020
News Forget banning books — a rural WA county may close its library After a fight over LGBTQ+ young-adult titles, a November ballot measure will decide the fate of the only library in Columbia County. by Meg Butterworth / August 9, 2023
Equity WA schools catching up on Black history and ethnic studies The state is following in the steps of more progressive states that have led the way on making history classes reflect our diverse country. by Meg Butterworth / April 29, 2021
Mental health support can't keep up with wildfires or hurricanes As climate change drives more and more disasters, mental health support is in greater need than ever. America is not ready. by Dean Russell & Jamie Smith Hopkins & Molly Taft & Sally Deneen Columbia Journalism Investigations, Center for Public Integrity and InvestigateWest / September 23, 2020
Politics WA voters to decide whether to mandate sex ed in schools Parents, advocates, candidates and religious groups debate what students should be taught about sex in WA public schools. by Meg Butterworth / October 15, 2020
Could a new flag bring divided America back together? Visitors admire the work of Laura Sinai, one of several artists featured in "What Would Betsy Ross Do? The New American Flag Project" at the ArtXchange Gallery in Seattle. by Laila Kazmi / July 20, 2017
Local Japanese Americans remember their imprisonment during WWII Kay Sakai Nakao, who underwent incarceration in World War II, visits Japanese American Exclusion Memorial on Bainbridge Island. by Laila Kazmi / July 16, 2017
Culture Music: Time capsule of a Seattle immigrant community One of the earliest records being preserved at the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington. (Greg Davis/KCTS 9) by Laila Kazmi / August 29, 2017
Culture A Chicana choreographer storms the barriers of stereotype “I am not tall, long, thin, blonde hair, blue eyes,” says Alicia Mullikin. And that's OK with her. by Laila Kazmi / April 24, 2018