Environment PFAS in Washington’s well water could make you sick ‘Forever chemicals’ linked to ailments from high cholesterol to cancer are in our clearest aquifers — but steep costs pose cleanup challenges. by Andrew Engelson / February 14, 2024
News Puget Sound transit and riders navigate post-pandemic commutes With more people working in-office, local agencies try to make light-rail and bus services more consistent. But they face staff shortages and delays. by Andrew Engelson / March 22, 2024
News WA’s new drug law could help needle exchanges — or restrict them The possession bill passed this year includes $63M for treatment centers. But it also gives local governments the power to regulate them. by Andrew Engelson / November 2, 2023 / Updated at 5 p.m. on Nov. 7
News High grocery costs challenge Washington families, food banks Nearly 29,000 households in King County don’t have enough income to cover household basics, according to data from the University of Washington. by Andrew Engelson / November 21, 2023
Opinion The politics of protection that keep White men on top We must ask ourselves: Who is being protected? Who gets to do the protecting? And who actually needs protection? by Alisa Kessel / March 29, 2018
Politics Israel-Palestine fight draws conflicted lines in Seattle Jewish Voice for Peace protests Boeing's supplying of weapons to Israel, but is the group representative of any significant local change? by Jessica Buxbaum / August 3, 2014
Equity Across borders, foster care youth ask: What's missing? IFCA at the International Foster Care Organization world conference in Osaka, Japan last September doing a workshop on tranistioning out of foster care by Jessica Buxbaum / July 13, 2014
Politics Your burning questions answered about retail pot Legal marijuana from Colorado. by Jessica Buxbaum / July 7, 2014
Opinion What to watch for when Kavanaugh testifies Thursday A University of Puget Sound professor suggests ways to evaluate how the Supreme Court nominee views women. by Alisa Kessel / September 20, 2018
Opinion So how many #metoos is enough? At what point will people begin to believe the #MeToo victims? by Alisa Kessel / October 18, 2017