Culture Mossback’s Northwest: The Black pioneer who launched the Puget Sound settlement Escaping a racist Oregon law, a man named George Bush became one of Washington’s most important homesteaders. by Knute Berger & Stephen Hegg / May 8, 2020
Indigenous Affairs Washington State University earns $15M a year on stolen land A Grist report reveals that over the past 150 years, WSU has collected at least $1B in profit from land taken from 21 Indigenous nations. by Venice Buhain / February 7, 2024
News Over half of WA school bond measures get majority vote, but fail Only seven of 21 school bonds statewide got supermajority votes, but 91% of school operations levies, which require only a simple majority, passed. by Venice Buhain / February 20, 2024
Mossback Podcast | What Victoria, B.C., offered Black Americans in the 1850s Still encountering racism in the 'free' states of the West, some Black communities sought the American Dream in Canada. by Stephen Hegg / October 31, 2023
Mossback Podcast | When saboteurs planted an explosion at Seattle’s port In 1915, Germany wanted to keep the United States from joining World War I. Knute Berger explains how the fight came to the Northwest. by Stephen Hegg / November 7, 2023
Mossback Podcast | The suffragist who helped preserve WA’s biggest trees In the early 20th century, Catherine Montgomery spearheaded a movement to preserve old growth in Washington forests. Knute Berger shares her story. by Stephen Hegg / November 14, 2023
Mossback Podcast | Preserving 50 years of Pacific Northwest photography Asahel Curtis shot thousands of images in the early 20th century. Knute Berger talks about the effort to share them with the public for the first time. by Stephen Hegg / November 21, 2023
Mossback Podcast | How Mount Mazama blew its top and became Crater Lake Crater Lake wasn’t always a lake. Knute Berger tells the story of when a blast 50 times the size of Mt St. Helens' blanketed the PNW in ash. by Stephen Hegg / November 28, 2023
News Enrollment woes leave Washington school closures on the table Bellevue, Seattle and Olympia districts say drops in student numbers could lead to budget pressure and further consolidations. by Venice Buhain / December 12, 2023
News Tacoma police officers acquitted in death of Manuel Ellis A Pierce County jury found the three not guilty in the death of Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man who died during a police stop in March 2020. by Venice Buhain / December 21, 2023 / Updated: 5:47 p.m.