Culture 'Snow wimps'? Who is the 'LA Times' calling a wimp? Snow at Pike Place Market by Art Thiel / January 19, 2012
Politics Japan's survivors bring new dimension to Mariners' opener A year later, devastation dots the landscape around Ishinomaki. by Art Thiel / March 28, 2012
Culture 3/11: The disaster that haunts Japan The tsunami that struck an elementary school in Ishinomaki also slammed cars into the building. The explosions ignited fires throughout the bulding. by Art Thiel / March 27, 2012
Politics M's Eric Wedge makes an awkwardly rushed visit to earthquake center During a 2012 trip to Japan, Eric Wedge gives tips to a young player in Ishinomaki, which was hard hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. by Art Thiel / March 27, 2012
Environment Plan to create major park moves ahead Some of the damage from the 1983 Smith Creek landslide at Lake Whatcom. by Bob Simmons / May 23, 2012
Politics Cherry Point's coal debate: new fight on a site with stormy history The site of the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal by Bob Simmons / October 18, 2011
Tech The woods that broke the bank: development or preservation as park? Part of the proposed Chuckanut Ridge development in Bellingham. by Bob Simmons / January 13, 2011
Environment Whatcom County's money-saving plan: let developers' attorneys write land-use laws Last year, the county took a money-saving approach to another environmental issue by letting homeowners inspect their own septic tanks. by Bob Simmons / January 13, 2011
Politics The animal-waste problem is, and is not, a load of crap In Snohomish County, 35 percent of surveyed dog owners claim they usually pick up their pet waste. by Bob Simmons / June 10, 2008
Culture Seattle's water is Bellingham's wishful drinking Lake Whatcom in Bellingham, Wash. (Creative Commons / Wikimedia) by Bob Simmons / May 26, 2008