Opinion Shame, fear and the struggle to cope during a pandemic On living with depression in the time of coronavirus. by Lauren Allen / April 24, 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
This Changes Everything Podcast | What the 1918 flu can tell us about life after COVID-19 Season 1 , Episode 3 / April 22, 2020 After another pandemic swept through the United States 100 years ago, attempts were made to return to normal. It was a hard sell.
News Decriminalization of drug possession could be on WA November ballot The ACLU of Washington calls its proposed initiative a "public health issue." But coronavirus complicates its path to the ballot. by David Kroman / April 21, 2020
News Coronavirus disrupts child custody plans for WA parents Family courts are closed except for emergencies, leaving many scrambling to improvise new parenting arrangements. by Emily McCarty / April 21, 2020
Environment The pandemic might set back field science for years With stay-at-home orders pausing fieldwork, scientists worry about Washington's threatened species. by Hannah Weinberger / April 17, 2020 / Updated at 2:15 p.m., April 20, 2020
News COVID-19 spurs reckoning in crowded homeless shelters As one of King County's largest shelter providers moves clients into a hotel, advocates seek to avoid a return to the status quo. by David Kroman / April 13, 2020
Culture Meet the Anthony Fauci of 1918 Washington Dr. T.D. Tuttle was Washington's Health Commissioner during the 1918 flu. He wasn't always popular — even when he was right. by Knute Berger / April 13, 2020
News Racial disparities not apparent — yet — in WA coronavirus deaths Preliminary data shows deaths reflect state demographics, but experts say it may be too early to tell. by Donna Gordon Blankinship / April 13, 2020
Equity Parents of kids with disabilities fear lasting consequences of school closures A disruption in education also means the loss of critical special education services. Districts across Washington are scrambling to do what they can. by Manola Secaira / April 8, 2020
News After a labor strike and a pandemic, Swedish Hospital nurses have a contract Union members secured raises with the agreement, but some say they just wanted to put the fight behind them. by David Kroman / April 7, 2020
Opinion With COVID-19 looming, King County jail inmates feel exposed and unsafe Inmates, ruled by the same fears as outside, aren't provided information and resources to protect themselves. by Safa Peera / April 6, 2020
Opinion Economic crisis is not inevitable if Washington state acts now Coronavirus has already damaged the economy, but bold policies could prevent further devastation. by Ron Sims / April 3, 2020
News Coronavirus spells financial trouble for health clinics serving low-income communities The hard math comes as Washington's community health clinics worry about an inequitable response to the pandemic. by David Kroman / April 2, 2020
Opinion A diary of death and disdain in the time of coronavirus A Seattle professor ponders lessons learned by the spread of a virus — and of misinformation. by Johnny Horton / April 1, 2020