Treaties

"After that you just disappear into the sharks"

Down with Kyoto!

Future Minefields

Economy vs. Ecology

In an archetypal struggle, environmentalists and tribes are fighting a massive gravel pit and pier proposed for the shore of Hood Canal.

Over Our Heads

Should Seattle worry about rogue missile attacks, or the multibillion-dollar program being deployed to stop them?

Sandpaper and Silk

Jim Johnson and Mary Fairhurst are stark contrasts in their race for state Supreme Court.

The Pet Lady

Jim Johnson and Mary Fairhurst are stark contrasts in their race for state Supreme Court.

Mad scientists

Jim Johnson and Mary Fairhurst are stark contrasts in their race for state Supreme Court.

Supreme showdown

Europe, Canada, the feds, and the tanker industry gang try to sink Washington's oil-spill protection.

Fish stew

Europe, Canada, the feds, and the tanker industry gang try to sink Washington's oil-spill protection.

Busting the Feds

Europe, Canada, the feds, and the tanker industry gang try to sink Washington's oil-spill protection.

Whales and moans

Europe, Canada, the feds, and the tanker industry gang try to sink Washington's oil-spill protection.

Harpooning conspiracies

Puncturing conspiracy theories about the Makahs.

Letters

Tribe takes issue

Hawaii Garbage Faces New Obstacle En Route to Washington State Landfill After Yakama Tribe Objects

​Over the weekend, Hawaii news outlets were reporting that the first shipment of Honolulu garbage was likely only weeks away from coming to a Washington state landfill near the Columbia River. Hawaiian Waste Systems, the Seattle-based company that has a contract to ship 150,000 tons of waste f ... More >>

Aloha, Garbage!

The Yakama Nation isn't happy about a Washington company's plans to import Hawaii waste.

NW Native Cultural Center Plans Seattle's First Native Restaurant

​In my first piece in Seattle Weekly, I quoted from the writings of 19th-century Yankee explorer Theodore Winthrop, who derided the way native Pacific Northwesterners cooked salmon by saying "I would grill him delicately!" That quote didn't sit well with Northwest Native Cultural Center presi ... More >>

A Little Raskin: Native Cuisine Coming to Seattle Center

American Indian restaurants are all but nonexistent.