Portland wants to rebuild schools even as the area struggles financially and wonders about how it has fallen behind Seattle's economic position. At least Portland's superintendent of schools is ...

Inside Politics: Now that the primary dust has settled, and the vote counts are in, here's how the 2014 political landscape is shaping up. The counting is over, and the ballots tallied since ...

A look at a day of arguments that led to victory for supporters of same-sex marriage. Without a high school grammar teacher as a support staffer, Thurston County Superior Court Judge Thomas McPhee ...

The burgeoning indie music scene has spawned the Portland Cello Project. It's keeping cellists busy, playing classical and rock in non-traditional venues. The Rose City is now Celloland.

The loss of Washington Mutual is a very big, very bad deal for the Seattle region. Its scope is just beginning to sink in. Large, locally run public companies are a major civic asset, as they ...

It's also back to reopening five schools closed a few years ago, with a cost of $45 million. The district releases its detailed maps and makes the case that predictability for families will ...

Good choices for the foreign policy and Defense appointees, but a lot depends on how Hillary staffs her new job and how the new national security adviser conceives of that post. According to ...

As the midterms draw to a close, two strategists and an elected leader discuss how our two major parties gain — and wield — political control.

It is hard to imagine the Northwest without wilderness and outdoor recreation — mountain ranges to climb and trails to hike. These recreations exist due to the hard work and advocacy of many ...

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Founder, The Jane Goodall Institute; U. N. Messenger of Peac ...

The landscapes and forests of the Pacific Northwest influence and impact so many who have lived here or traveled through. This place is alive. It speaks. It vibrates. For some, it’s a spiritual ...