Danny Westneat takes an opinionated look at the Puget Sound region's news, people and politics. Danny is taking a personal leave from The Seattle Times through the end of 2021.
Hospitalizations that were likely preventable are a big financial hit to the system. But the drive to “make them pay,” born of pandemic frustration, is...
The resistance to the vaccine mandates is certainly loud, with lawsuits and sometimes chanting in the streets. But the quieter, more important story is that...
The dysfunction of political leadership that has marked our struggles with the coronavirus from the beginning is on stark display right now in the Tri-Cities...
The notion the last election was rigged may animate the Republican base, but there's no evidence for it. And the base is shrinking. Election lawsuits...
A year and a half into the pandemic, a group of citizens still refuse to acknowledge that a major health event is even happening. Why?...
Pioneer Square businesses pleaded for help from the city with the deteriorating street scene but heard that relief probably isn't coming soon. They are learning...
COVID-19 patients are so crowding some hospitals in Idaho that they've been forced to use a scoring system to see who gets treated, based on...
The story of a recent property sale downtown is a parable of how too often we in Seattle seem to believe the negative hype about...
