Katie Baird | The Seattle Times

December 1, 2017 at 2:49 pm

The outdated way we measure poverty hurts those in need | Op-Ed

Lawmakers evaluating today’s slate of health-care proposals underestimate their impact because of a deeply flawed and obsolete way of measuring poverty.

October 21, 2012 at 4:00 pm

Op-ed: Approve Initiative 1240 to allow public charter schools

THREE previous swings at establishing public charter schools in Washington came up empty, so why are proponents for them still at bat?Passion for charter schools...

Opinion

March 27, 2009 at 2:10 pm

Climate change will be costly for Washington state

A new University of Oregon report suggests climate change might cost the state of Washington $3.8 billion annually by 2020, or more than 2 percent...

Opinion