A look at what comes between us with help from you, Seattle Times readers | Melissa Davis
The Seattle Times is publishing a series of essays this fall that look at how we became so polarized, how to combat it and how...
Kimmel suspension puts our democracy on dangerous footing | Melissa Davis
What is so egregious about the fear these firings have spawned is that we are not allowed to make up our own minds about what...
Critic who reviewed Seattle and Broadway theater for decades dies at 74
Misha Berson reviewed productions around Seattle and on Broadway for 25 years. She died Feb. 13.
Your anti-vaxx email is making me sick | Melissa Davis
We already know some are not heeding the recommendations because 27 of Washington’s 39 counties recorded cases of whooping cough this year.
Readers: Tell us how you’ll try to bridge the great divide | Opinion
As the new year approaches, we want to hear your ideas and resolutions around encouraging civil discourse.
Landfills remind us why we need to do more recycling | Melissa Davis and Josh Farley
They’re sources of pollution and carbon emissions. Can they help Washington achieve a better system of recycling?
How ‘commingled’ recycling fails us — and what some startups are doing about it | Melissa Davis and Josh Farley VIEW
Editorial board members Melissa Davis and Josh Farley uncovered creative new ways to bring new life to things unredeemable in today’s recycling system.
Sound Transit marches on north of Seattle, as does an important art tradition | Melissa Davis
Just as the new Lynnwood Link light rail extension links communities, so does the artwork at each new station, from a giant hummingbird to a...
Trump shooting rumor mill shows how we go from sharing information to shaping it | Melissa Davis
Trying to make sense of a significant event is human nature. But thanks to social media, that sense of connection sometimes turns into something else.
Paper trail: Recycling gets real on the Columbia River | Melissa Davis and Josh Farley
Laboring over your curbside bin? Here’s why paper products stand the best chance of being recycled.
Recycling 101: What to know about sorting in King County | Melissa Davis and Josh Farley
As the legislature seeks to expand recycling access and curb landfill growth, two editorial board members got a close-up of one facility salvaging our rubbish.
If you've resolved to submit an op-ed in the new year, here's some help | Melissa Davis
Seattle Times deputy opinion editor and guest essay wrangler Melissa Davis shares tips on how to take part in our community conversation.
Challenges, fun ahead for new Seattle arts leadership | Melissa Davis
Seattle Symphony, Seattle Opera and Seattle Art Museum are all in search of new artistic leadership, a rare confluence. It’s also a huge opportunity.
The tragedy of our City of Literature's loss of Book-It Repertory Theatre | Melissa Davis
Book-It Repertory Theatre, helmed by Jane Jones and Myra Platt, is another vital cultural institution that has closed, unable to battle back after the pandemic.
Native occupation of Fort Lawton: Words we used then and now
Language matters. Here's a look at the language The Seattle Times used in reporting on the Fort Lawton protests in 1970, and how our style...
A1 Revisited: A note to our readers about language
News organizations large and small now commonly refer to what Japanese Americans in World War II experienced as "incarceration," rather than "internment."
No news is good news when the status quo is as idyllic as Hat Island
POSTSCRIPTS: Guess what? Not much has changed on beautiful Hat Island. And that's just the way the Hatters like it.
The waves meet the land on tiny Hat Island | PNW Magazine VIEW
No matter where you go on this private island — really; there are not that many options — someone is going to say a friendly...
The Backstory: The story behind ‘The waves meet the land on tiny Hat Island’ | PNW Magazine
On this peaceful, private island, friendly ‘hellos’ are the only things breaking the sound barrier.