Writer and editor. Outdoors enthusiast. Former @seattletimes, @oregonian journalist.

Joined July 2011
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In March 2014, the Oso landslide tore through a Washington town, killing 43 people and destroying a neighborhod. 10 years later, I spoke with Oso survivors. After losing everything, how do you go on? seattletimes.com/seattle-new…
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Calling all aspiring young journalists in Oregon and SW Washington: Applications are open now for High School Journalism Institute 2024. Students will learn reporting, news writing, photography and more from the pros oregonlive.com/hsji/2024/03/…
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NEW: The vice president of Seattle’s police union acted unprofessionally when he made “callous” comments downplaying the death of a young woman, according to city police watchdogs. st.news/49974kZ
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Eugene Weekly forced to lay off entire staff, halt printing due to embezzlement that has left their finances "in shambles." Running (and printing!) an alt weekly in 2023 is a herculean task. Let's keep this incredible pub alive: eugeneweekly.com/2023/12/28/…
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For more than a decade, the CID Santas have been beloved community volunteers who greeted kids with holiday cheer while also dismantling racial stereotypes about who gets to play the traditionally white character. seattletimes.com/life/wing-l…
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JOB ALERT: The Seattle Times is seeking an Assistant Sports Editor and Sports Reporter. Apply here: company.seattletimes.com/car… @APSE_sportmedia @NABJSports @AAJAsports @NAHJ @AWSM_SportMedia @SJdotcom @nlgja @aaja @NABJ @najournalists @MurrowCollege @UWComm
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Sinclair nixes Univision affiliation, ending Spanish local news broadcasts in the Seattle area. A Burien city council member is fighting what a former Univision staffer calls “a huge step backwards” seattletimes.com/seattle-new…
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Introducing our new @stmentalhealth column series, "The therapist is in," where Jordan Alam will explain aspects of individual therapy and answer reader questions about difficult situations. seattletimes.com/seattle-new…
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In life, Jean Darsie dedicated herself to helping unhoused people. In death, the longtime activist bequeathed her North Beach home to a nonprofit, asking that it be rehabbed for low-income buyers and that a second affordable home be built on the large lot. seattletimes.com/seattle-new…
How one woman is still combating Seattle’s housing crisis, even in death | The Seattle Times (w/ ⁦@ellenbanner⁩) seattletimes.com/seattle-new…
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"We are here today gathering as a testament to all those generations before us." Seattle celebrates its second official Indigenous Peoples’ Day seattletimes.com/seattle-new… (via @vonnaiphair @ErikaJSchultz)
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Not many journalists capture the Rainier Valley well. There are so many cliches. But ⁦⁦@DBeekman⁩ shows great sophistication as he portrays the areas changing dynamics, for better and worse. Even if you live here, you’ll likely learn a lot. seattletimes.com/seattle-new…
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In the past 10 months, ~400 asylum seekers have arrived to Riverton Park United Methodist Church. ~180 are there now. But no government entity has stepped up to take responsibility for finding them shelter and resources. And it’s happening amid a growing homelessness crisis.
Hundreds of asylum-seekers found Tukwila church, but who will help? | The Seattle Times (via ⁦@annaleapatrick⁩) seattletimes.com/seattle-new…
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You call. No answer. Call two more. All full. Call another. An opening... 6 months from now. This is the experience people in WA go through to find an outpatient therapist taking new clients. How people end up interacting with "ghosts" in mental health: seattletimes.com/seattle-new…
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