‘Demon Copperhead’ is the top local fiction bestseller
This week’s top local fiction bestsellers from the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association.
Day: July 16, 2023
She steals surfboards by the seashore. She’s a sea otter
After a weekend during which the otter seemed to grow more aggressive, wildlife officials in the area said they have decided to put a stop to the larceny.
For the best tortillas, you need fresh masa
Any reservations you might have had about making corn tortillas from scratch will disappear the moment you taste them.
‘The Five-Star Weekend’ is the top national fiction bestseller
This week’s national fiction bestsellers from Publisher’s Weekly.
‘He could have died’: family calls for better jaundice testing of black and Asian babies
Jaxson’s symptoms were initially dismissed by health staff in a case that could have had fatal consequencesSoon after her son Jaxson was born, Lauren Clarke spotted that his eyes were yellow and bloodshot. “We kept asking if he had jaundice, but each t…
New York Times: Ukrainian Forces Lost Up To 20 Percent Of Their Front-line Military Equipment In The First Two Weeks Of The Counteroffensive Campaign
New York Times: After Suffering Heavy Losses, Ukrainians Paused to Rethink Strategy In the first two weeks of Ukraine’s grueling counteroffensive, as much as 20 percent of the weaponry it sent to the battlefield was damaged or destroyed, a…
Rant & Rave: Reader distracted by lovely view on ferry
RANT AND RAVE Rant to me for being so careless and dropping my wallet a few evenings ago on the M/V Tokitae ferry. Rave to the Washington State Ferries crew for finding it and calling me early the next morning after they spotted it. Double rave for the…
Documentary: Northern State Hospital and the quest for answers
He uncovered 200 headstones. She was searching for remnants about her great-grandmother’s life. This documentary unearths buried stories of WA’s abandoned mental hospital.
Reporter’s notebook: Unearthing Northern State Hospital’s past
Investigative reporter Sydney Brownstone describes what inspired her story on the now-shuttered hospital and the work that went into uncovering it.
Northern State Hospital death records have never been publicly available — until now
In collaboration with the state archives, The Seattle Times has digitized death registers to aid people researching the history of a family member or loved one.