Places in WA to visit for Women’s History Month
This March, mix up your typical springtime travel with visits to some of the important spots connected to women’s history in Western Washington.
Day: February 27, 2026
Rant and Rave: Flower and card made reader’s day
RAVE to the two University of Washington students who presented me with a red carnation and a small pink card when I walked through campus on Valentine’s Day. Your kindness to me, a total stranger, made my day. RANT to the thousands of riders who…
WA Medicare Advantage buyers scramble amid Humana, Optum dispute
Some seniors were forced to switch insurance providers to keep their doctors. Behind the scenes, a giant health care group is tightening its grip on the market.
Warning: French regions at risk! Part 1: Corsica
France is a poor performer when it comes to cohesion in Europe and is marked by growing regional inequalities, despite being allocated a whopping €18 billion in EU cohesion funding for 2021-2027. Numerous regions risk falling into a “development trap”…
Core wholesale prices rose 0.8% in January, much more than expected
The core producer price index increased a seasonally adjusted 0.8%, more than the 0.6% gain in December.
New sleeping sickness pill gets nod, paving the way for use in Africa
European drug regulators are endorsing a new and simpler treatment for sleeping sickness, in what could be a giant boost to efforts to eliminate the disease.
‘Index of Repression:’ documents 964 anti-Palestinian cases in the UK
The European Legal Support Center says it’s verified nearly a thousand cases of “anti-Palestinian repression” in the UK.
Target to stop selling cereals with certified synthetic colors by end of May
Target will stop selling its entire assortment of cereal with certified synthetic colors by the end of May.
Anthropic refuses to bend to Pentagon on AI safeguards
A public showdown between the Trump administration and Anthropic is hitting an impasse as military officials demand the artificial intelligence company bend its ethical policies by Friday or risk damaging its business. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei drew …
Epstein files: Clinton hearings ‘political theatre to distract public from Trump’
Former President Bill Clinton is testifying Friday before members of Congress investigating convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a day after Clinton’s wife, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, sat with lawmakers for her own deposition. Howev…