What Courtney Weaver told her ex-fiancé in court – and his response On Jan. 15, 2010, a woman named Courtney Weaver was intentionally shot in the face by her fiancé, Kenneth Fiaui. In court nearly a year later, Weaver... KUOW Staff
The Orlando shooter and my student To wake up to this morning's news about the Orlando attack was almost unbearable. When things like this happen, I immediately want to hide, to run away.... Dani Blackman
9 heartbreaking responses to ‘A man shouts racial slurs at a Seattle Starbucks’ Last week we published an essay by Dr. Bob Hughes about a shocking experience at a Starbucks on Capitol Hill in Seattle. Hughes was meeting with a... Isolde Raftery
The Grief I Chose: Placing My Baby For Adoption Ten years ago, Nathan and I placed our firstborn son for adoption. I was barely 23 when I got pregnant with Benjamin. I had just graduated from... Beth Roberts
I'm The Kid In Your Honors Class Who Crossed The Border Illegally Hoping for a better life and education for my younger brother and me, my mother decided we should migrate to the U.S. I was only 9 years old when we... Luis Angel Gomez-Castillo
My Parenting Advice: Don't Kill Them Editor's note: This essay contains strong language. Having had kids before most of my friends, I’ve now reached the stage in life when many in my... Ijeoma Oluo
'Seattle Is A Creepy, Salty Town With Dirt Under Her Nails' Seattle has one of the largest collections of zines -- tiny underground art manifestos that have usually been photocopied. ZAPP, the Zine Archive and... Trisha Ready ZAPP
What happened to the gay man from this 1967 Seattle magazine? In 1967, Peter Wichern made a bold move: He posed for the cover of a magazine in Seattle. It said: This is Peter Wichern . He is a local businessman. He... Ruth Pettis Angie McCarrell
Caitlyn Jenner, Laverne Cox And My 7-Year-Old Daughter As the mother of a young transgender child, my response to Caitlyn Jenner’s headline-grabbing announcement is a visceral one. Yes, I’m kind of put off... Marlo Mack
Alcohol Stopped Ruining My Life 365 Days Ago Well, this is it. I have been sober for one year. My dog woke me up just after 5 o’clock this morning, and although I was still tired, I just couldn't... Marika Katti Garland
