WA limits spit hoods inside state-run psychiatric facilities

The Washington agency that oversees state-run psychiatric hospitals now restricts how staff use spit hoods — mesh or fabric ...

Washington Law Says to Alert the Public When Doctors Are Accused of Misconduct. It Can Take Months.

In the case of Mark Mulholland, who was repeatedly accused of sexual misconduct, the board waited six weeks to announce that ...

This day in history: Prison in Walla Walla closed ‘blood alley’ in attempt to strengthen security. Harvard expert doubted Norsemen were in Spokane area in 1010 A.D.

Change was in the offing at the Washington State Penitentiary at Walla Walla. After years of trying to create “so-called ...

Even 250 years in, the battle over the American story — and who gets to tell it — endures

From the beginning, many decades before it became the United States, American society was founded not on hundreds of years of ...
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David Hoffmann is investing millions to preserve local newspapers

The Lee Enterprises chairman explains why he believes community newspapers remain essential — and why he's investing millions to help ensure their future.