Health Washington parents can't opt out of MMR vaccine for philosophical reasons More kids will need the measles vaccine in order to legally attend public or private schools in Washington this fall. That comes after a recent change to state law. Ann Dornfeld
Arts & Life 2018 Smoke Farm Symposium: Watersheds, dementia and 'fake news' Get out of town for talks on our in-between times Sonya Harris John O'Brien
National Planned Parenthood To Withdraw From Title X, Unless Court Intervenes The organization says it expects to withdraw rather than comply with new Trump administration rules for the federal family planning program. Sarah McCammon
Arts & Life David Brooks and the moral response to 'a national valley of distrust and disconnection’ David Brooks considers the ways human nature and ingenuity can help us rise above disunion John O'Brien
Photos of ‘needles’ sent to Seattle’s Find It Fix It app. (Spoiler: many aren't needles) A third of the time, reports of “needles” on the city’s Find it, Fix it app instead show RVs, tents and homeless people Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Health How to raise a chill kid? Let them play What can parents do to try to prevent anxiety disorders from arising in their children? We get answers from two experts. Deborah Wang
Health 'It's not your fault.' The pitfalls of parenting an anxious child When kids struggle with serious anxiety, even well-meaning parents often say or do exactly the wrong things. "Nobody gives you the playbook for the ‘do’s and don'ts’ of this anxious child business," said one expert. Deborah Wang
Health How you can prepare for wildfire smoke in Seattle Some tips to protect you from whatever smoke is headed your way Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Health The shame we carried Yvonne described it as a horror movie playing on a loop in her mind. Isolde Raftery
Health Resources: postpartum anxiety and depression Read: "The shame we carried." A reporter shares her experience with postpartum anxiety and obsessive compulsive, and speaks with other moms about theirs. Isolde Raftery
