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Articles by Ashley Archibald

A rider boards a train in the Seattle International District station. Sound Transit’s Link light rail is free during the pandemic.

Pandemic brings progressive change, but for how long?

by Ashley Archibald | April 1st, 2020

In February, Sound Transit held a meeting at Seattle’s El Centro De La Raza to discuss changes to its fare enforcement policy. At question were practices that potentially discriminated against homeless people and people of color, and what could be done to...

Federal response lacking

by Ashley Archibald | April 1st, 2020

As state and local governments struggle to contain the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. government efforts to get needed protective gear to medical professionals and economic relief to Americans have been slow and inadequate, experts say. President Donald Trump...

A father and son kept apart by the quarantine remain in harm’s way

by Ashley Archibald | April 1st, 2020

Every day since the coronavirus struck Seattle, Michael Dare Sr. leaves his apartment on the top floor of Ernestine Anderson Place and goes outside. The complex, meant for low-income people who are 55 or older, no longer allows visitors, in order to protect...

Efforts from near and D.C. to save the crashing economy

by Ashley Archibald | March 25th, 2020

Social distancing to impede the coronavirus has severely impacted the local and national economies, prompting government officials in Washington and Washington, D.C., to ameliorate the economic pain. Restrictions on where and how Washingtonians can travel,...

Read more in the Mar. 25-31, 2020 issue.

Tax Amazon campaign gains steam

by Ashley Archibald | March 25th, 2020

Proponents filed an initiative to tax large businesses on March 19 amid a coronavirus outbreak that threatens the city’s finances. The “Tax Amazon” initiative is structured the same as another effort pushed forward at the City Council-level by...

Read more in the Mar. 25-31, 2020 issue.

Emergency Food Network Chief Executive Officer Michelle Douglas

Fundraising season is fading into the distance

by Ashley Archibald | March 25th, 2020

Michelle Douglas had a plan. Douglas is the chief executive officer of the Emergency Food Network (EFN), a Pierce County nonprofit. She met with her team Tuesday, March 10, to discuss their options. Their Recognition Breakfast, a fundraiser and celebration...

Read more in the Mar. 25-31, 2020 issue.

A student wearing a mask walks through an empty University of Washington Campus after classes were canceled.

Seattleites are ready for spring but shut away

by Ashley Archibald | March 19th, 2020

Seattle is canceled. The Emerald City — a hub of arts, culture, business and tourism — has effectively shuttered as the infectious coronavirus rips through the region and government officials rush to keep people safe. Bustling areas of the city are vacant...

Read more in the Mar. 18 - 24, 2020 issue.

Biden their time

by Ashley Archibald | March 19th, 2020

Washington state voters appear poised to hand victory in the March 10 primary to former Vice President Joe Biden, despite expectations that the state would once again go to Sen. Bernie Sanders. As of March 17, Biden was 1.4 percent ahead of Sanders...

Read more in the Mar. 18 - 24, 2020 issue.

Real Change team members advocate at Seattle City Hall to gain accessible and free sanitary stations.

Contracts approved to support hygiene stations and sex workers held up

by Ashley Archibald | March 19th, 2020

As the coronavirus continues to wreak havoc in the region, the city has not yet released funds for hygiene and outreach projects approved in Seattle’s 2020 budget that could help ameliorate the crisis. Contracts to support outreach to sex workers and...

Read more in the Mar. 18 - 24, 2020 issue.

Mon meilleure ami

by Ashley Archibald | March 12th, 2020

A French philosopher ponders his companion

As I began to write this review of “Dogs,” a philosophical treatise on the nature of the human-canine bond by French philosopher Mark Alizart, my dog Rin was curled up at my feet. Over the past two and a half years, Rin has been my constant companion, and I...

Read more in the Mar. 11-17, 2020 issue.