Stephen Howie
Online Editor/Producer
About
Stephen Howie is an award-winning journalist, nonfiction writer, college professor, and videographer. His first book, "The Bluffton Charge: One Preacher’s Struggle for Civil Rights" won the Mammoth Books Nonfiction Prize.
From 2016 to 2018, Howie collaborated with Dr. Lorenzo Cohen, director of integrative medicine at MD Anderson Cancer Center, to research and write "AntiCancer Living: Transform Your Life and Health with the Mix of Six" (Viking/Penguin).
In addition to books, Howie has written articles, essays, profiles, and investigative journalism for prominent newspapers, literary journals, and magazines. To see and read examples of his work, visit his website at: stephenshowie.com.
Stories
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Sports
UW rowers win record 11 medals at Paris Olympics
University of Washington rowers won a total of 11 Olympic medals in Paris, the highest total in the history of the venerated program.
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Science
Seattle crows are so smart, they’re challenging what we know about evolution
Researchers have made startling discoveries in recent years about a crow’s ability to communicate, solve problems, remember people, and use tools. What they’re discovering about crow brains is changing how scientists understand intelligence — and bringing into question our accepted version of evolution.
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Get ready, Seattle. Summer '24 is about to bring the heat
Western Washington is bracing for potentially record-breaking heat this weekend. While that might sou
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Law & Courts
Anti-police protesters awarded $680,000 after SPD arrests labeled 'retaliatory'
Four protesters arrested for writing anti-police graffiti outside the Seattle Police precinct at the center of the Black Lives Matter protest have been awarded $680,000 by a federal jury.
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Health
Not-so-fresh water: How to avoid getting poop-sick from Seattle lakes
With the sun blazing and temperatures expected to climb into the low 80s Friday, Seattleites will be eying area lakes and swimming beaches for relief from the heat. But before you take the plunge, it’s important to consider several factors that could prevent you or your furry friends (and pets) from getting sick or worse from bacteria and toxic algae that could be lurking in your favorite swimming hole.
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Science
Why didn't OceanGate's CEO heed warnings before the fatal Titan sub implosion?
It’s been a year since a Washington-made sub imploded on a dive to explore the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five people on board, including Stockton Rush, the founder and CEO of OceanGate, the Everett-based company that made the sub. Now, an investigative report in WIRED magazine details questionable decisions made by Rush in the years leading up to the Titan crash.
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Animals
Seattle crows, beloved and feared, may be playing us with their primate-sized brains
Seattleites have a unique relationship with the crows that roam the city's neighborhoods and parks, but for the crows, is it all about the peanuts?
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Arts & Life
Seattle’s Wing Luke Museum closed after staff say exhibit 'frames Palestinian liberation' as antisemitism
Seattle’s Wing Luke Museum remains closed after more than half its staff walked out last week to protest an exhibit that addresses historic and current antisemitism in the region.
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Despite safety measures, promises, and plans, more people are dying on Washington roadways
The city of Seattle released its three-year plan to lower traffic fatalities Thursday in the wake of a statewide report that says the number of people killed on Washington roads hit a 33-year high.
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Yes, hiking. No, traffic. Trailhead Direct offers car-free travel from Seattle to the mountains
This year, Trailhead Direct features one route to Mount Si and the return of a second route, after a two-year absence, to the Issaquah Alps.