Josie Fenske

Knowledge is Wealth

The Click •

Still No Answers for a Harborview Patient After Six Years

(SEATTLE) — Between 1999 and 2015, more than 2,400 doctors faced public accusations of sexual misconduct against patients nationwide, according to an Atlanta-Journal Constitution investigation. Of those 2,400 doctors, half still have active medical licenses today.

The investigation found that one factor contributing to the perpetuation of sexual misconduct by physicians is a lack of support for victims speaking out. In part 1 of their series, “Doctors & Sex Abuse”, AJC stated, “Intimidated, con
The Click •

Voter-Approved Bonds Allow Harborview To Continue Prioritizing the Indigent

(SEATTLE) — Harborview Medical Center is a 1 million-square-foot collection of buildings that have been pieced together over the last 90 years, now spanning two blocks on First Hill. The original building, which is now just one of many wings, is grand for a county hospital, boasting a 15-story art-deco structure and a five-story tower topped with a golden-tiled pyramid roof and green copper flame.

Harborview Medical Center is known for its prioritization of indigent patients — a focus that can
The Click •

Harborview’s Annual Revenue Increases Despite Drop in Admissions

(SEATTLE) — Harborview Medical Center has been the designated treatment center for King County’s indigent since it was established in the late 1800s. The hospital became the main teaching facility for UW Medicine in 1967, and in 1993 it was designated as the only level I trauma center to serve Washington, Alaska, Idaho, and Montana.

As the capacity to care for patients expanded and multiple renovations throughout the 90s kept the facilities in operating condition, the hospital’s annual admissio
The Seattle Times •

A lifelong passion for helping led Snohomish man, 76, to search and rescue

SNOHOMISH — At 10 p.m. on May 7, 2016, a call came in to Snohomish County Volunteer Search and Rescue (SCVSAR) headquarters requesting volunteers at the Blanca Lake Trailhead in Washington’s North Cascades. The glacier-fed lake was the destination for a group of teenagers who headed out on the trail earlier that day, but at 9 p.m., when the group reconvened at the trailhead, one 18-year-old woman was missing.

The call came in from 911 dispatch and more than 100 professional volunteers deployed.
The Click •

Unreliable Science in Media as Peer-Review Breaks Down

(SEATTLE) — The pipeline from the initial conception of a scientific study, to the headlines that introduce the study’s results to the public, is like a steep-peaked mountain with peer-reviewed journals balancing precariously atop the summit.

At the base of the west slope sits a scientist with an idea. They ask a question, a hypothesis is formed, an experiment begins. They’re on the hunt for a pattern, a clue, a breakthrough — hoping to be remembered for their contribution to science, just as w
The Click •

Opinion: Undercover Journalist Stuart Goldman Lies Down With the Tabloids and Gets Up Exposed

(LOS ANGELES) — While standing in the grocery store checkout line, you’ve probably caught yourself eyeing the cover of a tabloid magazine, trying to make sense of the dramatic headlines that appear plastered over paparazzi photos of unsuspecting celebrities.

Where do they find these stories? What do tabloid reporters have to do to obtain such shocking details? Are these claims even true?

These are the questions that Los Angeles Times investigative reporter Stuart Goldman asked himself in 1989
The Click •

"Bat Poop Can Be Fertilizer!" and Other Bat Facts

(BELLEVUE, Wash.) — Dusk is setting upon the quiet Lewis Creek Park Visitor Center where a group of eager hikers are being told they’re special because they get to be the only ones in the park after closing. The temperature falls to 46 degrees, which is just above the 43 degrees threshold for bats to be out and about — a crucial detail for the night hike taking place in honor of International Bat Week, which runs from Oct. 24 – 31.

On the hike, led by Park Ranger Caileigh Hinkson, along the tra
The Click •

Latria Graham, We See You Now

“If you cut me, my blood would be the color of the red-clay hills my family has walked and worked for four generations.”

Latria Graham, a Black writer based in South Carolina, recounts her memories of growing up in the rural farmlands of Silverstreet, South Carolina, spending her days connecting with nature and developing a deep love for the outdoors.

So, imagine her confusion when, as a young adult, she was told that black people don’t “do the outdoors.”

In her May 2018 essay, “We’re Here. Y
The Click •

Queen Bee Café: Giving Back with Charity and Crumpets

KIRKLAND, Wash. – The black and yellow umbrellas of the not-for-profit Queen Bee Café are impossible to miss along the Kirkland waterfront on Lake Washington. Upon entering the bright café, the aroma of roasted coffee beans and freshly made crumpets swirl in the air, and a message above the menu board reads: “You Dine. We Donate.”

On the wall hangs a black and white photo of Colleen Clark, the owner’s mother and the original “sweet and sassy” Queen Bee for whom the café is named after.

Dwayne