:: Sally Farhat Kassab : Editor & Writer ::

Sally Farhat Kassab has written more than 1,000 articles in her career, covering many topics. Here is just a sampling.

INVESTIGATIVE STORIES
HEALTH
FOOD & TRAVEL
PARENTING
BRIDAL
GARDENING
CELEBRITIES & PROFILES
CRIME
POLITICS
LIFESTYLE
MONEY & BUSINESS

INVESTIGATIVE STORIES

Latina
"Special Report: The State of Latino Education"
Snapshot of a Real School: We sent a reporter to a Boston school to see for herself why our kids are leaving. What we learned might surprise you. +Full Story

Detroit Free Press
"Grief Counselors at Morgue Funded by Transplant Group"
Three counselors work around-the-clock to help people whose dead loved ones end up in the Oakland County Medical Examiner's Office. But because the Ann Arbor-based Transplantation Society of Michigan funds the positions, the job description also includes encouraging survivors to donate organs. +Full Story

Kitsap Sun
"On the Selling Block Again?"
The city of Bremerton sold a downtown building to a broke, 27-year-old fledgling Web developer seven years ago and now may end up in a court battle to get it back.

Detroit Free Press
"Environment Danger May be Lurking at Public Swimming Pools."
Those with bad water tests often don't know for weeks, so they stay open.

HEALTH

American Baby
"Prenatal Testing"

MSN
"Lead Poisoning and Toy Recalls" +Full Story

MSN
"Skip the Sparklers"

MSN
"Having a Baby? Four Birthing Alternatives" +Full Story

Parents
"Emergency Guide"
This is a pullout guide on avoiding electrocution. A dozen medical experts were interviewed for this two-page guide. +Download

Parents
"Four Facts About Your Breasts During Pregnancy"

Parents
"Diapering Duty"
You'll change your baby more than 2,000 times this year. Here's the scoop on cleaning up that poop! +Full Story

Parents
"Bike Right"
Plant to rent bikes on your next trip? Don’t compromise on your little ones’ safety.

Natural Health
"Tube Trouble"
A piece investigating the environmental and health effects of plastic cosmetic tubes.

FOOD & TRAVEL

Cooking Light
Reporting on how Taos, N.M. is like Alaska.+Full Story

Diversion

In depth, 3,000-word article about Seattle for this national travel magazine published by Hearst.

Every Day with Rachael Ray
"Spa Deals" Sally wrote about deals in eight states in this cover story. +Full Story

Every Day with Rachael Ray
"Fun Shopping Weekends" Sally wrote about Seattle in this cover story. +Full Story

Seattle Metropolitan
"93 Summer Escapes"
Sally wrote the cover story: Be a star in your own disappearing act. Head for the hills or the city or the beach or whatever summer escape suits you best, and explore the vacation paradise of the Pacific Northwest.

Chow
"Baking Soda"

Babble.com
"Best Family Vacations in the Pacific Northwest" +Full Story

Where Seattle’s Homeport
"24 Hours in Seattle" +Download

PARENTING

Parents
"First Playdates"
Toddlers don't always play well together. But with just a little planning, you can keep the peace. +Download

Parents
"Play on the Way"

National News Syndicate
"Family Holiday Gift Guide for Kids"
Sally writes a national holiday gift guide for children every year – it runs in 200 newspapers.

Parents
"A Prescription for Restlessness" +Download

Parents
"Why I quit my job" +Download

BRIDAL

Bride's Guide
"Been there...Don't do that!" +Full Story

Times Herald Record
"Negotiating a New China Policy" +Full Story

Bride's Guide
"Bridal Beauty"

Seattle Bride
"Let's Dance" DJ or Band? A guide to help you decide.

GARDENING

Santa Cruz Sentinel
"Vertical Gardening" Sally reguarly writes gardening stories for a national news syndicate. +Full Story

CELEBRITIES & PROFILES

Latina
"On Top of Her Game."
Profile of one of the nation’s top breast surgeons. +Full Story

Latina
"How She Does It"
Profile of Seattle's only Latina running for office, Venus Velazquez.

Seattle Metropolitan
"Tressed for Success"
Profile of Seattle's top hairstylist, Rodger Azadganian, and his growing hair empire.

Where
"Q & A with Todd English"
People magazine's one-time “50 most beautiful people in the world,” Celebrity Chef Todd English, came to town and Sally got the exclusive print interview.

Alaska Airlines magazine
"Paula Begoun, Cosmetics Cop"
Profile of the woman who wrote “Don’t Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me.”

Detroit Free Press
Singer Harry Belafonte was coming to Detroit, and Sally got a 20-minute phone interview with him. Here's the story, published with a huge illustration on the front page of the features section. +Full Story

CRIME

Sally spent one year covering cops and courts in the Detroit suburbs. She regularly chased down leads, drove around the city covering fires and accidents, and interviewed people whose kids were just murdered.

Detroit Free Press
"Tot Nearly Taken From Home"
Deann Lutz turned away for a minute, maybe two, so she could telephone her husband about the stranger standing on the doorstep of their West Bloomfield home. Next she knew, the stranger -- who said he was a gas company worker there to check a leak -- was leading her daughter Zoey, almost 2, down the... +Full Story

Detroit Free Press
"Cops Carry Badge of Authority to Football Field"
As police reporter, Sally always tried to find stories that weren't about the crimes themselves. This was inspiring and fun. +Download

POLITICS

Sally spent one year reporting from the Washington state capitol, covering everything from groundbreaking legislation to breaking stories on government jobs that would be lost. She later covered city hall, doing stories on city council, taxes, new development, the mayor and more.

Kitsap Sun
"Freshman Haigh Hits the Ground Running" Democrat Kathy Haigh has earned praise for her commitment to education.

LIFESTYLE

News Syndicate
"Just the Thing: Sometimes all it takes to 'make' a room is one unique, surprising or offbeat item. Will you know it when you see it?" +Full Story

Detroit Free Press
"Jewish Food Bank Grows With Need"
The Midwest's largest independent Jewish food pantry just keeps growing. And as more people use the pantry, which is tucked away in a white warehouse near the Southfield-Oak Park border on 11 Mile, Yad Ezra has changed the way it serves people.

Detroit Free Press
"Volunteers Help Elderly Jews Keep in Touch With Loved Ones"
It had been a year since Rosalie Friedman, 90, visited her late husband's grave. As her bus arrived at Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale on the chilly, cloudy Sunday morning, her eyes filled with tears.

Seattle Times
"The Spell of the Belly Dance"
More Women, In Search Of The Spiritual, Set The Art Form Jangling +Full Story

Seattle Times
"Finding Faith, Losing Weight"
Poster-sized pictures of Jeanne Ary and Miriam Oakes are perched on the long table, in clear view for the inspiration of overweight women: Ary weighed 200 pounds at the time of the photos, Oakes 293… +Full Story

Seattle Times
"Flower Growers In Full Gloom"
This story resulted in one man donating his entire season's crops to them. Talk about making a difference through journalism! +Full Story

BEAUTY & FASHION

Natural Health
"Save Your Skin"

Her Sports + Fitness
"Self-Tanning Guide"
Sally wrote this three-page article on bronzing without the sun. +Download

In Style
"156 Best Beauty Buys"
Sally reports for this guide every year. +Full Story

In Style
"Black Book"
Pamper winter skin (and scalp) with these at-home spa treatments.

MONEY & BUSINESS

Parents
"More Bang for Your Buck" Here’s how to make sure your child gets a great haircut – and that you don’t get clipped.

Detroit Free Press
"Holiday Season is ‘Harvest Time' for Swindlers" As gift-givers and bargain hunters prepare for the shopping experience of the year, thieves are gearing up to cash in on the holiday spending spree.