Crosscut articles of the past 10 days with the most clicks.
Crosscut articles of the past 10 days with the most reader comments.
Crosscut blog posts of the past 10 days with the most clicks.
Posted Fri, Nov 20, 6 a.m.
In a standout year for Seattle music, Michael Jaworski's indie label is on a rock-punk-country roll. Many of Mt. Fuji's bands are playing locally this weekend.
READ MORE COMMENT NOWLawmakers are considering decriminalizing pot. Bills would make holding small amounts more like a speeding ticket.
Posted Fri, Nov 20, 2 p.m.
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Posted Fri, Nov 20, 6 a.m.
It's happened twice before Mike McGinn's victory. Both Mayors Charles Royer and Wes Uhlman learned from early mistakes, regrouped, and mastered the challenging job.
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Posted Thu, Nov 19, 6 a.m.
A quick tour of his first year, his presidential style of management, and some of the tight corners he will have to escape.
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Posted Thu, Nov 19, 6 a.m.
The author plays the Doubting and Believing games as she ponders an oddball kind of volunteering.
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Posted Wed, Nov 18, 6 a.m.
An exhibit of corpses is back for a second tour of Seattle, where it has been a huge hit. What are we really experiencing when we wander the gallery of the dead?
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Posted Wed, Nov 18, 6 a.m.
States that love the citizen initiative are most in danger of fiscal insolvency, a study says, and Oregon may be next to tank.
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Posted Tue, Nov 17, 8:33 p.m.
Organ music at Benaroya, performed by St. James' organist Joseph Adam, and then an unusual celebrated Requiem mass by Maurice Durufle add up to a rich feast.
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Posted Tue, Nov 17, 6 a.m.
Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern, now an advocate for release of U.S. interrogation records, says he didn't change sides. The truth did.
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Posted Tue, Nov 17, 6 a.m.
Concert Review: With a new book on grunge and a memorable show at Neumos, Seattle's signature sound rocks on.
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Posted Mon, Nov 16, 6 a.m.
Boeing's new Dreamliner reflects the tiny gains that can still be extracted from the old technology arc, and the conservatism of airliner design.
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Posted Mon, Nov 16, 6 a.m.
Everywhere, the independent voters are gaining, but not here. An analysis of the problems some solution-seeking centrists faced, and how Susan Hutchison and Joe Mallahan failed on the candor tests.
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Posted Sun, Nov 15, 6:15 p.m.
In a world where "friend" is a verb, what the Internet needed was a quick way to say "get lost!"
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Posted Fri, Nov 13, noon
The alt-rock heroes kicked off a two-night gig at the Paramount celebrating the album's 20th anniversary. It was like the excellent movie version of a book you love.
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Posted Fri, Nov 13, 6 a.m.
Crosscut has completed its migration to a new, nonprofit model. Here are recent developments and a case for this new media structure. And now's the time for you to become an annual member.
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Posted Fri, Nov 13, 6 a.m.
One change since 1999, we're talking about Teabaggers, not sea turtles.
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Posted Fri, Nov 13, 6 a.m.
New evidence shows that the Bush administration's famous "No Child Left Behind" education law creates standards that aren't really standards, with unfair and exasperating outcomes for the nation's students.
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Posted Thu, Nov 12, 6 a.m.
How much latitude does a new mayor have in changing course and leadership at Seattle City Hall? Here's a road map along with some particular suggestions for a couple too-large-to-govern departments.
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Posted Thu, Nov 12, 6 a.m.
Troubled Horizon Bank, at the center of a massive hilltop housing plan, now says it may not survive long enough to build the project. Even so, the bank is pursuing permits and conservationists aren't sure what will happen next.
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Posted Wed, Nov 11, 6 a.m.
Washington's unique 400-year time capsule is waiting for you to do your duty.
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Posted Wed, Nov 11, 6 a.m.
As the nation commemorates Veterans Day and prepares for Thanksgiving, the anniversary of JFK's assassination also approaches, and with it a flood of personal, political, profound recollections.
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Posted Wed, Nov 11, 6 a.m.
A longtime Seattle political consultant offers Mayor-elect McGinn his "13 Golden Rules for a Smooth Transition."
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Posted Tue, Nov 10, 6 a.m.
A new "Seattle Speaks" show begins tonight, broadcast live from Town Hall. But budget trouble could mean the elimination of at least two positions next year.
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